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.
431 characters · Batch 7 of 44. Showing the selected level's list.
旦
Learn inside a word
一旦 · yídàn
once; if something happens, then a consequence follows
元旦 · Yuándàn
New Year's Day (January 1)
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 5 strokes · write 旦
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淡
Learn inside a word
淡 · dàn
mild in flavor; not strongly seasoned
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 11 strokes · write 淡
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挡
Learn inside a word
挡 · dǎng
block; stand in the way of
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 挡
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档
Learn inside a word
高档 · gāodàng
high-end; of a high quality or price range
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 档
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蹈
Learn inside a word
舞蹈 · wǔdǎo
dance; dancing as an art
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 17 strokes · write 蹈
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敌
Learn inside a word
敌人 · dírén
enemy
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 10 strokes · write 敌
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蝶
Learn inside a word
蝴蝶 · húdié
butterfly
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 15 strokes · write 蝶
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冻
Learn inside a word
冻 · dòng
freeze; become frozen
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 7 strokes · write 冻
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洞
Learn inside a word
洞 · dòng
hole; an opening in something
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 9 strokes · write 洞
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斗
Learn inside a word
奋斗 · fèndòu
strive; work hard toward a goal
These are whole-word readings and selected meanings. A character can have another reading or function in another word.
Learn the 4 strokes · write 斗
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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.