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HSK 6 characters to read

The 413 new characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to recognize when reading at HSK 6 (认读字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 碍àito hinder13 strokes
  2. 岸ànbank8 strokes
  3. 昂ángto raise (one's head)8 strokes
  4. 拔báto pull out8 strokes
  5. 摆bǎito put13 strokes
  6. 拜bàito pay respects9 strokes
  7. 榜bǎnglist of names posted publicly14 strokes
  8. 胞bāoborn of the same parents9 strokes
  9. 爆bàoextremely19 strokes
  10. 悲bēisad12 strokes
  11. 辈bèigeneration12 strokes
  12. 奔bēnto rush8 strokes
  13. 逼bīto force12 strokes
  14. 壁bìwall16 strokes
  15. 臂bìarm17 strokes
  16. 编biānstaffing establishment12 strokes
  17. 兵bīngsoldier7 strokes
  18. 脖bóneck11 strokes
  19. 捕bǔto catch10 strokes
  20. 财cáiwealth7 strokes
  21. 踩cǎito step on15 strokes
  22. 残cánincomplete9 strokes
  23. 仓cāngwarehouse4 strokes
  24. 侧cèside8 strokes
  25. 策cèplan12 strokes
  26. 柴cháifirewood10 strokes
  27. 肠chángintestines7 strokes
  28. 偿chángto repay11 strokes
  29. 畅chàngsmooth8 strokes
  30. 抄chāoto copy7 strokes
  31. 嘲cháoto ridicule15 strokes
  32. 潮cháodamp15 strokes
  33. 撤chèto remove15 strokes
  34. 臣chénofficial6 strokes
  35. 尘chéndust6 strokes
  36. 趁chènwhile12 strokes
  37. 撑chēngto prop up15 strokes
  38. 呈chéngto show7 strokes
  39. 惩chéngto punish12 strokes
  40. 崇chónghigh11 strokes
  41. 愁chóuto worry13 strokes
  42. 筹chóuto raise (funds)13 strokes
  43. 储chǔto store12 strokes
  44. 串chuànto string together7 strokes
  45. 闯chuǎngto rush6 strokes
  46. 垂chuíto hang down8 strokes
  47. 纯chúnpure7 strokes
  48. 瓷cíporcelain10 strokes
  49. 匆cōnghurried5 strokes
  50. 醋cùvinegar15 strokes
  51. 脆cuìcrisp10 strokes
  52. 寸cùncun (unit of length, about 3.3 cm)3 strokes
  53. 挫cuòto defeat10 strokes
  54. 搭dāto match12 strokes
  55. 呆dāito stay7 strokes
  56. 贷dàito lend9 strokes
  57. 耽dānto delay10 strokes
  58. 诞dànbirth8 strokes
  59. 岛dǎoisland7 strokes
  60. 稻dàorice (the plant)15 strokes
  61. 德dévirtue15 strokes
  62. 滴dīplayful spelling of the particle de (as in 好滴)14 strokes
  63. 抵dǐto arrive at (as in 抵达)8 strokes
  64. 帝dìemperor9 strokes
  65. 吊diàoto hang6 strokes
  66. 钓diàoto fish (with a hook and line)8 strokes
  67. 跌diēto drop (of prices, water level)12 strokes
  68. 顶dǐngtop8 strokes
  69. 栋dòngridgepole9 strokes
  70. 逗dòufunny10 strokes
  71. 督dūto supervise13 strokes
  72. 毒dúpoison9 strokes
  73. 渡dùto cross (a river, sea)12 strokes
  74. 端duān(computing) client side (as in 手机端)14 strokes
  75. 蹲dūnto squat19 strokes
  76. 夺duóto win (a prize)6 strokes
  77. 额éforehead15 strokes
  78. 恶èevil10 strokes
  79. 帆fānsail6 strokes
  80. 凡fánevery3 strokes
  81. 犯fànto commit (an error or crime)5 strokes
  82. 妨fángto hinder7 strokes
  83. 肪fángfat8 strokes
  84. 肺fèilung8 strokes
  85. 氛fēnatmosphere8 strokes
  86. 粉fěnpowder10 strokes
  87. 愤fènindignant12 strokes
  88. 峰fēngpeak10 strokes
  89. 蜂fēngbee13 strokes
  90. 奉fèng(formal) to receive (orders)8 strokes
  91. 浮fúto float10 strokes
  92. 辅fǔto assist11 strokes
  93. 赋fùto bestow12 strokes
  94. 覆fùto cover18 strokes
  95. 尬gàawkward7 strokes
  96. 肝gānliver7 strokes
  97. 尴gānawkward13 strokes
  98. 岗gǎngmound7 strokes
  99. 港gǎngHong Kong (short for 香港)12 strokes
  100. 稿gǎodraft15 strokes
  101. 割gēto cut12 strokes
  102. 攻gōngto attack7 strokes
  103. 宫gōngpalace (as in 皇宫)9 strokes
  104. 巩gǒngto consolidate6 strokes
  105. 孤gūlone8 strokes
  106. 股gǔshare8 strokes
  107. 骨gǔbone9 strokes
  108. 拐guǎito turn (a corner)8 strokes
  109. 官guānofficial8 strokes
  110. 贯guànto pass through8 strokes
  111. 罐guànjar23 strokes
  112. 归guīto return5 strokes
  113. 龟guītortoise7 strokes
  114. 轨guǐrail6 strokes
  115. 跪guìto kneel13 strokes
  116. 棍gùnstick12 strokes
  117. 涵hánto contain11 strokes
  118. 罕hǎnrare7 strokes
  119. 旱hàndrought7 strokes
  120. 毫háo(not) in the least11 strokes
  121. 豪háoheroic person14 strokes
  122. 耗hàoto consume10 strokes
  123. 核hénucleic acid test (short for 核酸)10 strokes
  124. 嘿hēi(interj.) hey15 strokes
  125. 痕hénmark11 strokes
  126. 狠hěnruthless9 strokes
  127. 恨hènto hate9 strokes
  128. 横hénghorizontal15 strokes
  129. 宏hónggreat7 strokes
  130. 虹hóngrainbow9 strokes
  131. 洪hóngflood9 strokes
  132. 壶húpot10 strokes
  133. 幻huànillusory4 strokes
  134. 患huànto suffer from (an illness)11 strokes
  135. 皇huángemperor9 strokes
  136. 绘huìto draw9 strokes
  137. 混hùnto mix11 strokes
  138. 惑huòto be puzzled12 strokes
  139. 击jīto hit5 strokes
  140. 饥jīhungry5 strokes
  141. 吉jílucky6 strokes
  142. 寂jìquiet11 strokes
  143. 夹jiāclip6 strokes
  144. 嫁jià(of a woman) to marry13 strokes
  145. 稼jiàto sow grain15 strokes
  146. 尖jiānpointed6 strokes
  147. 肩jiānshoulder8 strokes
  148. 监jiānto supervise10 strokes
  149. 兼jiānto hold concurrently10 strokes
  150. 剑jiànsword9 strokes
  151. 鉴jiànmirror13 strokes
  152. 箭jiànarrow15 strokes
  153. 酱jiàngsauce13 strokes
  154. 胶jiāoglue10 strokes
  155. 椒jiāo12 strokes
  156. 焦jiāo(physics) focus (as in 焦点)12 strokes
  157. 杰jiéoutstanding person8 strokes
  158. 洁jiéclean9 strokes
  159. 捷jiéquick11 strokes
  160. 截jiéby (a deadline)14 strokes
  161. 戒jièring (as in 戒指)7 strokes
  162. 劲jìnspirit7 strokes
  163. 井jǐngwell4 strokes
  164. 颈jǐngneck11 strokes
  165. 径jìngpath8 strokes
  166. 纠jiūto correct5 strokes
  167. 舅jiùmother's brother13 strokes
  168. 菊júchrysanthemum11 strokes
  169. 矩jǔcarpenter's square9 strokes
  170. 俱jùall10 strokes
  171. 惧jùfear11 strokes
  172. 菌jūnfungus11 strokes
  173. 刊kānperiodical5 strokes
  174. 砍kǎnto chop9 strokes
  175. 抗kàngto resist7 strokes
  176. 枯kūwithered9 strokes
  177. 酷kùcool14 strokes
  178. 夸kuāto praise6 strokes
  179. 馈kuìto make a present of12 strokes
  180. 阔kuòwide12 strokes
  181. 啦la了 + 啊: softening, urging or lively emphasis — "now!", "come on", "already!"11 strokes
  182. 赖làisurname Lai13 strokes
  183. 兰lánorchid5 strokes
  184. 拦lánto block8 strokes
  185. 栏láncolumn (in print)9 strokes
  186. 烂lànrotten9 strokes
  187. 狼lángwolf10 strokes
  188. 廊lángcorridor11 strokes
  189. 朗lǎngbright10 strokes
  190. 牢láoprison (as in 坐牢)7 strokes
  191. 雷léisurname Lei13 strokes
  192. 粒lìgrain11 strokes
  193. 怜liánto pity8 strokes
  194. 链liànchain12 strokes
  195. 梁liángbeam11 strokes
  196. 晾liàngto dry in the air12 strokes
  197. 劣lièinferior6 strokes
  198. 淋línto drench11 strokes
  199. 笼lóngcage11 strokes
  200. 露lùdew21 strokes
  201. 轮lúnwheel8 strokes
  202. 履lǚshoe15 strokes
  203. 略lüèslightly11 strokes
  204. 蚂mǎant9 strokes
  205. 嘛mait’s obvious: "you know", "after all"14 strokes
  206. 埋máito bury10 strokes
  207. 迈màimile (unit)6 strokes
  208. 麦màiwheat7 strokes
  209. 盲mángblind8 strokes
  210. 贸màotrade9 strokes
  211. 眉méieyebrow9 strokes
  212. 梅méiplum (tree and fruit)11 strokes
  213. 煤méicoal13 strokes
  214. 弥mífull8 strokes
  215. 蜜mìhoney14 strokes
  216. 棉miáncotton12 strokes
  217. 勉miǎnto make an effort9 strokes
  218. 妙miàowonderful7 strokes
  219. 灭mièto destroy5 strokes
  220. 摩móto rub15 strokes
  221. 寞mòlonely13 strokes
  222. 纳nàto accept7 strokes
  223. 泥nímud8 strokes
  224. 拟nǐto intend7 strokes
  225. 扭niǔto turn7 strokes
  226. 怒nùanger9 strokes
  227. 诺nuòpromise10 strokes
  228. 盼pànto hope for9 strokes
  229. 庞pánghuge8 strokes
  230. 抛pāoto throw7 strokes
  231. 泡pàoto soak8 strokes
  232. 佩pèito wear (at the waist)8 strokes
  233. 喷pēnto spout12 strokes
  234. 捧pěngto support11 strokes
  235. 披pīto drape over one's shoulders8 strokes
  236. 疲pítired10 strokes
  237. 飘piāoto float15 strokes
  238. 贫pínpoor8 strokes
  239. 坡pōslope8 strokes
  240. 迫pòto force8 strokes
  241. 扑pūto flop (of a show, film)5 strokes
  242. 朴pǔplain6 strokes
  243. 铺pùshop12 strokes
  244. 欺qīto deceive12 strokes
  245. 棋qíchess12 strokes
  246. 旗qíflag14 strokes
  247. 启qǐto open7 strokes
  248. 恰qiàjust9 strokes
  249. 牵qiānto lead (by holding)9 strokes
  250. 谦qiānmodest12 strokes
  251. 潜qiánto dive15 strokes
  252. 枪qiānggun8 strokes
  253. 腔qiāngcavity12 strokes
  254. 瞧qiáoto look17 strokes
  255. 倾qīngto lean10 strokes
  256. 屈qūto bend8 strokes
  257. 渠qúcanal11 strokes
  258. 娶qǔto marry (a woman)11 strokes
  259. 圈quāncircle11 strokes
  260. 券quànticket8 strokes
  261. 壤rǎngsoil20 strokes
  262. 绒róngfine hair9 strokes
  263. 融róngto blend16 strokes
  264. 柔róusoft9 strokes
  265. 撒sǎto scatter15 strokes
  266. 塞sāito stuff13 strokes
  267. 嗓sǎngthroat13 strokes
  268. 丧sàngto lose8 strokes
  269. 杀shāto kill6 strokes
  270. 刹shāto brake8 strokes
  271. 鲨shāshark15 strokes
  272. 筛shāito sift12 strokes
  273. 闪shǎnto flash5 strokes
  274. 尚shàngfashion (as in 时尚)8 strokes
  275. 舌shétongue6 strokes
  276. 射shèto shoot10 strokes
  277. 涉shèto wade10 strokes
  278. 审shěnto examine8 strokes
  279. 甥shēngsister's son12 strokes
  280. 盛shèngflourishing11 strokes
  281. 狮shīlion9 strokes
  282. 寿shòulong life7 strokes
  283. 薯shǔpotato16 strokes
  284. 竖shùvertical9 strokes
  285. 漱shùto rinse (the mouth)14 strokes
  286. 衰shuāito decline10 strokes
  287. 瞬shùnwink17 strokes
  288. 艘sōuclassifier for ships and boats15 strokes
  289. 塔tǎpagoda12 strokes
  290. 踏tàto step on15 strokes
  291. 汰tàito eliminate7 strokes
  292. 坛tánforum7 strokes
  293. 探tànto explore11 strokes
  294. 碳tàncarbon14 strokes
  295. 烫tàngvery hot10 strokes
  296. 掏tāoto pull out11 strokes
  297. 逃táoto escape9 strokes
  298. 淘táoto search (secondhand goods)11 strokes
  299. 添tiānto add11 strokes
  300. 田tiánsurname Tian5 strokes
  301. 铜tóngcopper (Cu)11 strokes
  302. 筒tǒngtube12 strokes
  303. 偷tōuto steal11 strokes
  304. 透tòutransparent (as in 透明)10 strokes
  305. 徒túapprentice10 strokes
  306. 吐tǔto spit6 strokes
  307. 吞tūnto swallow7 strokes
  308. 托tuōto entrust6 strokes
  309. 挖wāto dig9 strokes
  310. 娃wá(coll.) baby9 strokes
  311. 哇wā(interj.) wow9 strokes
  312. 歪wāicrooked9 strokes
  313. 顽wánstubborn10 strokes
  314. 亡wángto die3 strokes
  315. 王wángking4 strokes
  316. 委wěito entrust8 strokes
  317. 谓wèito say11 strokes
  318. 沃wòfertile7 strokes
  319. 乌wūcrow4 strokes
  320. 晰xīclear12 strokes
  321. 媳xídaughter-in-law13 strokes
  322. 吓xiàto frighten6 strokes
  323. 嫌xiánsuspicion (as in 嫌疑)13 strokes
  324. 陷xiànto sink10 strokes
  325. 祥xiángauspicious10 strokes
  326. 宵xiāonight10 strokes
  327. 歇xiēto rest13 strokes
  328. 谐xiéharmonious11 strokes
  329. 携xiéto carry13 strokes
  330. 械xiètool11 strokes
  331. 薪xīnsalary16 strokes
  332. 胸xiōngchest10 strokes
  333. 雄xióngmale (animal)12 strokes
  334. 袖xiùsleeve10 strokes
  335. 叙xùto narrate9 strokes
  336. 蓄xùto store up13 strokes
  337. 旋xuánto revolve11 strokes
  338. 旬xúnperiod of ten days6 strokes
  339. 循xúnto follow12 strokes
  340. 讯xùnnews5 strokes
  341. 讶yàsurprised6 strokes
  342. 淹yānto flood11 strokes
  343. 炎yánscorching8 strokes
  344. 艳yànbright10 strokes
  345. 宴yànbanquet10 strokes
  346. 央yāngcenter5 strokes
  347. 仰yǎngto face upward6 strokes
  348. 氧yǎngoxygen10 strokes
  349. 痒yǎngitchy11 strokes
  350. 遥yáodistant13 strokes
  351. 野yěwild11 strokes
  352. 液yèliquid11 strokes
  353. 仪yíappearance5 strokes
  354. 蚁yǐant9 strokes
  355. 异yìdifferent6 strokes
  356. 抑yìto repress7 strokes
  357. 疫yìepidemic9 strokes
  358. 姻yīnmarriage9 strokes
  359. 隐yǐnhidden11 strokes
  360. 英yīngBritain8 strokes
  361. 婴yīnginfant11 strokes
  362. 颖yǐngclever13 strokes
  363. 涌yǒngto gush10 strokes
  364. 忧yōuto worry7 strokes
  365. 予yǔ(formal) to give4 strokes
  366. 浴yùbath10 strokes
  367. 欲yùdesire11 strokes
  368. 裕yùabundant12 strokes
  369. 誉yùreputation13 strokes
  370. 援yuánto help12 strokes
  371. 跃yuèto jump11 strokes
  372. 晕yūnugh (exclamation of exasperation)10 strokes
  373. 匀yúneven4 strokes
  374. 孕yùnpregnant5 strokes
  375. 灾zāidisaster7 strokes
  376. 遭zāoto meet with (disaster or misfortune)14 strokes
  377. 噪zàonoise16 strokes
  378. 燥zàodry17 strokes
  379. 扎zhāto prick4 strokes
  380. 宅zháiresidence6 strokes
  381. 粘zhānto stick11 strokes
  382. 崭zhǎnbrand-new11 strokes
  383. 仗zhàngbattle5 strokes
  384. 障zhàngto obstruct13 strokes
  385. 枕zhěnpillow8 strokes
  386. 镇zhèntown15 strokes
  387. 睁zhēngto open (the eyes)11 strokes
  388. 症zhèngdisease10 strokes
  389. 枝zhībranch8 strokes
  390. 脂zhīfat10 strokes
  391. 侄zhínephew (brother's son)8 strokes
  392. 殖zhíto breed12 strokes
  393. 秩zhìorder10 strokes
  394. 肿zhǒngswollen8 strokes
  395. 州zhōustate (of the US, Australia, etc.)6 strokes
  396. 粥zhōucongee12 strokes
  397. 骤zhòusudden17 strokes
  398. 珠zhūpearl10 strokes
  399. 株zhūplant10 strokes
  400. 诸zhūall10 strokes
  401. 砖zhuānbrick9 strokes
  402. 妆zhuāngmakeup6 strokes
  403. 庄zhuāngvillage6 strokes
  404. 壮zhuàngstrong6 strokes
  405. 椎zhuīvertebra12 strokes
  406. 捉zhuōto catch10 strokes
  407. 棕zōngbrown12 strokes
  408. 踪zōngfootprint15 strokes
  409. 粽zòngzongzi14 strokes
  410. 奏zòuto play (music)9 strokes
  411. 祖zǔgrandfather9 strokes
  412. 钻zuàndrill (tool)10 strokes
  413. 罪zuìcrime13 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.