HSK levels explained

HSK 3 characters to write

The 150 characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to write by hand at HSK 3 (书写字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 安ānsafe6 strokes
  2. 把bǎused to bring the object before the verb7 strokes
  3. 般bānkind10 strokes
  4. 板bǎnboard8 strokes
  5. 办bànto do4 strokes
  6. 饱bǎofull (after eating)8 strokes
  7. 报bàoto report7 strokes
  8. 北běinorth5 strokes
  9. 被bèipassive 被: "by" — the subject has something done to it10 strokes
  10. 必bìcertainly5 strokes
  11. 变biànto change8 strokes
  12. 冰bīngice6 strokes
  13. 才cáitalent3 strokes
  14. 参cānto take part in8 strokes
  15. 草cǎograss9 strokes
  16. 层cénglayer7 strokes
  17. 查cháto check9 strokes
  18. 差chàbad9 strokes
  19. 成chéngOK6 strokes
  20. 城chéngcity9 strokes
  21. 除chúexcept9 strokes
  22. 处chùplace5 strokes
  23. 春chūnspring (season)9 strokes
  24. 答dáto answer12 strokes
  25. 带dàibelt9 strokes
  26. 单dānorder8 strokes
  27. 当dāngwhen6 strokes
  28. 灯dēnglamp6 strokes
  29. 典diǎnclassic8 strokes
  30. 调tiáoto adjust10 strokes
  31. 定dìngto fix8 strokes
  32. 丢diūto throw6 strokes
  33. 冬dōngwinter5 strokes
  34. 段duànsection9 strokes
  35. 而érand6 strokes
  36. 耳ěrear6 strokes
  37. 发fāto send5 strokes
  38. 法fǎmethod8 strokes
  39. 方fāngside4 strokes
  40. 放fàngto put8 strokes
  41. 风fēngwind4 strokes
  42. 复fùto reply9 strokes
  43. 该gāithat8 strokes
  44. 干gāndry3 strokes
  45. 刚gāngjust (a moment ago)6 strokes
  46. 更gèngeven more7 strokes
  47. 共gòngtogether6 strokes
  48. 故gùtherefore9 strokes
  49. 瓜guāmelon5 strokes
  50. 海hǎisea10 strokes
  51. 合héto close6 strokes
  52. 河hériver8 strokes
  53. 护hùto protect7 strokes
  54. 化huà(suffix) -ize4 strokes
  55. 换huànto change10 strokes
  56. 活huówork9 strokes
  57. 或huòor8 strokes
  58. 级jílevel6 strokes
  59. 急jíanxious9 strokes
  60. 加jiāto add5 strokes
  61. 假jiǎfake11 strokes
  62. 讲jiǎngto speak6 strokes
  63. 角jiǎocorner7 strokes
  64. 饺jiǎodumpling9 strokes
  65. 节jiéfestival5 strokes
  66. 结jiéknot9 strokes
  67. 借jièto borrow10 strokes
  68. 斤jīnclassifier for jin, a unit of weight (half a kilogram)4 strokes
  69. 净jìngclean8 strokes
  70. 久jiǔlong (time)3 strokes
  71. 句jùclassifier for phrases and lines of speech or verse5 strokes
  72. 卡kǎcard5 strokes
  73. 渴kěthirsty12 strokes
  74. 刻kèto carve8 strokes
  75. 空kōngempty8 strokes
  76. 哭kūto cry10 strokes
  77. 礼lǐgift5 strokes
  78. 李lǐplum7 strokes
  79. 力lìforce2 strokes
  80. 练liànto practice8 strokes
  81. 凉liángcool10 strokes
  82. 马mǎ(vulgar) mother (used in curses as a stand-in for 妈)3 strokes
  83. 毛máosurname Mao4 strokes
  84. 目mùeye5 strokes
  85. 南nánsouth9 strokes
  86. 难nándifficult10 strokes
  87. 努nǔto exert7 strokes
  88. 怕pàto fear8 strokes
  89. 胖pàngfat9 strokes
  90. 片piànfilm4 strokes
  91. 平píng(sports) draw5 strokes
  92. 瓶píngbottle10 strokes
  93. 其qíhis8 strokes
  94. 汽qìsteam7 strokes
  95. 且qiěand5 strokes
  96. 轻qīngsoft9 strokes
  97. 秋qiūautumn9 strokes
  98. 求qiúto ask7 strokes
  99. 区qūarea4 strokes
  100. 全quánwhole6 strokes
  101. 如rúsuch as6 strokes
  102. 伞sǎnumbrella6 strokes
  103. 山shānmountain3 strokes
  104. 勺sháospoon3 strokes
  105. 声shēngsound7 strokes
  106. 实shíreal8 strokes
  107. 适shìto fit9 strokes
  108. 收shōuto receive6 strokes
  109. 受shòuto receive8 strokes
  110. 树shùtree9 strokes
  111. 特tèvery10 strokes
  112. 挺tǐngquite9 strokes
  113. 图túpicture8 strokes
  114. 闻wénto hear9 strokes
  115. 务wùaffair5 strokes
  116. 物wùthing8 strokes
  117. 夏xiàsummer10 strokes
  118. 相xiāngeach other9 strokes
  119. 香xiāngfragrant9 strokes
  120. 响xiǎngto sound9 strokes
  121. 向xiàngtoward6 strokes
  122. 心xīnheart4 strokes
  123. 信xìnletter9 strokes
  124. 行xíngto walk6 strokes
  125. 须xūmust9 strokes
  126. 选xuǎnto choose9 strokes
  127. 牙yátooth4 strokes
  128. 言yánwords7 strokes
  129. 羊yángsheep6 strokes
  130. 阳yángsun6 strokes
  131. 养yǎngto raise (animals)9 strokes
  132. 业yèline of business5 strokes
  133. 页yèpage6 strokes
  134. 音yīnsound9 strokes
  135. 饮yǐnto drink7 strokes
  136. 应yīngshould7 strokes
  137. 用yòngto use5 strokes
  138. 又yòuagain (it already happened again)2 strokes
  139. 于yúsurname Yu3 strokes
  140. 育yùto give birth8 strokes
  141. 咱zán(coll.) we (including the listener)9 strokes
  142. 张zhāngsurname Zhang7 strokes
  143. 者zhě(suffix) -er8 strokes
  144. 直zhícontinuously8 strokes
  145. 纸zhǐpaper7 strokes
  146. 种zhòngto plant9 strokes
  147. 重chónglayer (as in 万重山)9 strokes
  148. 主zhǔmaster5 strokes
  149. 助zhùto help7 strokes
  150. 总zǒngchief9 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.