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 5 of 13. Showing the selected level's list.
就
Learn inside a word
京 on the left and 尤 on the right. Compare the left side with the similar upper-and-box structure in 高.
就 · jiù
then; just; already, in selected sentence uses
就 has several common functions. Learn it from a sentence pattern rather than inserting it wherever English has just.
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 12 strokes · write 就
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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咖
Learn inside a word
口 on the left and 加 on the right. 加 itself has 力 beside 口.
咖啡 · kā fēi
coffee
咖 is kā in 咖啡. Do not infer all its readings from the 加 on the right.
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 咖
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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考
Learn inside a word
A crossed upper part with a sloping stroke sits above a lower turning hook. Compare the lower part with the 匕 in 老.
考试 · kǎo shì
exam; take an exam
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
考 · kǎo
take an exam or test
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 考
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.
裤
Learn inside a word
衤 on the left and 库 on the right. 库 has 广 above 车.
裤子 · kù zi
trousers; pants
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 12 strokes · write 裤
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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快
Learn inside a word
忄 on the left and 夬 on the right. Compare with 块, which has 土 beside the same right part.
快 · kuài
fast; quick
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
快乐 · kuàilè
happy; joyful
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 快
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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篮
Learn inside a word
⺮ above 监. The lower part ends in a 皿-shaped base with inner uprights.
篮球 · lán qiú
basketball
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 16 strokes · write 篮
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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乐
Learn inside a word
An upper sloping and turning part joins a central hook with two small lower side strokes. Compare the whole shape with 东.
快乐 · kuài lè
happy; happiness
乐 is lè in 快乐. It is yuè in 音乐, music.
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 5 strokes · write 乐
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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累
Learn inside a word
田 above 糸. Notice the central hook and small lower side strokes in the bottom part.
累 · lèi
tired
累 is lèi for tired. It has different readings in some 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 11 strokes · write 累
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.
离
Learn inside a word
A dot and horizontal top sit above a crossed upper enclosure and a separate lower enclosing part. Compare carefully with a printed model.
离开 · lí kāi
leave; go away from
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
离 · lí
marks the distance between a place and a reference point
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 离
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.
留
Learn inside a word
Two different upper parts sit above 田. Notice the upper-right 刀 shape and compare the lower 田 with the upper part of 累.
留 · liú
stay; remain; keep, in selected uses
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
No additional sentence link is available from this level's vocabulary. Use the guided word above and revisit its group for practice.
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 留
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.