Chinese course / HSK1 / Characters
HSK1: 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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朋
Learn inside a word
Two 月-shaped parts stand side by side. Compare with 明, whose left part is 日.
朋友 · péng you
friend
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
男朋友 · nánpéngyou
boyfriend
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 朋
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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漂
Learn inside a word
氵 on the left and 票 on the right. Compare its right side with the 又 in 汉.
漂亮 · piào liang
pretty; beautiful
漂 is piào in 漂亮. It can be piāo or piǎo in other words.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 漂
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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苹
Learn inside a word
艹 above 平. Compare with 菜 by checking the lower part, not only the matching top.
苹果 · píng guǒ
apple
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 苹
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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七
Learn inside a word
A horizontal stroke crossed by a bent stroke that turns to the right below it. It differs from the straight crossing of 十.
七 · qī
seven
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 2 strokes · write 七
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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期
Learn inside a word
其 on the left and 月 on the right. Check the horizontal lines in the left part.
星期一 · xīng qī yī
Monday
一 stays yī in this weekday name. Do not apply an ordinary counting phrase's tone change automatically to 星期一.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
星期 · xīngqī
week; part of a weekday name
星期日 · xīngqīrì
Sunday
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 期
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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起
Learn inside a word
走 on the left and below, with 己 at the upper right. Compare the inner part with the 召 in 超.
起床 · qǐ chuáng
get up; get out of bed
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
对不起 · duìbuqǐ
I’m sorry
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 起
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气
Learn inside a word
Short upper strokes sit above a long bent hooked stroke. Compare its complete outline with 飞.
天气 · tiān qì
weather
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
不客气 · bú kèqi
you’re welcome
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 气
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千
Learn inside a word
A short sloping stroke lies above 十. Compare with 干, whose top stroke is horizontal.
一千 · yì qiān
one thousand
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
千 · qiān
one thousand
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 千
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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前
Learn inside a word
Small upper strokes and a horizontal line sit above a 月-like lower-left part and 刂 on the right.
前面 · qián miàn
in front; ahead
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
前 · qián
before; in front of
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 前
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
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The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
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钱
Learn inside a word
钅 on the left and 戋 on the right. Compare its right-hand slanting strokes with the 中 in 钟.
钱 · qián
money
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 钱
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
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.