Chinese course / HSK5 / Characters
HSK5: 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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倡
Learn inside a word
提倡 · tíchàng
advocate; encourage a practice
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 倡
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朝
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朝 · cháo
toward; facing or moving in a direction, pronounced cháo
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 12 strokes · write 朝
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吵
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吵 · chǎo
noisy; making an unwelcome amount of noise
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 吵
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炒
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炒 · chǎo
stir-fry
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 炒
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彻
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彻底 · chèdǐ
thoroughly; completely
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 彻
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沉
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沉 · chén
sink; move down into a liquid
沉默 · chénmò
silent; not speaking
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 沉
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称
Learn inside a word
称 · chēng
weigh; find out how heavy something is
称 · chēng
call or refer to someone by a name or title
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 称
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承
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承担 · chéngdān
take on responsibility or a cost
承认 · chéngrèn
admit; acknowledge that something is true
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 承
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橙
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橙子 · chéngzi
orange; the fruit
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 16 strokes · write 橙
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池
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池 · chí
pool or pond; often part of a longer word
电池 · diànchí
battery
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 池
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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.