HSK levels explained

HSK 4 characters to write

The 150 characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to write by hand at HSK 4 (书写字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 巴bā(suffix) used in some nouns4 strokes
  2. 保bǎoto protect9 strokes
  3. 抱bàoto hold in one's arms8 strokes
  4. 背bèiback (of the body)9 strokes
  5. 标biāoto label9 strokes
  6. 并bìngand6 strokes
  7. 部bùdepartment10 strokes
  8. 餐cānmeal16 strokes
  9. 产chǎnto produce6 strokes
  10. 厂chǎngfactory2 strokes
  11. 晨chénmorning11 strokes
  12. 程chéngjourney12 strokes
  13. 吹chuīto blow7 strokes
  14. 此cǐthis6 strokes
  15. 村cūnvillage7 strokes
  16. 达dáto reach6 strokes
  17. 刀dāoknife2 strokes
  18. 导dǎoto lead6 strokes
  19. 倒dàoupside down10 strokes
  20. 低dīlow7 strokes
  21. 掉diàoto fall11 strokes
  22. 度dùextent9 strokes
  23. 断duànto break11 strokes
  24. 队duìteam4 strokes
  25. 烦fánannoyed10 strokes
  26. 反fǎnto oppose4 strokes
  27. 份fènportion6 strokes
  28. 否fǒuno7 strokes
  29. 父fùfather4 strokes
  30. 改gǎito change7 strokes
  31. 敢gǎnto dare (to)11 strokes
  32. 各gèeach6 strokes
  33. 够gòuenough11 strokes
  34. 挂guàto hang9 strokes
  35. 观guānto look at6 strokes
  36. 管guǎnto manage14 strokes
  37. 广guǎngGuangdong or Guangzhou (short for 广东, 广州)3 strokes
  38. 喊hǎnto shout12 strokes
  39. 忽hūsuddenly8 strokes
  40. 虎hǔtiger8 strokes
  41. 划huáto scratch6 strokes
  42. 基jībase11 strokes
  43. 及jíand3 strokes
  44. 计jìplan4 strokes
  45. 技jìskill7 strokes
  46. 际jìborder7 strokes
  47. 济jìto help9 strokes
  48. 寄jìto send11 strokes
  49. 建jiànto build8 strokes
  50. 江jiāngsurname Jiang6 strokes
  51. 将jiāngwill9 strokes
  52. 金jīngold8 strokes
  53. 京jīngcapital city8 strokes
  54. 究jiūto study7 strokes
  55. 举jǔto hold (an event) (as in 举办)9 strokes
  56. 科kēbranch of study9 strokes
  57. 克kèused in transliteration7 strokes
  58. 况kuàngsituation7 strokes
  59. 困kùnsleepy7 strokes
  60. 拉lāto empty one's bowels8 strokes
  61. 利lìadvantage7 strokes
  62. 例lìexample8 strokes
  63. 俩liǎtwo9 strokes
  64. 连liánto link7 strokes
  65. 联liánto unite12 strokes
  66. 量liàngamount12 strokes
  67. 另lìngother5 strokes
  68. 流liúto flow10 strokes
  69. 论lùnto discuss6 strokes
  70. 麻máhemp11 strokes
  71. 美měibeautiful9 strokes
  72. 民mínthe people5 strokes
  73. 内nèiinside4 strokes
  74. 农nóngagriculture6 strokes
  75. 弄nòngto do7 strokes
  76. 排páito arrange11 strokes
  77. 牌páisign12 strokes
  78. 篇piānpiece of writing15 strokes
  79. 品pǐnarticle9 strokes
  80. 普pǔgeneral12 strokes
  81. 强qiángstrong12 strokes
  82. 青qīngyoung (as in 青年)8 strokes
  83. 取qǔto take8 strokes
  84. 确quèreally12 strokes
  85. 任rénsurname Ren6 strokes
  86. 扔rēngto throw5 strokes
  87. 入rùto enter2 strokes
  88. 社shèclub7 strokes
  89. 深shēndeep11 strokes
  90. 省shěngprovince9 strokes
  91. 食shíto eat9 strokes
  92. 使shǐto use8 strokes
  93. 示shìto show5 strokes
  94. 式shìstyle6 strokes
  95. 输shūto enter13 strokes
  96. 熟shúcooked15 strokes
  97. 术shùskill5 strokes
  98. 顺shùnsmooth9 strokes
  99. 随suíto follow11 strokes
  100. 台táistation (radio, TV)5 strokes
  101. 态tàicondition8 strokes
  102. 谈tánto talk10 strokes
  103. 汤tāngsoup6 strokes
  104. 堂táng(archaic) court of law11 strokes
  105. 讨tǎoto ask for5 strokes
  106. 套tàocover10 strokes
  107. 庭tíngcourtyard9 strokes
  108. 停tíngto stop11 strokes
  109. 通tōng'Connect'10 strokes
  110. 痛tòngpain12 strokes
  111. 土tǔsoil3 strokes
  112. 推tuīto recommend (as in 推荐)11 strokes
  113. 味wèitaste8 strokes
  114. 温wēnwarm12 strokes
  115. 无wúnot have4 strokes
  116. 误wùby mistake9 strokes
  117. 线xiànline8 strokes
  118. 象xiàngelephant11 strokes
  119. 性xìngsex8 strokes
  120. 兄xiōngelder brother5 strokes
  121. 许xǔto promise (as in 许诺)6 strokes
  122. 血xuèblood6 strokes
  123. 压yāto press6 strokes
  124. 亚yàAsia (short for 亚洲)6 strokes
  125. 研yánto research9 strokes
  126. 验yànto examine10 strokes
  127. 夜yènight8 strokes
  128. 印yìnto print5 strokes
  129. 永yǒngforever5 strokes
  130. 由yóuby (marks who does something)5 strokes
  131. 油yóuoil8 strokes
  132. 与yǔand3 strokes
  133. 原yuánoriginal10 strokes
  134. 约yuēabout6 strokes
  135. 云yúnto say4 strokes
  136. 增zēngto increase15 strokes
  137. 章zhāngchapter11 strokes
  138. 之zhīof (formal/written 的)3 strokes
  139. 支zhībranch4 strokes
  140. 止zhǐto stop4 strokes
  141. 指zhǐto mean9 strokes
  142. 至zhìto6 strokes
  143. 志zhìwill7 strokes
  144. 众zhòngmany6 strokes
  145. 专zhuānspecial4 strokes
  146. 转zhuǎnto transfer8 strokes
  147. 装zhuāngto pack12 strokes
  148. 资zīmoney10 strokes
  149. 组zǔgroup8 strokes
  150. 座zuòconstellation10 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.