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 13 of 44. Showing the selected level's list.
华
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中华 · Zhōnghuá
China; Chinese (a formal or cultural name)
中华民族 · Zhōnghuá Mínzú
the Chinese nation; the Chinese people collectively
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 华
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滑
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滑 · huá
slippery; easy to slip on
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 滑
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缓
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缓解 · huǎnjiě
alleviate; make a problem or discomfort less severe
缓慢 · huǎnmàn
slow; moving or developing at a low speed
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 缓
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灰
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灰 · huī
dust; fine particles that settle on things
灰色 · huīsè
gray
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 灰
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挥
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挥 · huī
wave or swing one's hand or an object
发挥 · fāhuī
put an ability or function to use
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 挥
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恢
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恢复 · huīfù
recover or return to a previous state
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 恢
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汇
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词汇 · cíhuì
vocabulary
汇率 · huìlǜ
exchange rate; the value of one currency relative to another
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 汇
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惠
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优惠 · yōuhuì
discount; favorable price or terms
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 惠
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慧
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智慧 · zhìhuì
wisdom; the ability to use knowledge and experience well
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 慧
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祸
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车祸 · chēhuò
traffic accident
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 祸
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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.