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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得
Learn inside a word
彳 on the left and a right-hand part with 日 near the top and 寸 below. Compare the left side with 很.
跑得快 · pǎo de kuài
run fast
得 is neutral de in this verb-complement pattern. It is dé or děi in other uses; the character alone does not choose the reading.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
觉得 · juéde
feel; think, as a personal judgement
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 得
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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的
Learn inside a word
白 on the left and 勺 on the right. Check both the inner line in 白 and the small inner stroke in 勺.
我的 · wǒ de
my; mine, depending on what follows
的 is neutral de in this possessive phrase. It has other functions and readings in other words.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
的 · de
a particle linking a modifier to a noun
有的 · yǒude
some of a relevant group
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 的
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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弟
Learn inside a word
Two small upper strokes sit above a turning 弓-like middle, a central vertical and a lower sloping stroke.
弟弟 · dì di
younger brother
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 弟
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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第
Learn inside a word
⺮ sits above a 弟-like lower part. Keep the added upper strokes when distinguishing 第 from 弟.
第一 · dì yī
first, in an ordered series
一 keeps its citation tone yī in this ordinal expression.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
第 · dì
an ordinal-number marker
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 第
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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点
Learn inside a word
占 is above four small lower strokes 灬. Notice the box in the upper part and count the lower marks.
三点 · sān diǎn
three o'clock
点 has other uses. In 三点 it gives the hour; in 一点 it can also mean a little when the context is not time.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
点 · diǎn
o’clock in a time expression
一点儿 · yìdiǎnr
a little; a small amount
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 点
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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电
Learn inside a word
A boxed crossing has a long central stroke that turns into a hook below it. Compare with 田, whose central stroke stays inside the enclosure.
电话 · diàn huà
telephone; phone call
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
电脑 · diànnǎo
computer
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 电
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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东
Learn inside a word
A horizontal top and left turning stroke sit above a 小-like lower part. Compare with 车 by checking the lower strokes.
东 · dōng
east
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
东西 · dōngxi
things; belongings
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 东
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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都
Learn inside a word
者 on the left and 阝 on the right. Compare the right-hand part with the one in 那.
都 · dōu
all; both, in the selected uses
都 is dōu for all or both. Some other words, such as 首都, use dū.
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 都
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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读
Learn inside a word
讠 on the left and 卖 on the right. Keep the extra upper 十 inside the right-hand part.
读书 · dú shū
read; study
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
读 · dú
read
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 读
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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对
Learn inside a word
又 on the left and 寸 on the right. Check the dot in 寸 when comparing the complete character with 汉.
对 · duì
correct; right, in the selected use
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 5 strokes · write 对
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.