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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税
Learn inside a word
税 · shuì
tax; money paid to the government
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 税
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私
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私人 · sīrén
private or personal
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 私
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搜
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搜 · sōu
search for something
搜索 · sōusuǒ
search; look for information or an item systematically
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 搜
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俗
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风俗 · fēngsú
custom; a traditional practice in a community
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 俗
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肃
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严肃 · yánsù
serious; solemn in attitude or expression
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 肃
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素
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因素 · yīnsù
factor; something that helps cause a result
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 素
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宿
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宿舍 · sùshè
dormitory; shared student accommodation
住宿 · zhùsù
accommodation; stay somewhere overnight
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 宿
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碎
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碎 · suì
broken into pieces
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 碎
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损
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损害 · sǔnhài
damage or harm something
损失 · sǔnshī
loss; something lost because of an event
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 损
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缩
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缩短 · suōduǎn
shorten; reduce length or duration
缩小 · suōxiǎo
reduce in size or narrow a gap
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 缩
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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.