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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笨
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笨 · bèn
clumsy; slow to understand, often an unkind description of a person
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 笨
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鼻
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鼻子 · bízi
nose
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 鼻
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毕
Learn inside a word
毕业 · bìyè
graduate; complete a course of study
毕业生 · bìyèshēng
graduate; someone who has completed their studies
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 毕
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标
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标准 · biāozhǔn
standard; a criterion for judging something
目标 · mùbiāo
goal; a result one aims to achieve
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 标
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饼
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饼干 · bǐnggān
biscuit; cookie
月饼 · yuèbing
mooncake; a pastry associated with the Mid-Autumn Festival
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 饼
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并
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并 · bìng
and; links actions or descriptions, often in writing
并且 · bìngqiě
and; furthermore, adding another point
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 并
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播
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播放 · bōfàng
play a recording, programme or video
广播 · guǎngbō
radio broadcast; broadcast over speakers
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 播
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博
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博士 · bóshì
doctoral degree; a person with or studying for that degree
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 博
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膊
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胳膊 · gēbo
arm
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 14 strokes · write 膊
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部
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部 · bù
a classifier for films, books or certain machines
北部 · běibù
the northern part of a place
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 部
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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.