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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技
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技术 · jìshù
technology; a practical technique or skill
科技 · kējì
science and technology
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 技
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际
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国际 · guójì
international
实际 · shíjì
actual; practical; reality as opposed to an idea
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 际
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济
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经济 · jīngjì
economy; economic activity
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 济
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既
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既 · jì
both; used with 又 to link two qualities or actions
既然 · jìrán
since; given that a situation is accepted as true
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 既
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继
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继续 · jìxù
continue; carry on
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 继
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寄
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寄 · jì
post; send something by mail
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 寄
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价
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低价 · dījià
low price; at a low price
高价 · gāojià
high price; at a high price
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 价
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减
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减 · jiǎn
subtract; reduce
减轻 · jiǎnqīng
make a burden, weight or problem less severe
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 减
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建
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建议 · jiànyì
suggest; a suggestion
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 建
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键
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关键 · guānjiàn
key point; something crucial
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 键
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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.