Chinese course / HSK2 / Characters
HSK2: 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.
125 characters · Batch 11 of 13. Showing the selected level's list.
颜
Learn inside a word
彦 on the left and 页 on the right. Notice the sloping 彡 strokes within the left side.
颜色 · yán sè
colour; color
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 15 strokes · write 颜
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眼
Learn inside a word
目 on the left and 艮 on the right. Compare its left side with the 彳 in 很.
眼睛 · yǎn jing
eye; eyes
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 11 strokes · write 眼
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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药
Learn inside a word
艹 above 约. The lower part includes 纟 beside 勺.
药 · yào
medicine
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
药店 · yàodiàn
pharmacy
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 药
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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爷
Learn inside a word
父 above 卩. Compare with 爸, which has 巴 below 父.
爷爷 · yé ye
paternal grandfather; father's father
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 6 strokes · write 爷
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已
Learn inside a word
A bent hooked enclosure has an inner vertical that rises partway through the opening. Compare with 己, whose inner stroke ends lower.
已经 · yǐ jīng
already
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 已
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意
Learn inside a word
音 above 心. The upper part includes 立 above 日.
意思 · yì si
meaning; idea, in selected uses
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
没意思 · méi yìsi
boring; not interesting
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 意
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因
Learn inside a word
囗 encloses 大. Compare the inner 大 with the inner 口 in 回.
因为 · yīn wèi
because
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 6 strokes · write 因
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阴
Learn inside a word
阝 on the left and 月 on the right. Compare the left side with the 日 in 明.
阴天 · yīn tiān
cloudy day; overcast weather
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
阴 · yīn
overcast; cloudy weather
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 阴
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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泳
Learn inside a word
氵 on the left and 永 on the right. Compare the complete right part with the more complex right side of 游.
游泳 · yóu yǒng
swim; swimming
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 泳
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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游
Learn inside a word
氵 on the left, with 方 and an upper short-stroke part above 子 on the right. Compare the complete right side with the 永 in 泳.
游泳 · yóu yǒng
swim; swimming
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
游 · yóu
swim
旅游 · lǚyóu
travel for pleasure; go on a trip
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 游
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.