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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届
Learn inside a word
届 · jiè
a classifier for successive events or graduating classes
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 届
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谨
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谨慎 · jǐnshèn
cautious; careful about possible problems
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 谨
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敬
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尊敬 · zūnjìng
respect; hold someone in high regard
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 敬
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救
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救 · jiù
rescue; save someone from danger
抢救 · qiǎngjiù
rescue urgently; act quickly to save someone or something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 救
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局
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邮局 · yóujú
post office
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 局
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橘
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橘子 · júzi
mandarin orange; tangerine
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 橘
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巨
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巨大 · jùdà
huge; very large
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 巨
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捐
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捐 · juān
donate; give money or goods to help others
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 捐
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卷
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试卷 · shìjuàn
exam paper
问卷 · wènjuàn
questionnaire
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 卷
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军
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冠军 · guànjūn
champion; winner of a competition
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 军
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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.