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.
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架
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架 · jià
a classifier for planes and some machines
书架 · shūjià
bookshelf
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 架
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艰
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艰苦 · jiānkǔ
hard; involving difficult conditions
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 艰
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捡
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捡 · jiǎn
pick up something from the ground
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 捡
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剪
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剪 · jiǎn
cut with scissors or shears
剪刀 · jiǎndāo
scissors
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 剪
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荐
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推荐 · tuījiàn
recommend
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 荐
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渐
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渐渐 · jiànjiàn
gradually; little by little
逐渐 · zhújiàn
gradually; changing little by little
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 渐
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践
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实践 · shíjiàn
practice; apply ideas in real activity
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 践
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浆
Learn inside a word
豆浆 · dòujiāng
soy milk
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 浆
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浇
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浇 · jiāo
water a plant; pour water onto something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 浇
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阶
Learn inside a word
阶段 · jiēduàn
stage; a period within a process
台阶 · táijiē
steps; stairs
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 阶
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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.