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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购
Learn inside a word
购买 · gòumǎi
buy; purchase, more formal than 买
购物 · gòuwù
shop; buy things
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 购
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够
Learn inside a word
够 · gòu
be enough; sufficient
不够 · búgòu
not enough; insufficient
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 够
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估
Learn inside a word
估计 · gūjì
estimate; suppose something is likely
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 估
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姑
Learn inside a word
姑娘 · gūniang
young woman; girl, depending on context
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 姑
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鼓
Learn inside a word
鼓励 · gǔlì
encourage
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 鼓
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挂
Learn inside a word
挂 · guà
hang; suspend something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 挂
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观
Learn inside a word
参观 · cānguān
visit and look around a place
观看 · guānkàn
watch; view an event or programme
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 观
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管
Learn inside a word
管 · guǎn
manage; be in charge of
不管 · bùguǎn
no matter; regardless of, normally followed by 都
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 管
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光
Learn inside a word
光 · guāng
light; the brightness that lets us see
不光 · bùguāng
not only; conversational, often paired with 还 or 也
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 光
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广
Learn inside a word
广播 · guǎngbō
radio broadcast; broadcast over speakers
广告 · guǎnggào
advertisement
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 3 strokes · write 广
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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.