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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朵
Learn inside a word
耳朵 · ěrduo
ear
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 朵
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饿
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饿 · è
hungry
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 饿
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而
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而且 · érqiě
and also; moreover
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 而
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耳
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耳朵 · ěrduo
ear
耳机 · ěrjī
headphones; earphones
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 耳
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发
Learn inside a word
发 · fā
send; issue; pronounced fā
出发 · chūfā
set off; depart
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 发
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法
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办法 · bànfǎ
way of dealing with a problem; solution
方法 · fāngfǎ
method; way of doing something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 法
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方
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北方 · běifāng
the north; a northern region
地方 · dìfang
place; area
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 方
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放
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放 · fàng
put; place
放假 · fàngjià
start a holiday; have time off from school or work
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 放
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风
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风 · fēng
wind
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 风
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封
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封 · fēng
a classifier for letters and similar items
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 封
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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.