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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字
Learn inside a word
A roof-like 宀 above 子. Compare with 子 alone and notice the extra top part.
汉字 · hàn zì
Chinese character; Chinese characters
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
字 · zì
a written character
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 字
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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租
Learn inside a word
禾 on the left and 且 on the right. Compare with 姐, which has the same right part but 女 on the left.
租房 · zū fáng
rent housing; rent a room or home
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
出租车 · chūzūchē
taxi
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 租
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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昨
Learn inside a word
日 on the left and 乍 on the right. Compare its right side with the 月 in 明.
昨天 · zuó tiān
yesterday
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 9 strokes · write 昨
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.
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作
Learn inside a word
亻 on the left and 乍 on the right. Check the right-hand part against 你 and 他.
工作 · gōng zuò
work; job
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 7 strokes · write 作
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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坐
Learn inside a word
Two small 人-like shapes sit above 土. Keep the two upper shapes when comparing 坐 with 土 alone.
请坐 · qǐng zuò
please sit down
坐 and 做 both sound zuò, but 坐 is the sit character in 请坐. Learn the written word with its use.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
坐 · zuò
sit; take a means of transport
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 坐
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.
做
Learn inside a word
亻 on the left, 古 in the middle and 攵 on the right. Notice all three sections before comparing with 作.
做饭 · zuò fàn
cook; prepare a meal
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
做 · zuò
do; make
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 做
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.