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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多
Learn inside a word
Two 夕 shapes, one above the other. Compare with 名, which has 夕 above 口.
很多 · hěn duō
many; much
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
多 · duō
many; much; more
多少 · duōshao
how many; how much
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 多
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儿
Learn inside a word
Two separate lower strokes, with a hook on the right-hand stroke. Compare with 八, whose right stroke does not hook upward.
儿子 · ér zi
son
儿 is a separate ér syllable in 儿子. In some other words an 儿 ending joins the preceding syllable, as in 一会儿 yí huìr.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
哪儿 · nǎr
where
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 2 strokes · write 儿
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二
Learn inside a word
Two horizontal lines, with the lower line longer in the usual printed form.
二月 · èr yuè
February; the second month
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
二 · èr
two, especially in counting and numerals
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 2 strokes · write 二
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饭
Learn inside a word
饣 on the left and 反 on the right. The narrow left-hand part differs from 口 in 吃.
饭 · fàn
cooked rice; a meal
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
饭店 · fàndiàn
restaurant; sometimes a hotel name
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 饭
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房
Learn inside a word
户 is above 方. Compare the upper part with the dotted roof 宀 in 家.
房间 · fáng jiān
room
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 房
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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飞
Learn inside a word
A long bent hooked stroke has two small strokes on its upper-right side. It is not the same shape as 九.
飞机 · fēi jī
aeroplane; airplane
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 3 strokes · write 飞
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非
Learn inside a word
Two central uprights have short horizontal strokes extending outward on both sides. Compare the two halves before recalling the whole shape.
非常 · fēi cháng
very; extremely
非常 is an intensifying word here. Do not translate it by separately guessing the meaning of 非 and 常.
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 非
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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分
Learn inside a word
八 above 刀. Keep the upper separated strokes distinct from the lower hooked part.
分 · fēn
minute, in the selected use
十分 can mean very in another use. Learn the context rather than assigning minute to every word containing 分.
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
分钟 · fēnzhōng
minute, as a unit of duration
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 分
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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服
Learn inside a word
月 on the left, with an upright turning part above 又 on the right. It differs from 明, which has 月 on the right.
衣服 · yī fu
clothes; clothing
服 has a neutral fu syllable in this everyday word. Other words can use the full-tone reading fú.
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 服
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.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
高
Learn inside a word
A dot and horizontal top sit above a small 口 and an enclosing lower part containing another 口.
高 · gāo
tall; high
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
高兴 · gāoxìng
happy; pleased
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 高
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.
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.