Chinese course / HSK4 / Characters
HSK4: 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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按
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按 · àn
press; push a button
按时 · ànshí
on time; at the scheduled time
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 按
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案
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答案 · dá’àn
answer; the response to a question
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 案
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傲
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骄傲 · jiāo’ào
proud; also arrogant when used critically
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 傲
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巴
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大巴 · dàbā
coach; a large passenger bus
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 巴
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败
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打败 · dǎbài
defeat; beat an opponent
失败 · shībài
fail; failure to achieve a goal
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 败
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棒
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棒 · bàng
excellent; great, in praise
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 棒
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保
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保护 · bǎohù
protect
保证 · bǎozhèng
guarantee; promise that something will happen
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 保
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抱
Learn inside a word
抱 · bào
hold in one's arms; hug
抱歉 · bàoqiàn
be sorry; an expression of apology
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 抱
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背
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背 · bēi
carry on one's back; pronounced bēi
背包 · bēibāo
backpack; rucksack
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 背
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倍
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倍 · bèi
times; a multiplier used in comparisons
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 倍
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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.