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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返
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返回 · fǎnhuí
return to a place
往返 · wǎngfǎn
round trip; travel there and back
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 返
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泛
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广泛 · guǎngfàn
widespread; covering a broad range
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 泛
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范
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范围 · fànwéi
range; the limits of an area or subject
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 范
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防
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防 · fáng
guard against; prevent something unwanted
防止 · fángzhǐ
prevent; stop something from happening
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 防
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仿
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仿佛 · fǎngfú
as if; it seems that
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 仿
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访
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采访 · cǎifǎng
interview someone to gather information or news
访问 · fǎngwèn
visit someone or a place for a purpose
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 访
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肥
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减肥 · jiǎnféi
lose weight; take steps to reduce body weight
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 肥
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纷
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纷纷 · fēnfēn
one after another; many people acting in succession
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 纷
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疯
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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 9 strokes · write 疯
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扶
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扶 · fú
support or help someone with your hands
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 扶
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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.