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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均
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平均 · píngjūn
average; the amount per person or item when shared equally
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 均
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靠
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靠 · kào
lean on or against something
靠近 · kàojìn
be close to; move nearer to
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 靠
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颗
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颗 · kē
a classifier for small round things, including teeth and stars
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 颗
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控
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控制 · kòngzhì
control; manage or limit 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 控
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扣
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折扣 · zhékòu
discount; reduction from the usual price
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 扣
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库
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库 · kù
store or repository; often part of a longer word
车库 · chēkù
garage
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 库
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宽
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宽 · kuān
wide; broad from side to side
宽度 · kuāndù
width
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 宽
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款
Learn inside a word
存款 · cúnkuǎn
bank savings; money held in a bank account
罚款 · fákuǎn
fine; money imposed as a penalty
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 款
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狂
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疯狂 · fēngkuáng
wild; intense and beyond the usual limits
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 狂
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亏
Learn inside a word
亏 · kuī
lose money; make a loss
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 亏
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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.