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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团
Learn inside a word
团 · tuán
ball or lump (a measure word for a mass of something)
团队 · tuánduì
team
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 团
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退
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退 · tuì
return an item; send it back
退出 · tuìchū
leave; withdraw from; exit
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 退
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拖
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拖鞋 · tuōxié
slippers
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 拖
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弯
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弯 · wān
bent; curved
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 弯
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威
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威胁 · wēixié
threaten; pose a threat to
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 威
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违
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违法 · wéifǎ
break the law; be illegal
违反 · wéifǎn
violate; break a rule or agreement
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 违
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唯
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唯一 · wéiyī
only; sole
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 唯
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维
Learn inside a word
思维 · sīwéi
thinking; the process or manner of thinking
维持 · wéichí
maintain; keep something going
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 维
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伟
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伟大 · wěidà
great; admirable for major achievements or contributions
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 伟
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尾
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尾巴 · wěiba
tail
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 尾
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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.