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.
431 characters · Batch 33 of 44. Showing the selected level's list.
未
Learn inside a word
未来 · wèilái
future
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 未
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胃
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胃 · wèi
stomach (the organ)
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 胃
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慰
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安慰 · ānwèi
comfort someone who is upset
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 慰
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稳
Learn inside a word
稳定 · wěndìng
stable; steady
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 稳
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卧
Learn inside a word
卧室 · wòshì
bedroom
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 卧
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握
Learn inside a word
握 · wò
hold; grasp firmly
把握 · bǎwò
confidence that something will succeed
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 握
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伍
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队伍 · duìwu
group organized for a shared purpose; team or procession
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 伍
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武
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武术 · wǔshù
martial arts
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 武
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雾
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雾 · wù
fog; mist
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 雾
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夕
Learn inside a word
除夕 · chúxī
Lunar New Year's Eve
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 夕
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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.