HSK levels explained

HSK 1–2 characters to write

The 100 characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to write by hand at HSK 1–2 (书写字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 爱àito love10 strokes
  2. 八bāeight2 strokes
  3. 爸bàdad8 strokes
  4. 百bǎihundred6 strokes
  5. 半bànhalf5 strokes
  6. 比bǐthan4 strokes
  7. 边biānside5 strokes
  8. 不bùnot4 strokes
  9. 茶chátea9 strokes
  10. 打dǎto play (a ball game, cards)5 strokes
  11. 大dàbig3 strokes
  12. 地dìground6 strokes
  13. 的desentence-final 的: affirms the statement — "that is how it is"8 strokes
  14. 点diǎnto point out9 strokes
  15. 对duìright5 strokes
  16. 多duōmany6 strokes
  17. 儿érson2 strokes
  18. 二èrtwo2 strokes
  19. 分fēnpoint4 strokes
  20. 哥gēolder brother10 strokes
  21. 个gèthe general measure word for people and things3 strokes
  22. 工gōngwork3 strokes
  23. 口kǒumouth3 strokes
  24. 国guócountry8 strokes
  25. 过guò(particle) marks a past experience: have ever6 strokes
  26. 还háialso7 strokes
  27. 汉hànHan Chinese5 strokes
  28. 好hǎogood6 strokes
  29. 和héand8 strokes
  30. 很hěnvery9 strokes
  31. 后hòuafter6 strokes
  32. 会huìwill6 strokes
  33. 几jǐhow many2 strokes
  34. 家jiāhome10 strokes
  35. 间jiānperiod of time (as in 期间)7 strokes
  36. 叫jiàoto be called5 strokes
  37. 姐jiěolder sister8 strokes
  38. 今jīnnow4 strokes
  39. 男nánmale7 strokes
  40. 九jiǔnine2 strokes
  41. 可kěbut5 strokes
  42. 来láito come7 strokes
  43. 了lesentence-final 了: change of state or new situation — "now", "already"2 strokes
  44. 两liǎngtwo (of something)7 strokes
  45. 六liùsix4 strokes
  46. 妈māmom6 strokes
  47. 吗maquestion particle: turns a statement into a yes/no question6 strokes
  48. 么mesuffix3 strokes
  49. 没méidid not7 strokes
  50. 们menplural suffix for people: -s5 strokes
  51. 名míngname6 strokes
  52. 那nàthen6 strokes
  53. 你nǐyou7 strokes
  54. 年niányear6 strokes
  55. 七qīseven2 strokes
  56. 去qùto go5 strokes
  57. 人rénperson2 strokes
  58. 日rìday4 strokes
  59. 三sānthree3 strokes
  60. 少shǎofew4 strokes
  61. 上shàngup3 strokes
  62. 什shénwhat4 strokes
  63. 生shēngto give birth to5 strokes
  64. 十shíten2 strokes
  65. 时shíwhen7 strokes
  66. 是shìis9 strokes
  67. 书shūbook4 strokes
  68. 说shuōto speak9 strokes
  69. 四sìfour5 strokes
  70. 岁suìyears old6 strokes
  71. 他tāhe5 strokes
  72. 她tāshe6 strokes
  73. 天tiānheaven4 strokes
  74. 同tóngsame6 strokes
  75. 为wèibecause of4 strokes
  76. 文wénwriting4 strokes
  77. 我wǒI7 strokes
  78. 五wǔfive4 strokes
  79. 午wǔnoon4 strokes
  80. 习xíto practice3 strokes
  81. 下xiàlatter3 strokes
  82. 小xiǎosmall3 strokes
  83. 现xiànnow8 strokes
  84. 写xiěto write5 strokes
  85. 学xuéto study8 strokes
  86. 要yàoto want9 strokes
  87. 也yěalso3 strokes
  88. 一yīone1 strokes
  89. 以yǐwith4 strokes
  90. 有yǒuto have6 strokes
  91. 语yǔlanguage9 strokes
  92. 月yuèmoon4 strokes
  93. 在zàito be present6 strokes
  94. 长chánglong4 strokes
  95. 这zhèthis7 strokes
  96. 中zhōngChina4 strokes
  97. 子zi(suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)3 strokes
  98. 女nǚwoman3 strokes
  99. 字zìcharacter6 strokes
  100. 作zuòto do7 strokes

Characters and levels from the HSK 考试大纲 (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, November 2025). Strokes from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Meanings from our own dictionary.