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.
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叔
Learn inside a word
叔叔 · shūshu
uncle; also a familiar or polite address for an older man
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 叔
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束
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结束 · jiéshù
finish; come to an end
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 束
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树
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树 · shù
tree
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 树
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数
Learn inside a word
数学 · shùxué
mathematics; maths
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 数
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刷
Learn inside a word
刷 · shuā
brush; scrub
牙刷 · yáshuā
toothbrush
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 刷
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双
Learn inside a word
双 · shuāng
a classifier for things that come in pairs
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 双
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算
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打算 · dǎsuàn
plan to; intend to
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 算
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糖
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糖 · táng
sugar; sweets or candy, depending on context
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 糖
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特
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特别 · tèbié
particularly; very; also special, depending on context
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 特
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梯
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电梯 · diàntī
lift; elevator
楼梯 · lóutī
stairs; staircase
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 梯
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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.