HSK 1 characters

All 300 characters in HSK 3.0 level 1, with pinyin, meaning and stroke count. Tap any character for its stroke order and the parts it is built from.

• 的deaim, goal; of8 strokes
• 了leclear; to finish2 strokes
• 在zàiat, in, on; to exist6 strokes
• 是shìto be; indeed, right, yes9 strokes
• 我wǒI, me, my; our, us7 strokes
• 一yīone; a, an1 strokes
• 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist6 strokes
• 他tāother, another; he, she, it5 strokes
• 这zhèthis, these; such7 strokes
• 个gèthis, that; single3 strokes
• 和héharmony, peace; calm, peaceful8 strokes
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix4 strokes
• 就jiùjust, simply; to go to12 strokes
• 也yěalso, too3 strokes
• 人rénman, person; people2 strokes
• 你nǐyou, second person pronoun7 strokes
• 说shuōto speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid9 strokes
• 们menplural marker for pronouns and some nouns5 strokes
• 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up3 strokes
• 都dōuall, each, entirely, whole; metropolis10 strokes
• 对duìcorrect, right; facing, opposed5 strokes
• 要yàoessential, necessary; to ask for9 strokes
• 点diǎndot, point, speck9 strokes
• 到dàoto go to, to arrive8 strokes
• 多duōmuch, many, multi-; more than, over6 strokes
• 会huìto assemble, to meet; meeting6 strokes
• 着zheto make a move, to take action11 strokes
• 来láito arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on7 strokes
• 她tāshe, her6 strokes
• 还háialso, besides; still, yet7 strokes
• 没méinot, none, gone; to bury7 strokes
• 很hěnvery, quite, much9 strokes
• 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable6 strokes
• 中zhōngcentral; center, middle4 strokes
• 年niányear; anniversary6 strokes
• 大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep3 strokes
• 给gěito give, to lend; for, by9 strokes
• 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through4 strokes
• 看kànto look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize9 strokes
• 去qùto go away, to leave, to depart5 strokes
• 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy10 strokes
• 两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce7 strokes
• 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior3 strokes
• 做zuòto work, to make; to act11 strokes
• 等děngrank, grade; same, equal12 strokes
• 三sānthree3 strokes
• 里lǐunit of distance equal to 0.5km; village7 strokes
• 过guòpass; to go across, to pass through6 strokes
• 那nàthat, that one, those6 strokes
• 后hòuafter; behind, rear6 strokes
• 想xiǎngto believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think13 strokes
• 地dìearth, ground, soil; land, region6 strokes
• 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use5 strokes
• 出chūto go out, to send out; stand5 strokes
• 现xiànto appear, to manifest; current, now8 strokes
• 次cìorder, sequence; second, next6 strokes
• 最zuìmost, extremely, exceedingly; superlative12 strokes
• 什shénwhat? mixed, miscellaneous4 strokes
• 么meinterrogative particle3 strokes
• 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant3 strokes
• 月yuèmoon; month4 strokes
• 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial4 strokes
• 工gōnglabor, work; laborer, worker3 strokes
• 作zuòto make; to write, to compose7 strokes
• 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family10 strokes
• 再zàiagain, twice, re-6 strokes
• 时shítime, season; period, era, age7 strokes
• 间jiānbetween, among; midpoint7 strokes
• 前qiánin front, forward; former, preceding9 strokes
• 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern13 strokes
• 候hòuto wait, to expect; to visit10 strokes
• 些xiēlittle, few; rather, somewhat8 strokes
• 比bǐto compare, liken; comparison4 strokes
• 走zǒuto walk, to run, to flee7 strokes
• 太tàivery, too much; big4 strokes
• 找zhǎoto search for, to look for, to find; change (as in money)7 strokes
• 四sìfour5 strokes
• 几jǐsmall table; how many2 strokes
• 本běnroot, origin, source; basis5 strokes
• 打dǎto attack, to beat, to hit, to strike5 strokes
• 呢newool; interrogative or emphatic final particle8 strokes
• 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve8 strokes
• 起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up10 strokes
• 车chēcart, vehicle; to move in a cart4 strokes
• 非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose8 strokes
• 常chángcommon, general, normal; always, frequently, regularly11 strokes
• 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend8 strokes
• 道dàomethod, way; path, road12 strokes
• 手shǒuhand4 strokes
• 今jīnmodern, current; today, now4 strokes
• 五wǔfive4 strokes
• 二èrtwo; twice2 strokes
• 吗mafinal interrogative particle6 strokes
• 真zhēnreal, actual, true, genuine10 strokes
• 跟gēnheel; to accompany, to follow13 strokes
• 孩háibaby, child; children9 strokes
• 子zison, child; seed, egg3 strokes
• 高gāotall, lofty; high, elevated10 strokes
• 日rìsun; day4 strokes
• 觉juéconscious; to nap, to sleep9 strokes
• 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper11 strokes
• 吧baemphatic final particle7 strokes
• 话huàtalk, speech; language, dialect8 strokes
• 钱qiánmoney, currency, coins10 strokes
• 开kāito open; to start, to initiate, to begin4 strokes
• 岁suìyear; years old, age6 strokes
• 吃chīto eat; to drink6 strokes
• 身shēnbody, torso; person7 strokes
• 重zhòngheavy, weighty; to double, to repeat9 strokes
• 爱àito love, to like, to be fond of; love, affection10 strokes
• 国guócountry, nation, state; national8 strokes
• 买mǎito buy, to purchase; to bribe, to persuade6 strokes
• 号hàomark, sign; symbol5 strokes
• 喜xǐto love; to enjoy, to be happy12 strokes
• 欢huānhappy, glad, joyful6 strokes
• 怎zěnwhat? why? how?9 strokes
• 分fēnto divide, to allocate; fraction4 strokes
• 谁shuíwho? whom? whose? anyone?10 strokes
• 告gàoto tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse7 strokes
• 诉sùto accuse, to sue; to inform7 strokes
• 样yàngform, pattern, shape, style10 strokes
• 方fāngsquare, rectangle; side4 strokes
• 十shíten, tenth; complete2 strokes
• 见jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear4 strokes
• 六liùsix4 strokes
• 问wènto ask about, to inquire after6 strokes
• 叫jiàocry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail5 strokes
• 回huíto return, to turn around; a time6 strokes
• 正zhèngstraight, right, proper, correct, just, true5 strokes
• 快kuàispeedy, rapid, quick; soon7 strokes
• 住zhùto reside, to live at, to dwell, to lodge; to stop7 strokes
• 请qǐngto ask, to request; to invite10 strokes
• 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice4 strokes
• 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward5 strokes
• 西xīwest, western, westward6 strokes
• 听tīngto hear, to listen; to understand7 strokes
• 老lǎoold, aged; experienced6 strokes
• 机jīdesk; machine6 strokes
• 电diànelectricity; electric5 strokes
• 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional6 strokes
• 朋péngfriend, pal, acquaintance8 strokes
• 友yǒufriend, companion; fraternity4 strokes
• 拿náto bring, to grasp, to hold, to take10 strokes
• 路lùroad, path, street; journey13 strokes
• 外wàiout, outside, external; foreign5 strokes
• 放fàngto release, to liberate, to free8 strokes
• 学xuélearning, knowledge, science; to study, to go to school8 strokes
• 校xiàoschool; military field officer10 strokes
• 别biéto separate, to distinguish, to classify; to leave7 strokes
• 站zhànstand, station; to halt, to stand10 strokes
• 准zhǔnstandard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow10 strokes
• 备bèito prepare; to get ready, to equip8 strokes
• 元yuánfirst; dollar4 strokes
• 进jìnto advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter7 strokes
• 写xiěto write; to draw, to sketch5 strokes
• 先xiānfirst, former, previous6 strokes
• 您nínhonorific for 'you'11 strokes
• 女nǚwoman, girl; female3 strokes
• 生shēnglife, lifetime; birth5 strokes
• 门méngate, door, entrance, opening3 strokes
• 八bāeight; all around, all sides2 strokes
• 七qīseven2 strokes
• 送sòngto see off, to send off, to dispatch; to give9 strokes
• 花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)7 strokes
• 第dìsequence, number; grade, degree11 strokes
• 块kuàipiece, lump, chunk; dollar7 strokes
• 坐zuòseat; to sit7 strokes
• 影yǐngshadow; image, reflection15 strokes
• 昨zuóyesterday; formerly, in the past9 strokes
• 笑xiàoto smile, to laugh; to giggle10 strokes
• 介jièagent, go-between, intermediary; to introduce4 strokes
• 绍shàoto connect; to introduce8 strokes
• 书shūbook, letter, document; writing4 strokes
• 少shǎofew, little; less4 strokes
• 楼lóumulti-story building; floor13 strokes
• 医yīto cure, to heal, to treat; doctor7 strokes
• 院yuàncourt, yard, courtyard; school9 strokes
• 早zǎoearly; soon6 strokes
• 晚wǎnnight, evening; late11 strokes
• 男nánman, boy; male7 strokes
• 习xíto study, to practice; habit3 strokes
• 口kǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening3 strokes
• 穿chuānto drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear9 strokes
• 午wǔnoon; 7th terrestrial branch4 strokes
• 认rènto know, to recognize, to understand4 strokes
• 识shíknowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know7 strokes
• 难nánhard, difficult, arduous; unable10 strokes
• 球qiúball, globe, sphere; round11 strokes
• 九jiǔnine2 strokes
• 妈māmother, mama6 strokes
• 汽qìgasoline; steam, vapor7 strokes
• 跑pǎoto run, to flee, to escape12 strokes
• 动dòngto move, to happen; movement, action6 strokes
• 儿érson, child2 strokes
• 远yuǎndistant, remote, far; profound7 strokes
• 帮bāngto help, to assist; to support, to defend9 strokes
• 视shìto look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard8 strokes
• 师shīteacher, professional, master6 strokes
• 百bǎione hundred; numerous, many6 strokes
• 半bànhalf; semi-, incomplete5 strokes
• 干gànarid, dry; to oppose3 strokes
• 体tǐbody; group, class7 strokes
• 喝hēto drink; to shout, to call out12 strokes
• 网wǎngnet; network6 strokes
• 字zìcharacter, letter, symbol, word6 strokes
• 杯bēicup, glass; measure word for liquids8 strokes
• 飞fēito fly, to dart; high3 strokes
• 哪nǎwhich? where? how?9 strokes
• 包bāowrap, pack, bundle; package5 strokes
• 脑nǎobrain10 strokes
• 歌gēsong, lyrics; to sing, to chant14 strokes
• 山shānmountain, hill, peak3 strokes
• 热rèheat, fever, zeal10 strokes
• 唱chàngto sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song11 strokes
• 名míngname; position, rank, title6 strokes
• 白báiwhite; clear, pure, unblemished5 strokes
• 病bìngsickness, illness, disease10 strokes
• 票piàobank note; ticket11 strokes
• 睡shuìto sleep, to doze13 strokes
• 房fángbuilding, house, room8 strokes
• 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light8 strokes
• 差chàdifference, gap; almost, nearly9 strokes
• 风fēngwind; air4 strokes
• 马mǎhorse3 strokes
• 错cuòerror, mistake; incorrect, wrong13 strokes
• 读dúto study, to learn; to read, to pronounce10 strokes
• 答dáanswer, reply; to return12 strokes
• 兴xīngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish6 strokes
• 试shìto try, to experiment; exam, test8 strokes
• 爸bàfather, papa8 strokes
• 教jiàoschool, education11 strokes
• 边biānborder, edge, margin, side5 strokes
• 谢xièto thank; to refuse politely12 strokes
• 记jìmark, sign; to note, to record5 strokes
• 班bānclass, squad, team, work shift10 strokes
• 忙mángbusy, hurried, pressed for time6 strokes
• 考kǎoto test, to investigate, to examine6 strokes
• 南nánsouth; southern9 strokes
• 关guānfrontier pass; to close, to shut6 strokes
• 同tóngsame, similar; together with, alike6 strokes
• 衣yīcloth; clothes, apparel6 strokes
• 服fúclothes; to dress, to wear8 strokes
• 北běinorth; northern5 strokes
• 菜càivegetables; order, dish11 strokes
• 床chuángbed, couch; framework, chassis7 strokes
• 休xiūto rest; to stop6 strokes
• 息xīto end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest10 strokes
• 冷lěngcold, cool; lonely7 strokes
• 肉ròumeat; flesh6 strokes
• 零língzero; fragment, fraction13 strokes
• 坏huàibad, rotten, spoiled; to break down7 strokes
• 树shùtree; to plant9 strokes
• 饭fànmeal, food; cooked rice7 strokes
• 忘wàngto forget, to miss, to neglect, to overlook7 strokes
• 气qìair, gas; steam, vapor4 strokes
• 右yòuright; right-wing5 strokes
• 课kèsubject, lesson, course; classwork10 strokes
• 洗xǐto bathe, to rinse, to wash9 strokes
• 左zuǒleft; unorthodox, improper5 strokes
• 累lèitired; to accumulate11 strokes
• 毛máohair, fur, feathers; coarse4 strokes
• 姐jiěelder sister; miss, young lady8 strokes
• 雨yǔrain8 strokes
• 旁pángside; beside, close, nearby10 strokes
• 京jīngcapital city8 strokes
• 页yèpage, sheet, leaf6 strokes
• 贵guìexpensive, costly; valuable, precious9 strokes
• 面miànface; surface, side9 strokes
• 哥gēelder brother10 strokes
• 茶chátea; tea leaves9 strokes
• 慢mànslowly, leisurely; sluggish14 strokes
• 星xīngstar, planet; a point of light9 strokes
• 期qīa period of time; date, time12 strokes
• 场chǎngfield, open space; market, square6 strokes
• 妹mèiyounger sister8 strokes
• 火huǒfire, flame; to burn4 strokes
• 弟dìyoung brother, junior7 strokes
• 净jìngclean, pure; to cleanse8 strokes
• 奶nǎimilk; breasts5 strokes
• 饿èhungry; greedy10 strokes
• 果guǒfruit, nut; result8 strokes
• 图túdiagram, chart, map, picture; to plan8 strokes
• 店diànshop, store; inn, hotel8 strokes
• 爷yégrandfather, old man6 strokes
• 牛niúox, cow, bull4 strokes
• 商shāngcommerce, business, trade11 strokes
• 馆guǎnpublic building; shop, house, establishment11 strokes
• 文wénculture, literature, writing4 strokes
• 桌zhuōtable, stand, desk, counter10 strokes
• 鸡jīchicken7 strokes
• 蛋dànegg11 strokes
• 玩wánto play with, to joke, to entertain8 strokes
• 系xìsystem; line, link, connection7 strokes
• 假jiǎfake, false, deceitful; vacation11 strokes
• 语yǔwords, language; saying, expression9 strokes
• 汉hànChinese people; Chinese language5 strokes
• 客kèguest, traveller; customer9 strokes
• 渴kěthirsty, parched; to yearn, to pine for12 strokes
• 米mǐrice, millet, grain6 strokes
• 条tiáoclause, condition; string, stripe7 strokes

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