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 19 of 29. Showing the selected level's list.
泉
Learn inside a word
矿泉水 · kuàngquánshuǐ
mineral water
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 泉
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裙
Learn inside a word
裙子 · qúnzi
skirt; a dress, depending on the garment
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 裙
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容
Learn inside a word
容易 · róngyì
easy; likely to happen in certain constructions
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 容
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如
Learn inside a word
比如 · bǐrú
for example
如果 · rúguǒ
if; introduces a condition
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 如
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赛
Learn inside a word
比赛 · bǐsài
competition; match
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 赛
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伞
Learn inside a word
伞 · sǎn
umbrella
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 伞
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扫
Learn inside a word
扫 · sǎo
sweep; pronounced sǎo
打扫 · dǎsǎo
clean; sweep
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 扫
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沙
Learn inside a word
沙发 · shāfā
sofa
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 沙
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山
Learn inside a word
Three upright parts joined at the bottom, with the middle one tallest in the usual printed form.
山 · shān
mountain
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 山
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衫
Learn inside a word
衬衫 · chènshān
shirt
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 衫
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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.