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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究
Learn inside a word
究竟 · jiūjìng
actually; exactly; asks for the real answer with emphasis
研究 · yánjiū
study; research; examine something closely
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 究
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举
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举 · jǔ
raise; lift up
举办 · jǔbàn
organise or host an event
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 举
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拒
Learn inside a word
拒绝 · jùjué
refuse; reject an offer or request
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 拒
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具
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家具 · jiājù
furniture
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 具
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剧
Learn inside a word
话剧 · huàjù
spoken drama; a stage play with spoken dialogue
京剧 · jīngjù
Beijing opera; a form of Chinese opera
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 剧
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距
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距离 · jùlí
distance; be a certain distance from
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 距
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聚
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聚 · jù
gather; get together
聚餐 · jùcān
get together for a meal
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 聚
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绝
Learn inside a word
拒绝 · jùjué
refuse; reject an offer or request
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 绝
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烤
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烤 · kǎo
bake; roast; grill
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 烤
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科
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本科 · běnkē
undergraduate degree study
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 9 strokes · write 科
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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.