HSK levels explained

HSK 6 characters to write

The 150 characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to write by hand at HSK 6 (书写字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 岸ànbank8 strokes
  2. 昂ángto raise (one's head)8 strokes
  3. 拔báto pull out8 strokes
  4. 摆bǎito put13 strokes
  5. 悲bēisad12 strokes
  6. 奔bēnto rush8 strokes
  7. 编biānstaffing establishment12 strokes
  8. 兵bīngsoldier7 strokes
  9. 财cáiwealth7 strokes
  10. 仓cāngwarehouse4 strokes
  11. 侧cèside8 strokes
  12. 策cèplan12 strokes
  13. 肠chángintestines7 strokes
  14. 畅chàngsmooth8 strokes
  15. 抄chāoto copy7 strokes
  16. 臣chénofficial6 strokes
  17. 尘chéndust6 strokes
  18. 呈chéngto show7 strokes
  19. 愁chóuto worry13 strokes
  20. 串chuànto string together7 strokes
  21. 闯chuǎngto rush6 strokes
  22. 纯chúnpure7 strokes
  23. 匆cōnghurried5 strokes
  24. 寸cùncun (unit of length, about 3.3 cm)3 strokes
  25. 呆dāito stay7 strokes
  26. 诞dànbirth8 strokes
  27. 岛dǎoisland7 strokes
  28. 德dévirtue15 strokes
  29. 抵dǐto arrive at (as in 抵达)8 strokes
  30. 吊diàoto hang6 strokes
  31. 顶dǐngtop8 strokes
  32. 夺duóto win (a prize)6 strokes
  33. 恶èevil10 strokes
  34. 帆fānsail6 strokes
  35. 凡fánevery3 strokes
  36. 犯fànto commit (an error or crime)5 strokes
  37. 妨fángto hinder7 strokes
  38. 肺fèilung8 strokes
  39. 氛fēnatmosphere8 strokes
  40. 奉fèng(formal) to receive (orders)8 strokes
  41. 辅fǔto assist11 strokes
  42. 肝gānliver7 strokes
  43. 岗gǎngmound7 strokes
  44. 攻gōngto attack7 strokes
  45. 巩gǒngto consolidate6 strokes
  46. 孤gūlone8 strokes
  47. 股gǔshare8 strokes
  48. 骨gǔbone9 strokes
  49. 拐guǎito turn (a corner)8 strokes
  50. 官guānofficial8 strokes
  51. 贯guànto pass through8 strokes
  52. 归guīto return5 strokes
  53. 龟guītortoise7 strokes
  54. 轨guǐrail6 strokes
  55. 罕hǎnrare7 strokes
  56. 旱hàndrought7 strokes
  57. 恨hènto hate9 strokes
  58. 宏hónggreat7 strokes
  59. 幻huànillusory4 strokes
  60. 皇huángemperor9 strokes
  61. 击jīto hit5 strokes
  62. 饥jīhungry5 strokes
  63. 吉jílucky6 strokes
  64. 夹jiāclip6 strokes
  65. 尖jiānpointed6 strokes
  66. 肩jiānshoulder8 strokes
  67. 杰jiéoutstanding person8 strokes
  68. 戒jièring (as in 戒指)7 strokes
  69. 劲jìnspirit7 strokes
  70. 井jǐngwell4 strokes
  71. 径jìngpath8 strokes
  72. 纠jiūto correct5 strokes
  73. 刊kānperiodical5 strokes
  74. 抗kàngto resist7 strokes
  75. 夸kuāto praise6 strokes
  76. 兰lánorchid5 strokes
  77. 拦lánto block8 strokes
  78. 牢láoprison (as in 坐牢)7 strokes
  79. 雷léisurname Lei13 strokes
  80. 劣lièinferior6 strokes
  81. 轮lúnwheel8 strokes
  82. 迈màimile (unit)6 strokes
  83. 麦màiwheat7 strokes
  84. 盲mángblind8 strokes
  85. 贸màotrade9 strokes
  86. 妙miàowonderful7 strokes
  87. 灭mièto destroy5 strokes
  88. 纳nàto accept7 strokes
  89. 泥nímud8 strokes
  90. 拟nǐto intend7 strokes
  91. 扭niǔto turn7 strokes
  92. 盼pànto hope for9 strokes
  93. 抛pāoto throw7 strokes
  94. 泡pàoto soak8 strokes
  95. 佩pèito wear (at the waist)8 strokes
  96. 披pīto drape over one's shoulders8 strokes
  97. 贫pínpoor8 strokes
  98. 坡pōslope8 strokes
  99. 迫pòto force8 strokes
  100. 扑pūto flop (of a show, film)5 strokes
  101. 朴pǔplain6 strokes
  102. 启qǐto open7 strokes
  103. 枪qiānggun8 strokes
  104. 瞧qiáoto look17 strokes
  105. 圈quāncircle11 strokes
  106. 券quànticket8 strokes
  107. 丧sàngto lose8 strokes
  108. 杀shāto kill6 strokes
  109. 闪shǎnto flash5 strokes
  110. 尚shàngfashion (as in 时尚)8 strokes
  111. 舌shétongue6 strokes
  112. 审shěnto examine8 strokes
  113. 寿shòulong life7 strokes
  114. 汰tàito eliminate7 strokes
  115. 坛tánforum7 strokes
  116. 吐tǔto spit6 strokes
  117. 吞tūnto swallow7 strokes
  118. 托tuōto entrust6 strokes
  119. 亡wángto die3 strokes
  120. 委wěito entrust8 strokes
  121. 谓wèito say11 strokes
  122. 沃wòfertile7 strokes
  123. 乌wūcrow4 strokes
  124. 吓xiàto frighten6 strokes
  125. 雄xióngmale (animal)12 strokes
  126. 旬xúnperiod of ten days6 strokes
  127. 讯xùnnews5 strokes
  128. 讶yàsurprised6 strokes
  129. 炎yánscorching8 strokes
  130. 央yāngcenter5 strokes
  131. 仰yǎngto face upward6 strokes
  132. 仪yíappearance5 strokes
  133. 异yìdifferent6 strokes
  134. 抑yìto repress7 strokes
  135. 英yīngBritain8 strokes
  136. 忧yōuto worry7 strokes
  137. 予yǔ(formal) to give4 strokes
  138. 晕yūnugh (exclamation of exasperation)10 strokes
  139. 匀yúneven4 strokes
  140. 孕yùnpregnant5 strokes
  141. 灾zāidisaster7 strokes
  142. 扎zhāto prick4 strokes
  143. 宅zháiresidence6 strokes
  144. 仗zhàngbattle5 strokes
  145. 枝zhībranch8 strokes
  146. 肿zhǒngswollen8 strokes
  147. 州zhōustate (of the US, Australia, etc.)6 strokes
  148. 妆zhuāngmakeup6 strokes
  149. 庄zhuāngvillage6 strokes
  150. 壮zhuàngstrong6 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.