HSK 3.0 Chinese Character Syllabus
The HSK 3.0 Chinese Character Syllabus splits its required characters into two learning categories. Recognize characters — read and understand them, but you are not required to write them by hand. Writing characters — besides recognizing them, you should be able to write them, with their structure and stroke order shown. Each character also links to the words it forms (word radiation), turning a single character into vocabulary you can use. Browse the HSK 3.0 character list by level and type below.
431 required characters in HSK 5 — 150 writing, 281 recognize-only.
版
bǎnedition (in 出版/电子版)
扮
bànto dress up (in 打扮)
伴
bàncompanion (in 伙伴/陪伴)
宝
bǎotreasure (in 宝贝)
贝
bèishell (in 宝贝)
币
bìcurrency (in 人民币)
闭
bìto close (in 关闭/闭幕式)
补
bǔto mend; to supplement (in 补充)
布
bùcloth; to announce (in 公布/宣布)
采
cǎito pick; to adopt (in 采访/采取)
册
cèvolume; measure word (in 相册/注册)
测
cèto measure (in 测试/预测)
叉
chāfork (in 叉子)
吵
chǎoto quarrel; noisy (in 吵)
沉
chénto sink; heavy (in 沉默)
称
chēngto call (in 称为/称赞)
承
chéngto bear (in 承担/承认)
尺
chǐruler (in 尺子)
冲
chōngto rush (in 冲)
充
chōngto fill (in 补充/充分)
虫
chónginsect (in 虫子/昆虫)
抽
chōuto draw (in 抽)
丑
chǒuugly (in 丑)
臭
chòusmelly (in 臭)
传
chuánto pass on; to spread (in 传播/传说)
创
chuàngto create (in 创新/创造)
代
dàigeneration; to replace (in 代表/时代)
胆
dǎncourage; gallbladder (in 大胆/胆小)
旦
dàndawn (in 元旦/一旦)
挡
dǎngto block (in 挡)
敌
díenemy (in 敌人)
冻
dòngto freeze (in 冻)
斗
dòuto fight; struggle (in 奋斗)
豆
dòubean (in 豆腐/土豆)
独
dúalone (in 单独/独立)
吨
dūnton (in 吨)
范
fànrange (in 范围)
防
fángto prevent (in 防止/预防)
访
fǎngto visit (in 采访/访问)
疯
fēngcrazy (in 疯狂)
佛
fúBuddha (in 仿佛)
府
fǔgovernment (in 政府)
妇
fùwoman (in 妇女/夫妇)
搞
gǎoto do; to make (in 搞)
贡
gòngto contribute (in 贡献)
构
gòuto construct (in 构成/结构)
古
gǔancient (in 古代)
柜
guìcabinet (in 柜子)
哈
hā(interjection) ha; (in 哈)
含
hánto contain (in 包含/含有)
胡
húbeard; (in 胡同) lane
湖
húlake
华
huáChina; splendid (in 中华)
挥
huīto wave (in 发挥/挥)
挤
jǐto squeeze (in 挤)
甲
jiǎfirst; shell (in 甲)
架
jiàto build; shelf (in 书架/架)
艰
jiāndifficult (in 艰苦)
局
júbureau (in 邮局)
巨
jùhuge (in 巨大)
军
jūnarmy (in 冠军)
均
jūnaverage (in 平均)
靠
kàoto lean on (in 依靠/靠近)
宽
kuānwide (in 宽度)
亏
kuīto lose (money); (in 亏)
括
kuòto include (in 包括/概括)
劳
láolabor (in 劳动)
泪
lèitears (in 眼泪)
类
lèikind; category (in 类型/种类)
立
lìto stand (in 立/成立/建立)
良
liánggood (in 良好/善良)
疗
liáoto treat (in 治疗/医疗)
烈
lièintense (in 强烈/激烈)
领
lǐngto lead (in 领导/领带)
令
lìngto make; order (in 令)
龙
lóngdragon (in 龙)
陆
lùland (in 陆地/陆续)
录
lùto record (in 记录/录音)
骂
màto scold (in 骂)
秘
mìsecret (in 秘密/秘书)
某
mǒucertain (in 某)
念
niànto think of (in 想念/纪念)
派
pàito send (in 派出所/派)
配
pèito match (in 配合/分配)
盆
pénbasin (in 盆)
碰
pèngto bump (in 碰见/碰)
匹
pǐmeasure word (horses; in 匹)
拼
pīnto piece together (in 拼/拼音)
齐
qíneat (in 整齐/齐)
欠
qiànto owe (in 欠)
曲
qǔsong (in 歌曲)
权
quánpower; right (in 权利/权)
劝
quànto persuade (in 劝)
忍
rěnto endure (in 忍)
晒
shàito sun (in 晒)
舍
shěto give up (in 舍得/宿舍)
设
shèto set up (in 设备/设计)
神
shéngod; spirit (in 精神/神秘)
升
shēngto rise (in 上升/提升)
胜
shèngto win (in 胜利/胜)
诗
shīpoem (in 诗人/诗)
石
shístone (in 石头)
似
sìlike; similar (in 似乎/类似)
势
shìsituation (in 趋势/形势)
守
shǒuto guard (in 遵守/守)
私
sīprivate (in 私人)
素
sùelement (in 因素)
宿
sùto stay (in 宿舍/住宿)
挑
tiāoto choose (in 挑选/挑战)
团
tuángroup (in 团队/团)
退
tuìto retreat (in 退出/退休)
拖
tuōto drag (in 拖鞋/拖)
伟
wěigreat (in 伟大)
未
wèinot yet (in 未来)
胃
wèistomach (in 胃)
武
wǔmartial (in 武术)
夕
xīevening (in 除夕)
析
xīto analyze (in 分析)
席
xíseat (in 主席/出席)
闲
xiánidle (in 休闲/闲)
显
xiǎnobvious (in 明显/显示)
县
xiàncounty (in 县)
形
xíngform; shape (in 形式/形状)
宣
xuānto announce (in 宣布/宣传)
寻
xúnto look for (in 寻找)
训
xùnto train (in 培训/训练)
咬
yǎoto bite (in 咬)
依
yīto rely on (in 依靠/依然)
乙
yǐsecond (in 乙)
亿
yìhundred million (in 亿)
义
yìmeaning; duty (in 意义/义务)
益
yìbenefit (in 利益)
映
yìngto reflect (in 反映)
余
yúsurplus (in 其余/业余)
玉
yùjade (in 玉米)
圆
yuánround; circle
载
zàito carry; to record (in 下载/记载)
造
zàoto make (in 创造/制造)
占
zhànto occupy (in 占/占线)
召
zhàoto convene (in 召开)
政
zhèngpolitics (in 政府/政治)
织
zhīto weave (in 组织)
制
zhìto make; to control (in 制造/控制)
治
zhìto treat; to govern (in 政治/治疗)
致
zhìto cause (in 导致/一致)
猪
zhūpig (in 猪)
竹
zhúbamboo (in 竹子)
抓
zhuāto grab (in 抓紧/抓)
状
zhuàngstate; form (in 状况/状态)
追
zhuīto chase (in 追求/追)
哎
āi(interjection) hey; ah
唉
ài(interjection) alas
暗
àndark
熬
áoto boil; to endure (in 熬夜)
膀
bǎngshoulder (in 翅膀)
傍
bàngnear; (in 傍晚) evening
薄
báothin (in 薄)
暴
bàoviolent (in 暴雨)
彼
bǐthat; other (in 彼此)
避
bìto avoid (in 避免)
拨
bōto dial (in 拨打)
玻
bō(in 玻璃) glass
裁
cáito judge (in 裁判)
藏
cángto hide; to store (cáng); Tibet (zàng)
曾
céngonce (céng); grandfather (zēng, in 曾)
插
chāto insert (in 插)
拆
chāito tear down (in 拆)
倡
chàngto advocate (in 提倡)
朝
cháotowards; dynasty (in 朝)
炒
chǎoto stir-fry
彻
chèthorough (in 彻底)
橙
chéngorange (in 橙子)
池
chípool (in 电池/池)
齿
chǐtooth (in 牙齿)
翅
chìwing (in 翅膀)
宠
chǒngto spoil (in 宠物)
触
chùto touch (in 接触)
辞
cíto resign; words (in 辞职)
刺
cìto stab; to stimulate (in 刺激)
促
cùto promote (in 促进/促使)
催
cuīto urge (in 催)
措
cuòto arrange (in 措施)
淡
dànlight (taste); pale (in 淡)
档
dànggear; file (in 高档)
蹈
dǎoto tread; dance (in 舞蹈)
蝶
diébutterfly (in 蝴蝶)
洞
dòngcave; hole (in 洞)
堆
duīto pile (in 堆)
盾
dùnshield (in 矛盾)
躲
duǒto hide (in 躲)
乏
fátired; lacking (in 缺乏)
罚
fáto punish; fine (in 罚款/罚)
番
fānforeign; (in 番茄) tomato
繁
fánflourishing (in 繁荣)
返
fǎnto return (in 返回/往返)
泛
fànextensive (in 广泛)
仿
fǎngto imitate (in 仿佛)
肥
féifat (in 减肥)
纷
fēnnumerous (in 纷纷)
扶
fúto support (in 扶)
腐
furotten (in 豆腐)
副
fùassistant; deputy (in 副)
盖
gàito cover (in 盖)
革
géleather; to reform (in 改革)
隔
géto separate (in 隔)
恭
gōngrespectful (in 恭喜)
沟
gōuditch; (in 沟通) communication
固
gùfirm; solid (in 固定)
冠
guànchampion (in 冠军)
滚
gǔnto roll (in 滚)
锅
guōpot (in 火锅/锅)
裹
guǒto wrap (in 包裹)
憾
hànregret (in 遗憾)
衡
héngbalance (in 平衡)
猴
hóumonkey (in 猴子)
糊
hupaste (in 模糊)
蝴
hú(in 蝴蝶) butterfly
滑
huáslippery (in 滑)
缓
huǎnslow (in 缓慢/缓解)
灰
huīash; grey (in 灰色)
恢
huīto restore (in 恢复)
汇
huìto gather (in 词汇/汇率)
惠
huìbenefit (in 优惠)
慧
huìwisdom (in 智慧)
祸
huòdisaster (in 车祸)
肌
jīmuscle (in 肌肉)
迹
jìtrace (in 奇迹)
疾
jídisease (in 疾病)
集
jíto gather (in 集合/集中)
辑
jí(in 逻辑) logic
佳
jiāexcellent (in 最佳)
茄
qiéeggplant (in 番茄)
嘉
jiāexcellent (in 嘉宾)
驾
jiàto drive (in 驾驶/驾照)
捡
jiǎnto pick up (in 捡)
剪
jiǎnto cut (in 剪刀/剪)
荐
jiànto recommend (in 推荐)
渐
jiàngradually (in 渐渐/逐渐)
践
jiànto practice (in 实践)
浇
jiāoto pour (in 浇)
阶
jiēstage; step (in 阶段/台阶)
届
jièsession; measure word (in 届)
谨
jǐncareful (in 谨慎)
敬
jìngto respect (in 尊敬)
救
jiùto rescue (in 抢救/救护车)
橘
jútangerine (in 橘子)
捐
juānto donate (in 捐)
卷
juànexam paper (in 试卷/问卷)
颗
kēmeasure word (small round things)
控
kòngto control (in 控制)
扣
kòuto deduct (in 折扣)
库
kùwarehouse (in 车库)
款
kuǎnmoney (in 存款/罚款)
狂
kuángcrazy (in 疯狂)
昆
kūninsect (in 昆虫)
扩
kuòto expand (in 扩大)
览
lǎnto view (in 浏览/展览)
郎
lángyoung man (in 新郎)
姥
lǎograndma (in 姥姥/姥爷)
厘
lícenti (in 厘米)
梨
lípear (in 梨)
璃
lí(in 玻璃) glass
恋
liànto love (in 恋爱/失恋)
粮
liánggrain (in 粮食)
临
línto face (in 面临/临时)
灵
língclever; spirit (in 灵活/灵魂)
铃
língbell (in 铃)
浏
liú(in 浏览) to browse
漏
lòuto leak (in 漏)
碌
lùbusy (in 忙碌)
率
lǜrate (in 效率/汇率)
逻
luólogic (in 逻辑)
络
luònetwork (in 网络)
矛
máospear (in 矛盾)
玫
méi(in 玫瑰) rose
魅
mèicharm (in 魅力)
眠
miánsleep (in 失眠/睡眠)
描
miáoto describe (in 描述)
敏
mǐnsensitive (in 敏感/过敏)
摸
mōto touch (in 摸)
模
mómodel (in 模式/模糊)
陌
mòunfamiliar (in 陌生)
漠
mòdesert (in 沙漠)
木
mùwood; tree (in 木头/树木)
幕
mùcurtain (in 屏幕/开幕)
奈
nài(in 无奈) helpless
浓
nóngstrong (taste); thick (in 浓)
哦
ò(interjection) oh (in 哦)
欧
ōuEurope (in 欧洲)
培
péito cultivate (in 培训/培养)
赔
péito compensate (in 赔)
骗
piànto cheat (in 骗)
凭
píngto rely on (in 凭/凭借)
屏
píngscreen (in 屏幕)
婆
pówoman (in 老婆/外婆)
企
qǐenterprise (in 企业)
器
qìmachine (in 机器/电器)
浅
qiǎnshallow (in 浅)
墙
qiángwall (in 墙)
抢
qiǎngto snatch (in 抢/抢救)
悄
qiāoquiet (in 悄悄)
勤
qíndiligent (in 勤奋)
穷
qióngpoor (in 穷)
趋
qūtrend (in 趋势)
群
qúngroup (in 人群/群体)
燃
ránto burn (in 燃烧)
绕
ràoto go around (in 围绕/绕)
荣
rónghonor (in 繁荣)
软
ruǎnsoft (in 软件/软)
润
rùnprofit (in 利润)
弱
ruòweak (in 弱)
洒
sǎto sprinkle (in 洒)
傻
shǎsilly (in 傻)
厦
shàbuilding (in 大厦)
删
shānto delete (in 删除/删)
扇
shānfan (in 扇子/扇)
善
shàngood (in 善良/善于)
擅
shànto be good at (in 擅长)
赏
shǎngto appreciate (in 欣赏/赏)
蛇
shésnake (in 蛇)
伸
shēnto stretch (in 伸)
慎
shèncareful (in 谨慎)
施
shīto implement (in 措施/实施)
湿
shīwet (in 湿)
驶
shǐto drive (in 驾驶/行驶)
饰
shìdecoration (in 装饰)
殊
shūspecial (in 特殊)
蔬
shūvegetable (in 蔬菜)
属
shǔto belong to (in 属于)
鼠
shǔmouse; rat (in 鼠标)
述
shùto state (in 描述/讲述)
摔
shuāito fall down (in 摔)
税
shuìtax (in 税)
搜
sōuto search (in 搜索/搜)
俗
súcustom; vulgar (in 风俗)
肃
sùsolemn (in 严肃)
碎
suìbroken; shatter (in 碎)
损
sǔnto damage (in 损失/损害)
缩
suōto shrink (in 缩短/缩小)
索
suǒto seek (in 搜索)
锁
suǒlock (in 锁)
桃
táopeach (in 桃)
替
tìto replace (in 代替/替)
贴
tiēto stick (in 贴)
统
tǒngsystem (in 传统/统一)
投
tóuto throw (in 投入/投)
途
túway (in 前途/用途)
兔
tùrabbit (in 兔子)
弯
wānbent (in 弯)
威
wēidanger (in 威胁)
违
wéito violate (in 违反/违法)
唯
wéionly (in 唯一)
维
wéito maintain (in 维持/维修)
尾
wěitail (in 尾巴)
慰
wèito comfort (in 安慰)
稳
wěnstable (in 稳定)
卧
wòto lie (in 卧室)
握
wòto grasp (in 把握/握手)
伍
wuteam (in 队伍)
雾
wùfog (in 雾)
限
xiànto limit (in 限制)
献
xiànto offer (in 贡献)
厢
xiāngrailway carriage (in 车厢)
享
xiǎngto enjoy (in 享受/分享)
橡
xiàngrubber (in 橡皮)
销
xiāoto sell (in 销售/促销)
协
xiéto cooperate (in 协议)
胁
xiéto threaten (in 威胁)
斜
xiéslanted (in 斜)
欣
xīnpleased (in 欣赏)
型
xíngtype (in 类型)
虚
xūhumble (in 虚心); empty
绪
xùmood (in 情绪)
询
xúnto inquire (in 询问/咨询)
迅
xùnswift (in 迅速)
押
yāto deposit (in 押金)
鸭
yāduck (in 鸭子)
呀
yā(interjection) ah (in 哎呀)
延
yánto extend (in 延长)
沿
yánalong (in 沿)
腰
yāowaist (in 腰)
摇
yáoto shake (in 摇)
移
yíto move (in 移动/移)
遗
yíto lose (in 遗憾)
营
yíngto operate (in 经营/营业)
拥
yōngto have (in 拥有/拥抱)
悠
yōulong (in 悠久)
犹
yóuhesitant (in 犹豫)
幼
yòuyoung (in 幼儿园)
娱
yúentertainment (in 娱乐)
域
yùregion (in 领域/区域)
喻
yùmetaphor (in 比喻)
寓
yùresidence (in 公寓)
豫
yù(in 犹豫) hesitate
源
yuánsource (in 来源/资源)
怨
yuànto complain (in 抱怨)
赞
zànto praise (in 称赞/赞成)
糟
zāobad (in 糟糕/糟)
赠
zèngto give as gift (in 赠送/赠)
炸
zháto fry; to explode (in 炸)
摘
zhāito pick (in 摘)
窄
zhǎinarrow (in 窄)
战
zhànto fight (in 挑战)
涨
zhǎngto rise (in 涨价/上涨)
掌
zhǎngpalm (in 掌握/掌声)
哲
zhéphilosophy (in 哲学)
珍
zhēntreasure (in 珍贵/珍惜)
诊
zhěnto diagnose (in 诊断/门诊)
阵
zhènarray; (in 阵)
震
zhènto shake (in 地震)
征
zhēngto march (in 特征/象征)
挣
zhèngto earn (in 挣)
执
zhíto execute (in 执行)
智
zhìwisdom (in 智慧/智能)
置
zhìto place (in 设置/位置)
逐
zhúone by one (in 逐步/逐渐)
煮
zhǔto boil (in 煮)
筑
zhùto build (in 建筑)
撞
zhuàngto collide (in 撞)
姿
zīposture (in 姿势)
紫
zǐpurple (in 紫)
综
zōngcomprehensive (in 综合)
阻
zǔto stop (in 阻止)
醉
zuìdrunk (in 醉)
遵
zūnto obey (in 遵守)
硬
yìnghard (in 硬)
咨
zīto consult; to seek advice
媒
méimatchmaker; media
浆
jiāngpaste; syrup; thick liquid
瑰
guīrare; precious (as in 玫瑰)
肖
xiàoresemble; be like (as in 肖像)