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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触
Learn inside a word
接触 · jiēchù
come into contact with; encounter
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 触
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传
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传 · chuán
pass on; send something from one person to another
传播 · chuánbō
spread information or ideas
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 传
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创
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创新 · chuàngxīn
innovation; introducing new ideas or methods
创业 · chuàngyè
start a business
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 6 strokes · write 创
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辞
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辞职 · cízhí
resign; leave a job voluntarily
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 辞
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刺
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刺激 · cìjī
irritate; cause an unpleasant physical reaction
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 8 strokes · write 刺
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促
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促进 · cùjìn
promote or help something develop
促使 · cùshǐ
prompt; cause someone to take action
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 促
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催
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催 · cuī
urge or hurry someone to act
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 13 strokes · write 催
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措
Learn inside a word
措施 · cuòshī
measure; an action taken to achieve a purpose
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 措
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代
Learn inside a word
代 · dài
do something on another person's behalf
代表 · dàibiǎo
represent; act or speak for others
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 代
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胆
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大胆 · dàdǎn
bold; willing to act despite uncertainty
胆小 · dǎnxiǎo
timid; easily frightened
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 胆
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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.