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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展
Learn inside a word
发展 · fāzhǎn
develop; development
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 展
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张
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张 · zhāng
a classifier for flat things such as paper or tickets
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 张
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照
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照 · zhào
take a photograph, in this use
护照 · hùzhào
passport
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 照
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者
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或者 · huòzhě
or; introduces alternatives in a statement
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 者
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直
Learn inside a word
一直 · yìzhí
continuously; all along; straight ahead in a direction context
直到 · zhídào
until; marks a continuing situation's endpoint
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 直
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纸
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纸 · zhǐ
paper
报纸 · bàozhǐ
newspaper
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 纸
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终
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终于 · zhōngyú
finally; at last, after waiting or effort
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 终
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种
Learn inside a word
种 · zhǒng
type; kind; a classifier for kinds
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 种
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重
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重要 · zhòngyào
important
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 重
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主
Learn inside a word
主要 · zhǔyào
main; principal; mainly
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 主
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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.