Chinese course / HSK3 / Characters
HSK3: 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.
284 characters · Batch 17 of 29. Showing the selected level's list.
拍
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拍照 · pāizhào
take photographs
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 拍
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盘
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盘子 · pánzi
plate; dish
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 盘
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胖
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胖 · pàng
fat; having a larger body, with context and politeness in mind
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 胖
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啤
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啤酒 · píjiǔ
beer
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 啤
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片
Learn inside a word
照片 · zhàopiàn
photograph
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 片
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平
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平时 · píngshí
usually; in everyday life
水平 · shuǐpíng
level of skill or ability
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 平
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瓶
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瓶子 · píngzi
bottle
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 瓶
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其
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其实 · qíshí
actually; in fact, often correcting an impression
其他 · qítā
other; the remaining ones
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 其
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奇
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奇怪 · qíguài
strange; odd
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 奇
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骑
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骑 · qí
ride; sit astride a bicycle, horse or similar thing
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 骑
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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.