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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村
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村 · cūn
village
农村 · nóngcūn
countryside; rural areas
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 村
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存
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存 · cún
store; save or deposit something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 存
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达
Learn inside a word
达到 · dádào
reach a level, amount or goal
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 达
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待
Learn inside a word
待 · dāi
stay; remain in a place, pronounced dāi
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 待
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袋
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袋子 · dàizi
bag; a sack or flexible container
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 袋
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戴
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戴 · dài
wear something such as glasses, a hat or jewellery
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 17 strokes · write 戴
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弹
Learn inside a word
弹 · tán
play a stringed or keyboard instrument; pronounced tán
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 弹
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刀
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刀 · dāo
knife
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 2 strokes · write 刀
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导
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导游 · dǎoyóu
tour guide
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 导
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倒
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倒 · dào
pour; tip out, pronounced dào
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 倒
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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.