HSK levels explained

HSK 5 characters to write

The 150 characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to write by hand at HSK 5 (书写字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 版bǎnedition8 strokes
  2. 扮bànto dress up as7 strokes
  3. 伴bàncompanion7 strokes
  4. 宝bǎotreasure8 strokes
  5. 贝bèishellfish4 strokes
  6. 币bìmoney4 strokes
  7. 闭bìto close6 strokes
  8. 补bǔto fill7 strokes
  9. 布bùcloth5 strokes
  10. 采cǎito collect8 strokes
  11. 册cèbook5 strokes
  12. 测cèto measure9 strokes
  13. 叉chāfork3 strokes
  14. 吵chǎoto quarrel7 strokes
  15. 沉chénheavy7 strokes
  16. 称chēngto state10 strokes
  17. 承chéngto bear8 strokes
  18. 尺chǐchi (unit of length, about 33 cm)4 strokes
  19. 冲chōngto rush6 strokes
  20. 充chōngto charge6 strokes
  21. 虫chónginsect6 strokes
  22. 抽chōuto draw (lots)8 strokes
  23. 丑chǒuugly4 strokes
  24. 臭chòusmelly10 strokes
  25. 传chuánto pass on6 strokes
  26. 创chuàngoriginal6 strokes
  27. 代dàion behalf of5 strokes
  28. 胆dǎngallbladder9 strokes
  29. 旦dàndawn5 strokes
  30. 挡dǎnggear (of a car)9 strokes
  31. 敌díenemy10 strokes
  32. 冻dòngto freeze7 strokes
  33. 斗dòuto fight4 strokes
  34. 豆dòubean7 strokes
  35. 独dúonly9 strokes
  36. 吨dūnton7 strokes
  37. 范fànmodel8 strokes
  38. 防fángto guard against6 strokes
  39. 访fǎngto visit6 strokes
  40. 疯fēngmad9 strokes
  41. 佛fóBuddha7 strokes
  42. 府fǔgovernment office8 strokes
  43. 妇fùwoman6 strokes
  44. 搞gǎoto do13 strokes
  45. 贡gòngtribute7 strokes
  46. 构gòuto construct8 strokes
  47. 古gǔancient5 strokes
  48. 柜guìcabinet8 strokes
  49. 哈ha(particle) softens a sentence9 strokes
  50. 含hánto contain7 strokes
  51. 胡húforeign9 strokes
  52. 湖húlake12 strokes
  53. 华huáChina6 strokes
  54. 挥huīto wave9 strokes
  55. 挤jǐcrowded9 strokes
  56. 甲jiǎfirst (in a series)5 strokes
  57. 架jiàframe9 strokes
  58. 艰jiāndifficult8 strokes
  59. 局júbureau7 strokes
  60. 巨jùhuge4 strokes
  61. 军jūnarmy6 strokes
  62. 均jūnall7 strokes
  63. 靠kàodamn15 strokes
  64. 宽kuānwide10 strokes
  65. 亏kuīto lose (money)3 strokes
  66. 括kuòto include9 strokes
  67. 劳láolabor7 strokes
  68. 泪lèitear8 strokes
  69. 类lèikind9 strokes
  70. 立lìto stand5 strokes
  71. 良liánggood7 strokes
  72. 疗liáoto treat7 strokes
  73. 烈lièstrong10 strokes
  74. 领lǐngto receive11 strokes
  75. 令lìngorder5 strokes
  76. 龙lóngdragon5 strokes
  77. 陆lùland7 strokes
  78. 录lùto record8 strokes
  79. 骂màto scold9 strokes
  80. 秘mìsecret10 strokes
  81. 某mǒusome9 strokes
  82. 念niànto read aloud8 strokes
  83. 派pàito send9 strokes
  84. 配pèito match10 strokes
  85. 盆pénbasin9 strokes
  86. 碰pèngto touch13 strokes
  87. 匹pǐclassifier for horses, mules and bolts of cloth4 strokes
  88. 拼pīnto go all out9 strokes
  89. 齐qísurname Qi6 strokes
  90. 欠qiànto owe4 strokes
  91. 曲qǔsong6 strokes
  92. 权quánright (as in 权利)6 strokes
  93. 劝quànto advise4 strokes
  94. 忍rěnto bear7 strokes
  95. 晒shàito dry in the sun10 strokes
  96. 舍shěto give up8 strokes
  97. 设shèto set up6 strokes
  98. 神shéngod9 strokes
  99. 升shēngto rise4 strokes
  100. 胜shèngvictory (as in 胜利)9 strokes
  101. 诗shīpoem8 strokes
  102. 石shístone5 strokes
  103. 似sìto resemble6 strokes
  104. 势shìpower8 strokes
  105. 守shǒuto guard6 strokes
  106. 私sīprivate7 strokes
  107. 素sùvegetarian10 strokes
  108. 宿sùto stay overnight11 strokes
  109. 挑tiǎorising stroke (in Chinese characters)9 strokes
  110. 团tuángroup6 strokes
  111. 退tuìto return9 strokes
  112. 拖tuōto mop (the floor)8 strokes
  113. 伟wěigreat6 strokes
  114. 未wèinot yet5 strokes
  115. 胃wèistomach9 strokes
  116. 武wǔmilitary8 strokes
  117. 夕xīdusk3 strokes
  118. 析xīto analyze8 strokes
  119. 席xíseat10 strokes
  120. 闲xiánidle7 strokes
  121. 显xiǎnto show9 strokes
  122. 县xiàncounty7 strokes
  123. 形xíngshape7 strokes
  124. 宣xuānto declare9 strokes
  125. 寻xúnto look for6 strokes
  126. 训xùnto teach5 strokes
  127. 咬yǎoto bite9 strokes
  128. 依yīaccording to (as in 依法)8 strokes
  129. 乙yǐsecond (of ten heavenly stems)1 strokes
  130. 亿yìhundred million3 strokes
  131. 义yìjustice3 strokes
  132. 益yìbenefit10 strokes
  133. 映yìngto reflect9 strokes
  134. 余yúsurname Yu7 strokes
  135. 玉yùjade5 strokes
  136. 圆yuánround10 strokes
  137. 载zàito carry10 strokes
  138. 造zàoto make10 strokes
  139. 占zhànto occupy5 strokes
  140. 召zhàoto call together5 strokes
  141. 政zhèngpolitics9 strokes
  142. 织zhīto weave8 strokes
  143. 制zhìto make8 strokes
  144. 治zhìto control (as in 治水)8 strokes
  145. 致zhìto cause10 strokes
  146. 猪zhūpig11 strokes
  147. 竹zhúbamboo6 strokes
  148. 抓zhuāto pay close attention to7 strokes
  149. 状zhuàngshape7 strokes
  150. 追zhuīto follow (a TV series, a celebrity) (as in 追剧, 追星)9 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.