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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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首
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首 · shǒu
a classifier for songs or poems
首都 · shǒudū
capital city
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 首
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授
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教授 · jiàoshòu
professor; a senior university teacher, in this use
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 授
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售
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售票员 · shòupiàoyuán
ticket seller; ticket clerk or conductor
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 售
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输
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输 · shū
lose a match or competition
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 输
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熟
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熟 · shú/shóu
cooked; ripe; also familiar in other contexts; shú and shóu are accepted readings
熟悉 · shúxi
be familiar with; know something well
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 熟
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暑
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暑假 · shǔjià
summer school holiday
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 暑
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术
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技术 · jìshù
technology; a practical technique or skill
艺术 · yìshù
art; artistic activities or works
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 术
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帅
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帅 · shuài
handsome; attractive in appearance
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 帅
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顺
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顺便 · shùnbiàn
while doing something else; take the opportunity to do an additional thing
顺利 · shùnlì
smooth; successfully and without difficulty
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 顺
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硕
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硕士 · shuòshì
master's 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 11 strokes · write 硕
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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.