HSK levels explained

HSK 7–9 characters to write

The 500 characters the 2025 HSK syllabus asks you to write by hand at HSK 7–9 (书写字), in its order. Tap one to watch it written stroke by stroke.

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  1. 挨áito endure10 strokes
  2. 癌áicancer17 strokes
  3. 疤bāscar9 strokes
  4. 坝bàdam7 strokes
  5. 罢bàto stop10 strokes
  6. 掰bāito break off12 strokes
  7. 扳bānto pull7 strokes
  8. 颁bānto issue10 strokes
  9. 拌bànto mix8 strokes
  10. 绊bànto trip8 strokes
  11. 绑bǎngto tie9 strokes
  12. 磅bàngpound (unit of weight)15 strokes
  13. 煲bāoto cook slowly13 strokes
  14. 卑bēilow8 strokes
  15. 碑bēistele13 strokes
  16. 绷bēngto stretch tight11 strokes
  17. 蹦bèngto jump18 strokes
  18. 弊bìdrawback14 strokes
  19. 贬biǎnto belittle8 strokes
  20. 扁biǎnflat9 strokes
  21. 辨biànto distinguish16 strokes
  22. 辩biànto debate16 strokes
  23. 憋biēto hold back15 strokes
  24. 丙bǐngthird (in a sequence)5 strokes
  25. 波bōwave8 strokes
  26. 剥bāoto peel10 strokes
  27. 伯bófather's elder brother7 strokes
  28. 勃bóvigorous9 strokes
  29. 搏bóto fight13 strokes
  30. 卜bǔto divine2 strokes
  31. 怖bùfear8 strokes
  32. 惨cǎnmiserable11 strokes
  33. 灿cànbright7 strokes
  34. 蹭cèngto freeload19 strokes
  35. 岔chàto diverge7 strokes
  36. 掺chānto mix11 strokes
  37. 搀chānto support by the arm12 strokes
  38. 馋chángreedy (for food)12 strokes
  39. 缠chánto pester13 strokes
  40. 铲chǎnshovel11 strokes
  41. 阐chǎnto explain11 strokes
  42. 昌chāngprosperous8 strokes
  43. 扯chěnonsense7 strokes
  44. 陈chénto display7 strokes
  45. 秤chèngscale10 strokes
  46. 痴chīfoolish13 strokes
  47. 耻chǐshame10 strokes
  48. 赤chìred7 strokes
  49. 仇chóuhatred4 strokes
  50. 绸chóusilk cloth11 strokes
  51. 畴chóucategory12 strokes
  52. 酬chóupayment13 strokes
  53. 稠chóuthick (of liquid)13 strokes
  54. 瞅chǒuto look at14 strokes
  55. 锄chúhoe12 strokes
  56. 揣chuāito put into one's clothes12 strokes
  57. 踹chuàito kick16 strokes
  58. 喘chuǎnto pant12 strokes
  59. 幢zhuàngclassifier for buildings15 strokes
  60. 捶chuíto beat (with a fist or stick)11 strokes
  61. 锤chuíhammer13 strokes
  62. 蠢chǔnstupid21 strokes
  63. 戳chuōto tag18 strokes
  64. 慈cíkind13 strokes
  65. 赐cì(polite) favor12 strokes
  66. 葱cōngscallion12 strokes
  67. 丛cóngclump5 strokes
  68. 凑còuto gather together11 strokes
  69. 窜cuànto flee12 strokes
  70. 粹cuìpure14 strokes
  71. 搓cuōto rub (between the hands)12 strokes
  72. 逮dàito arrest (as in 逮捕)11 strokes
  73. 党dǎngparty (political)10 strokes
  74. 荡dàngto sway9 strokes
  75. 盗dàoto steal11 strokes
  76. 蹬dēngto pedal19 strokes
  77. 瞪dèngto stare17 strokes
  78. 堤dīdike12 strokes
  79. 颠diānto jolt16 strokes
  80. 垫diàncushion9 strokes
  81. 淀diànshallow lake11 strokes
  82. 奠diànto establish12 strokes
  83. 叼diāoto hold in the mouth5 strokes
  84. 雕diāoto carve16 strokes
  85. 爹diēdad10 strokes
  86. 叠diéto pile up13 strokes
  87. 碟diédisc (CD, DVD)14 strokes
  88. 丁dīngsurname Ding2 strokes
  89. 盯dīngto keep an eye on7 strokes
  90. 钉dīngnail7 strokes
  91. 董dǒngto supervise12 strokes
  92. 兜dōupocket11 strokes
  93. 抖dǒuto shake7 strokes
  94. 陡dǒusuddenly9 strokes
  95. 赌dǔto gamble12 strokes
  96. 妒dùto envy7 strokes
  97. 兑duìto mix (a liquid) with another7 strokes
  98. 炖dùnto stew8 strokes
  99. 鹅égoose12 strokes
  100. 遏èto check12 strokes
  101. 恩ēnkindness10 strokes
  102. 伐fáto cut down6 strokes
  103. 废fèiwaste8 strokes
  104. 沸fèito boil8 strokes
  105. 坟féngrave7 strokes
  106. 粪fèndung12 strokes
  107. 锋fēngedge12 strokes
  108. 逢féngto meet10 strokes
  109. 凤fèngphoenix (female)4 strokes
  110. 缝fèngcrack13 strokes
  111. 敷fūto apply (ointment, a mask)15 strokes
  112. 伏fúto lie face down6 strokes
  113. 辐fúspoke (of a wheel)13 strokes
  114. 抚fǔto stroke7 strokes
  115. 赴fùto go to9 strokes
  116. 腹fùabdomen13 strokes
  117. 钙gàicalcium (Ca)9 strokes
  118. 甘gānsweet5 strokes
  119. 杆gānpole7 strokes
  120. 纲gāngkey point7 strokes
  121. 缸gāngcylinder (of an engine)9 strokes
  122. 搁gē(dialect) at12 strokes
  123. 耕gēngto plow10 strokes
  124. 弓gōngbow (weapon)3 strokes
  125. 拱gǒngto push with the snout9 strokes
  126. 勾gōuto hook4 strokes
  127. 钩gōuhook9 strokes
  128. 谷gǔvalley7 strokes
  129. 雇gùto hire12 strokes
  130. 乖guāiwell-behaved8 strokes
  131. 灌guànto pour20 strokes
  132. 鬼guǐghost9 strokes
  133. 函hánletter8 strokes
  134. 撼hànto shake16 strokes
  135. 呵hē(onomatopoeia) ha (laughter)8 strokes
  136. 禾héstanding grain5 strokes
  137. 哼hng(interj.) humph10 strokes
  138. 恒héngpermanent9 strokes
  139. 轰hōng(onom.) bang8 strokes
  140. 哄hǒngto coax9 strokes
  141. 烘hōngto bake10 strokes
  142. 弘hónggreat5 strokes
  143. 吼hǒuto shout7 strokes
  144. 唤huànto call10 strokes
  145. 焕huànshining11 strokes
  146. 荒huāngbarren9 strokes
  147. 慌huāngflustered12 strokes
  148. 凰huángphoenix (female)11 strokes
  149. 煌huángbrilliant13 strokes
  150. 晃huàngto sway10 strokes
  151. 谎huǎnglie11 strokes
  152. 辉huībrightness12 strokes
  153. 毁huǐto destroy13 strokes
  154. 昏hūnto faint8 strokes
  155. 荤hūnmeat or fish (dish)9 strokes
  156. 魂húnsoul13 strokes
  157. 豁huōto crack17 strokes
  158. 稽jīto check15 strokes
  159. 忌jìtaboo7 strokes
  160. 剂jìpreparation8 strokes
  161. 祭jìfestival11 strokes
  162. 暨jìand14 strokes
  163. 煎jiānto pan-fry13 strokes
  164. 拣jiǎnto choose8 strokes
  165. 俭jiǎnfrugal9 strokes
  166. 贱jiàncheap9 strokes
  167. 溅jiànto splash12 strokes
  168. 姜jiāngginger9 strokes
  169. 僵jiāngstiff15 strokes
  170. 桨jiǎngoar10 strokes
  171. 匠jiàngcraftsman6 strokes
  172. 绞jiǎoto twist9 strokes
  173. 搅jiǎoto stir12 strokes
  174. 缴jiǎoto pay (fees, taxes)16 strokes
  175. 皆jiēall9 strokes
  176. 揭jiēto expose12 strokes
  177. 劫jiécalamity7 strokes
  178. 竭jiéto exhaust14 strokes
  179. 筋jīntendon12 strokes
  180. 茎jīngstem8 strokes
  181. 晶jīngcrystal12 strokes
  182. 鲸jīngwhale16 strokes
  183. 揪jiūto grab12 strokes
  184. 倔juègruff10 strokes
  185. 掘juéto dig11 strokes
  186. 崛juéto rise abruptly11 strokes
  187. 嚼jiáoto chew20 strokes
  188. 俊jùnhandsome9 strokes
  189. 峻jùnhigh and steep10 strokes
  190. 慨kǎiindignant12 strokes
  191. 堪kānto be able to12 strokes
  192. 侃kǎn(coll.) to chat8 strokes
  193. 槛kǎndoorsill14 strokes
  194. 扛kángto carry on one's shoulder6 strokes
  195. 磕kēto knock15 strokes
  196. 壳késhell7 strokes
  197. 恳kěnearnest10 strokes
  198. 啃kěnto gnaw11 strokes
  199. 坑kēngpit7 strokes
  200. 孔kǒnghole4 strokes
  201. 抠kōuto dig7 strokes
  202. 垮kuǎto collapse9 strokes
  203. 挎kuàto carry on the arm9 strokes
  204. 跨kuàto step across13 strokes
  205. 筐kuāngbasket12 strokes
  206. 框kuàngframe10 strokes
  207. 愧kuìashamed12 strokes
  208. 捆kǔnto tie up10 strokes
  209. 蜡làwax14 strokes
  210. 揽lǎnto hold in one's arms12 strokes
  211. 捞lāoto scoop out of water10 strokes
  212. 涝làoflood10 strokes
  213. 勒lèto force11 strokes
  214. 愣lèngdazed12 strokes
  215. 廉liánhonest13 strokes
  216. 咧liěto grin9 strokes
  217. 猎lièto hunt11 strokes
  218. 裂lièto crack12 strokes
  219. 拎līnto carry (by hand)8 strokes

  220. 赁

  221. 聆língto listen respectfully11 strokes
  222. 溜liūto slip away13 strokes
  223. 瘤liútumor15 strokes
  224. 遛liùto walk (a dog)13 strokes
  225. 聋lóngdeaf11 strokes
  226. 隆lónggrand11 strokes
  227. 搂lǒuto hug12 strokes
  228. 陋lòuugly8 strokes
  229. 鹿lùdeer11 strokes
  230. 卵luǎnegg7 strokes
  231. 抡lūnto swing7 strokes
  232. 萝luótrailing plant11 strokes
  233. 裸luǒnaked13 strokes
  234. 屡lǚrepeatedly12 strokes
  235. 缕lǚthread12 strokes
  236. 脉màipulse9 strokes
  237. 瞒mánto hide the truth from15 strokes
  238. 蔓màncreeping vine14 strokes
  239. 茫mángvast and hazy9 strokes
  240. 枚méiclassifier for small objects such as coins, medals, badges, stamps, missiles8 strokes
  241. 昧mèiobscure9 strokes
  242. 闷mènbored7 strokes
  243. 蒙měngMongolia13 strokes
  244. 盟méngalliance13 strokes
  245. 猛měngfierce11 strokes
  246. 眯mīto squint11 strokes
  247. 谜míriddle11 strokes
  248. 泌mìto secrete8 strokes
  249. 苗miáosprout8 strokes
  250. 庙miàotemple8 strokes
  251. 蔑mièto disdain14 strokes
  252. 鸣míngto sound8 strokes
  253. 膜mómembrane14 strokes
  254. 磨móto rub16 strokes
  255. 魔módevil20 strokes
  256. 抹mǒto wipe8 strokes
  257. 莫mòdon't10 strokes
  258. 墨mòink15 strokes
  259. 谋móuplan11 strokes
  260. 亩mǔmu (Chinese unit of land area, about 667 square meters)7 strokes
  261. 牧mùto herd8 strokes
  262. 募mùto recruit12 strokes
  263. 墓mùtomb13 strokes
  264. 乃nǎiso2 strokes
  265. 挠náoto scratch9 strokes
  266. 嫩nèntender14 strokes
  267. 逆nìcontrary9 strokes
  268. 腻nìgreasy13 strokes
  269. 黏niánsticky17 strokes
  270. 撵niǎnto drive out15 strokes
  271. 尿niàourine7 strokes
  272. 捏nie(particle) cutesy sentence-final particle (as in 好的捏)10 strokes
  273. 宁níngpeaceful5 strokes
  274. 凝níngto congeal16 strokes
  275. 纽niǔknob7 strokes
  276. 钮niǔbutton9 strokes
  277. 挪nuóto move9 strokes
  278. 趴pāto lean on9 strokes
  279. 攀pānto climb19 strokes
  280. 畔pànside10 strokes
  281. 刨páoto dig7 strokes
  282. 炮pàocannon9 strokes
  283. 烹pēngto cook11 strokes
  284. 棚péngshed12 strokes
  285. 蓬péngdisheveled13 strokes
  286. 劈pīto split15 strokes
  287. 辟pìto open up13 strokes
  288. 偏piānrather11 strokes
  289. 泊bóto moor8 strokes
  290. 颇pōquite11 strokes
  291. 魄pòsoul14 strokes
  292. 谱pǔmusical score14 strokes
  293. 曝pùto expose to the sun19 strokes
  294. 沏qīto steep7 strokes
  295. 漆qīpaint14 strokes
  296. 乞qǐto beg (for)3 strokes
  297. 契qìcontract9 strokes
  298. 掐qiāto pinch11 strokes
  299. 迁qiānto move6 strokes
  300. 呛qiāngto choke (on food or water)7 strokes
  301. 翘qiàoto stick up12 strokes
  302. 撬qiàoto pry open15 strokes
  303. 侵qīnto invade9 strokes
  304. 擎qíngto hold up16 strokes
  305. 驱qūto drive (a vehicle or animal)7 strokes
  306. 诠quánto explain8 strokes
  307. 拳quánfist10 strokes
  308. 瘸quélame16 strokes
  309. 嚷rǎngto shout20 strokes
  310. 饶ráoto forgive9 strokes
  311. 惹re(particle) cutesy online spelling of the completion particle (as in 好累惹)12 strokes
  312. 仁rénbenevolence4 strokes
  313. 饪rènto cook7 strokes
  314. 揉róuto rub12 strokes
  315. 若ruòif8 strokes
  316. 桑sāngmulberry tree10 strokes
  317. 骚sāocoquettish12 strokes
  318. 纱shāyarn7 strokes
  319. 捎shāoto bring along10 strokes
  320. 哨shàowhistle10 strokes
  321. 肾shènkidney8 strokes
  322. 渗shènto seep11 strokes
  323. 牲shēngdomestic animal9 strokes
  324. 圣shèngholy5 strokes
  325. 屎shǐfeces9 strokes
  326. 逝shìto pass10 strokes
  327. 梳shūcomb11 strokes
  328. 疏shūto dredge12 strokes
  329. 赎shúto redeem12 strokes
  330. 署shǔgovernment office13 strokes
  331. 墅shùvilla14 strokes
  332. 耍shuǎto play9 strokes
  333. 甩shuǎito swing5 strokes
  334. 拴shuānto tie9 strokes
  335. 涮shuànto rinse11 strokes
  336. 霜shuāngfrost17 strokes
  337. 爽shuǎngfeeling great11 strokes
  338. 丝sīshredded (food) (as in 土豆丝)5 strokes
  339. 撕sīto tear15 strokes
  340. 寺sìtemple6 strokes
  341. 肆sìfour (anti-fraud numeral used on checks)13 strokes
  342. 耸sǒngto tower10 strokes
  343. 讼sònglawsuit6 strokes
  344. 苏sūto revive7 strokes
  345. 酥sūcrisp12 strokes
  346. 蒜suàngarlic13 strokes
  347. 塌tāto collapse13 strokes
  348. 拓tuòto open up8 strokes
  349. 胎tāitire9 strokes
  350. 贪tānto be greedy8 strokes
  351. 摊tānstall13 strokes
  352. 滩tānbeach13 strokes
  353. 瘫tānparalyzed15 strokes
  354. 痰tánphlegm13 strokes
  355. 坦tǎnflat8 strokes
  356. 叹tànto sigh5 strokes
  357. 炭tàncharcoal9 strokes
  358. 淌tǎngto drip11 strokes
  359. 陶táopottery10 strokes
  360. 腾téng(after a verb) repeatedly (as in 折腾)13 strokes
  361. 剃tìto shave9 strokes
  362. 舔tiǎnto lick14 strokes
  363. 捅tǒngto mess up10 strokes
  364. 凸tūconvex5 strokes
  365. 秃tūbald7 strokes
  366. 涂túto apply (paint, cream)10 strokes
  367. 臀túnbuttocks17 strokes
  368. 驮tuóto carry on the back6 strokes
  369. 妥tuǒappropriate7 strokes
  370. 瓦wǎtile4 strokes
  371. 丸wánpill3 strokes
  372. 挽wǎnto pull10 strokes
  373. 旺wàngprosperous8 strokes
  374. 伪wěifalse6 strokes
  375. 畏wèito fear9 strokes
  376. 纹wénline7 strokes
  377. 吻wěnkiss7 strokes
  378. 窝wōplace where one lives12 strokes
  379. 捂wǔto cover (with the hand)10 strokes
  380. 勿wùdo not4 strokes
  381. 悟wùto realize10 strokes
  382. 牺xīto sacrifice10 strokes
  383. 稀xīwatery12 strokes
  384. 溪xīcreek13 strokes
  385. 袭xíto attack by surprise11 strokes
  386. 虾xiāshrimp9 strokes
  387. 瞎xiāwasted15 strokes
  388. 峡xiágorge9 strokes
  389. 狭xiánarrow9 strokes
  390. 辖xiáto govern14 strokes
  391. 仙xiānimmortal5 strokes
  392. 纤xiānfine6 strokes
  393. 掀xiānto lift (a cover, lid)11 strokes
  394. 弦xiánstring (of a bow or musical instrument)8 strokes
  395. 衔xiánto hold in the mouth11 strokes
  396. 宪xiànconstitution9 strokes
  397. 镶xiāngto inlay22 strokes
  398. 巷xiànglane9 strokes
  399. 邪xiéevil6 strokes
  400. 泄xièto leak8 strokes
  401. 泻xièto have diarrhea8 strokes
  402. 卸xièto unload9 strokes
  403. 懈xièslack16 strokes
  404. 馨xīnfragrance20 strokes
  405. 腥xīngfishy (smell or taste)13 strokes
  406. 刑xíngpunishment6 strokes
  407. 凶xiōngfierce4 strokes
  408. 绣xiùto embroider10 strokes
  409. 锈xiùrust12 strokes
  410. 嗅xiùto smell13 strokes
  411. 吁xūto sigh6 strokes
  412. 玄xuánblack5 strokes
  413. 悬xuánto hang11 strokes
  414. 削xiāoto peel9 strokes
  415. 穴xuécave5 strokes
  416. 熏xūnto smoke (food)14 strokes
  417. 巡xúnto patrol6 strokes
  418. 驯xùnto tame6 strokes
  419. 芽yábud7 strokes
  420. 涯yáshore11 strokes
  421. 哑yǎmute9 strokes
  422. 雅yǎelegant12 strokes
  423. 衍yǎnto spread out9 strokes
  424. 掩yǎnto cover11 strokes
  425. 咽yànto swallow9 strokes
  426. 窑yáokiln11 strokes
  427. 耀yàoto shine20 strokes
  428. 矣yǐ(particle) marks completion or emphasis, like 了7 strokes
  429. 倚yǐto lean on10 strokes
  430. 亦yìalso6 strokes
  431. 役yìmilitary service7 strokes
  432. 绎yìto unravel8 strokes
  433. 溢yìto overflow13 strokes
  434. 翼yìwing17 strokes
  435. 瘾yǐnaddiction16 strokes
  436. 鹰yīnghawk18 strokes
  437. 盈yíngfull9 strokes
  438. 庸yōngmediocre11 strokes
  439. 诱yòuto lure9 strokes
  440. 愚yúfoolish13 strokes
  441. 舆yúpublic14 strokes
  442. 屿yǔislet6 strokes
  443. 宇yǔhouse6 strokes
  444. 郁yùgloomy8 strokes
  445. 御yùimperial12 strokes
  446. 愈yùthe more ... the more (as in 愈来愈)13 strokes
  447. 冤yuāninjustice10 strokes
  448. 缘yuánfate12 strokes
  449. 曰yuēto say4 strokes
  450. 悦yuèpleased10 strokes
  451. 蕴yùnto contain15 strokes
  452. 熨yùnto iron15 strokes
  453. 砸záto smash10 strokes
  454. 栽zāito plant10 strokes
  455. 宰zǎito slaughter10 strokes
  456. 攒zǎnto save up19 strokes
  457. 葬zàngto bury12 strokes
  458. 凿záoto chisel12 strokes
  459. 枣zǎojujube8 strokes
  460. 灶zàostove7 strokes
  461. 躁zàorestless20 strokes
  462. 贼zéithief10 strokes
  463. 渣zhādregs12 strokes
  464. 闸zhásluice gate8 strokes
  465. 诈zhàto cheat7 strokes
  466. 榨zhàto press14 strokes
  467. 债zhàidebt10 strokes
  468. 沾zhānto get stained with8 strokes
  469. 斩zhǎnto behead8 strokes
  470. 盏zhǎnsmall cup10 strokes
  471. 绽zhànto split open11 strokes
  472. 蘸zhànto dip (in a liquid or sauce)22 strokes
  473. 彰zhāngclear14 strokes
  474. 胀zhàngto swell8 strokes
  475. 罩zhàocover13 strokes
  476. 遮zhēto cover14 strokes
  477. 振zhènto shake10 strokes
  478. 蒸zhēngto steam13 strokes
  479. 旨zhǐpurpose6 strokes
  480. 帜zhìflag8 strokes
  481. 滞zhìstagnant12 strokes
  482. 忠zhōngloyal8 strokes
  483. 衷zhōngheartfelt10 strokes
  484. 宙zhòuuniverse8 strokes
  485. 皱zhòuwrinkle10 strokes
  486. 烛zhúcandle10 strokes
  487. 拄zhǔto lean on (a stick or cane)8 strokes
  488. 嘱zhǔto enjoin15 strokes
  489. 驻zhùto be stationed (at)8 strokes
  490. 拽zhuàito pull9 strokes
  491. 撰zhuànto write15 strokes
  492. 桩zhuāngstake10 strokes
  493. 坠zhuìto fall7 strokes
  494. 卓zhuóoutstanding8 strokes
  495. 兹zīthis9 strokes
  496. 滋zīto grow12 strokes
  497. 籽zǐseed9 strokes
  498. 宗zōngancestor8 strokes
  499. 纵zòngvertical7 strokes

  500. 揍

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.