Chinese course / HSK5 / Characters
HSK5: character recognition
Begin with the gentle character starter if these shapes are new. This page is the official HSK 3.0 study list, with links to words containing each character. Use five to ten targets alongside words you already understand.
Look at a character inside a familiar word. Cover the word's reading and meaning, recall them, then open its example to check. Recognising a component alone does not tell you the meaning of every word containing it.
431 characters · Batch 12 of 44. Showing the selected level's list.
裹
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包裹 · bāoguǒ
parcel; package sent or delivered
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 裹
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哈
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哈 · hā
ha; an exclamation or sound of laughter
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 哈
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含
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含 · hán
contain; have something as an ingredient or component
包含 · bāohán
contain or include as part of something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 含
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憾
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遗憾 · yíhàn
regret; feel sorry that something did not happen
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 憾
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衡
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平衡 · pínghéng
balance; a stable relationship between different things
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 衡
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猴
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猴子 · hóuzi
monkey
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 猴
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胡
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胡同 · hútòng
alley; a narrow lane, especially in older northern Chinese neighborhoods
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 胡
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湖
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湖 · hú
lake
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 湖
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蝴
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蝴蝶 · húdié
butterfly
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 蝴
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糊
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模糊 · móhu
blurry or unclear
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 糊
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Source and coverage
Character lists come from the official HSK 3.0 syllabus. Recognition and handwriting lists remain separate. All listed characters have local stroke models; the guided prose teaches selected characters. This inventory, model practice and word links do not constitute complete character instruction or exam readiness.
Stroke models: Hanzi Writer Data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi. Copyright © 1999 Arphic Technology Co., Ltd. Data is provided without warranty and may be redistributed under the Arphic Public License. The renderer uses the MIT license.