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 9 of 13. Showing the selected level's list.
所
Learn inside a word
户 on the left and 斤 on the right. Compare the right part with the one in 听.
厕所 · cè suǒ
toilet; restroom
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
所以 · suǒyǐ
so; therefore
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 所
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疼
Learn inside a word
疒 covers 冬. Compare its inner part with the 丙 in 病.
疼 · téng
hurt; be painful
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 疼
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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踢
Learn inside a word
A narrowed 足 on the left and 易 on the right. 日 is near the top of the right-hand part.
踢足球 · tī zú qiú
play football; kick a football
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
踢 · tī
kick
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 踢
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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体
Learn inside a word
亻 on the left and 本 on the right. Compare with 休, whose right-hand 木 lacks 本's extra short stroke.
身体 · shēn tǐ
body; health, according to context
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 体
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跳
Learn inside a word
A narrowed 足 on the left and 兆 on the right. Notice the separated side strokes and lower hooks in the right part.
跳 · tiào
jump
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
跳舞 · tiàowǔ
dance
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 跳
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铁
Learn inside a word
钅 on the left and 失 on the right. Compare the right part with 夫, noticing the added short upper stroke.
地铁 · dì tiě
metro; subway; underground railway
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 铁
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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头
Learn inside a word
Two small upper dots sit above a 大-like lower crossing with a long sloping stroke.
头 · tóu
head
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 头
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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完
Learn inside a word
宀 above 元. Compare its lower part with 元 written alone.
写完 · xiě wán
finish writing
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完 · wán
finish; marks completion after an action verb
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 完
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万
Learn inside a word
A horizontal top sits above a turning hooked stroke crossed by a longer sloping stroke. Compare its three-stroke shape with 方.
一万 · yí wàn
ten thousand
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
万 · wàn
ten thousand
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 万
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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网
Learn inside a word
An enclosure open along the bottom contains two crossing shapes. Compare the inside with the two 人-like shapes in 肉.
上网 · shàng wǎng
use the internet; go online
Practise this character in its guided group. The guided sequence introduces selected useful words across levels.
网上 · wǎngshang
online; on the internet
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 网
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.