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.
441 characters · Batch 20 of 45. Showing the selected level's list.
谅
Learn inside a word
原谅 · yuánliàng
forgive; excuse someone's mistake
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 谅
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
量
Learn inside a word
量 · liáng
measure; determine a size or amount, pronounced liáng
大量 · dàliàng
a large amount of; a large number of
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 量
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
列
Learn inside a word
列 · liè
a classifier for trains or rows
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 列
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
林
Learn inside a word
森林 · sēnlín
forest
树林 · shùlín
grove; a group of trees
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 林
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
龄
Learn inside a word
年龄 · niánlíng
age; how old someone is
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 龄
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
另
Learn inside a word
另 · lìng
another; separately, often in written expressions
另外 · lìngwài
in addition; another; separately, depending on context
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 另
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
流
Learn inside a word
流 · liú
flow; move along like water
交流 · jiāoliú
communicate; exchange ideas or experience
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 流
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
乱
Learn inside a word
乱 · luàn
messy; disordered
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 乱
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
论
Learn inside a word
不论 · búlùn
no matter; regardless of, normally followed by 都
讨论 · tǎolùn
discuss; exchange views on a topic
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 论
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
落
Learn inside a word
落 · luò
fall; drop; descend, pronounced luò
降落 · jiàngluò
land; come down to the ground
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 落
Watch the direction and order. Use “Next stroke” to go slowly, then try writing with the model hidden. On paper, copy once, cover the model, write once, and compare.
Open this panel to load the model.
The writing check compares your strokes with this model. A completed trace is practice, rather than proof of independent handwriting. Your strokes stay on this page.
The model's font shape can differ from the reading font. Compare stroke structure and proportions rather than font styling.
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.