HSK (Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì; 汉语水平考试), translated as Chinese Proficiency Test or Chinese Standard Exam, is China's standardized exam for non-native speakers that tests and rates Chinese language proficiency.
The test consists of 6 levels and list of words that need to be known is provided for each level. No character lists are provided separately, therefore the characters presented on this page were derived from these word lists.
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Please be aware that the character lists for HSK levels provided on this website are not cumulative (contain only new characters). Therefore if you for example prepare for HSK level 4, you should not only learn the characters for level 4, but also for previous levels (1, 2 and 3).
| Pinyin | Definition | Radical | Stroke count | HSK level | General Standard# | Frequency rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 乎 | hū | interrogative or exclamatory final particle | 丿 4.4 | 5 | 3 | 0280 | 458 |
| 查 | chá | investigate, examine, seek into | 木 75.5 | 9 | 3 | 1431 | 459 |
| 轻 | qīng | light; easy, simple; gentle | 車 159.5 | 9 | 3 | 1463 | 460 |
| 易 | yì | change; easy | 日 72.4 | 8 | 3 | 1088 | 461 |
| 除 | chú | eliminate, remove, except | 阜 170.7 | 9 | 3 | 1732 | 464 |
| 阿 | ā | 阜 170.5 | 7 | 3 | 0913 | 471 | |
| 李 | lǐ | plum; judge; surname | 木 75.3 | 7 | 3 | 0688 | 472 |
| 图 | tú | diagram; chart, map, picture | 囗 31.5 | 8 | 3 | 1119 | 476 |
| 历 | lì | history; calendar | 厂 27.2 | 4 | 3 | 0095 | 480 |
| 突 | tū | suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly | 穴 116.4 | 9 | 3 | 1700 | 484 |
| 周 | zhōu | Zhou dynasty; circumference | 口 30.5 | 8 | 3 | 1192 | 490 |
| 较 | jiào | compare; comparatively, more | 車 159.6 | 10 | 3 | 1876 | 491 |
| 注 | zhù | concentrate, focus, direct | 水 85.5 | 8 | 3 | 1252 | 492 |
| 选 | xuǎn | choose, select; elect; election | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 3 | 1545 | 499 |
| 响 | xiǎng | make sound, make noise; sound | 口 30.6 | 9 | 3 | 1509 | 503 |
| 参 | cān | take part in, intervene; ginseng | 厶 28.6 | 8 | 3 | 1334 | 507 |
| 半 | bàn | half | 十 24.3 | 5 | 3 | 0307 | 513 |
| 节 | jié | knot, node, joint; section | 艸 140.2 | 5 | 3 | 0209 | 514 |
| 护 | hù | protect, guard, defend, shelter | 手 64.4 | 7 | 3 | 0649 | 529 |
| 音 | yīn | sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation | 音 180.0 | 9 | 3 | 1632 | 540 |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to follow, accompany; with | 足 157.6 | 13 | 3 | 2920 | 541 |
| 留 | liú | stop, halt; stay, detain, keep | 田 102.5 | 10 | 3 | 2009 | 554 |
| 讲 | jiǎng | explain; discuss; talk | 言 149.4 | 6 | 3 | 0550 | 555 |
| 料 | liào | consider, conjecture; materials, ingredients | 斗 68.6 | 10 | 3 | 2054 | 557 |
| 终 | zhōng | end; finally, in the end | 糸 120.5 | 8 | 3 | 1344 | 558 |
| 答 | dá | answer, reply; return; assent to | 竹 118.6 | 12 | 3 | 2687 | 559 |
| 黄 | huáng | yellow; surname | 黃 201.0 | 11 | 3 | 2201 | 561 |
| 奇 | qí | strange, unusual, uncanny, occult | 大 37.5 | 8 | 3 | 1050 | 563 |
| 段 | duàn | section, piece, division | 殳 79.5 | 9 | 3 | 1555 | 567 |
| 故 | gù | ancient, old; reason, because | 攴 66.5 | 9 | 3 | 1418 | 572 |
| 河 | hé | river; stream; yellow river | 水 85.5 | 8 | 3 | 1244 | 574 |
| 害 | hài | injure, harm; destroy, kill | 宀 40.7 | 10 | 3 | 2097 | 579 |
| 双 | shuāng | set of two, pair, couple; both | 又 29.2 | 4 | 3 | 0187 | 581 |
| 境 | jìng | boundary, frontier; area, region | 土 32.11 | 14 | 3 | 3061 | 582 |
| 愿 | yuàn | sincere, honest, virtuous | 心 61.10 | 14 | 3 | 3094 | 598 |
| 网 | wǎng | net; network; KangXi radical 122 | 网 122.0 | 6 | 3 | 0442 | 605 |
| 育 | yù | produce, give birth to; educate | 肉 130.4 | 8 | 3 | 1225 | 609 |
| 船 | chuán | ship, boat, vessel | 舟 137.5 | 11 | 3 | 2345 | 614 |
| 脸 | liǎn | face; cheek; reputation | 肉 130.7 | 11 | 3 | 2359 | 615 |
| 刻 | kè | carve, engrave; quarter hour | 刀 18.6 | 8 | 3 | 1224 | 618 |
| 刚 | gāng | hard, tough, rigid, strong | 刀 18.4 | 6 | 3 | 0441 | 621 |
| 般 | bān | sort, manner, kind, category | 舟 137.4 | 10 | 3 | 1980 | 629 |
| 怕 | pà | to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive | 心 61.5 | 8 | 3 | 1269 | 631 |
| 假 | jiǎ | falsehood, deception; vacation | 人 9.9 | 11 | 3 | 2337 | 636 |
| 久 | jiǔ | long time (ago); time passage, grow late | 丿 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 0047 | 637 |
| 拿 | ná | take, hold, grasp; bring; with | 手 64.6 | 10 | 3 | 1983 | 645 |
| 阳 | yáng | 阜 170.4 | 6 | 3 | 0572 | 650 | |
| 急 | jí | quick, quickly; urgent, pressing | 心 61.5 | 9 | 3 | 1609 | 657 |
| 居 | jū | live, dwell, reside, sit | 尸 44.5 | 8 | 3 | 1308 | 678 |
| 环 | huán | jade ring or bracelet; ring | 玉 96.4 | 8 | 3 | 0945 | 681 |
| 树 | shù | tree; plant; set up, establish | 木 75.5 | 9 | 3 | 1439 | 697 |
| 层 | céng | storey, layer, floor, stratum | 尸 44.4 | 7 | 3 | 0902 | 699 |
| 句 | jù | sentence | 口 30.2 | 5 | 3 | 0288 | 707 |
| 简 | jiǎn | simple, terse, succinct, a letter | 竹 118.7 | 13 | 3 | 2954 | 716 |
| 卡 | kǎ | card, punch card; calorie | 卜 25.3 | 5 | 3 | 0226 | 717 |
| 担 | dān | carry, bear, undertake | 手 64.5 | 8 | 3 | 0963 | 720 |
| 静 | jìng | quiet, still, motionless; gentle | 青 174.6 | 14 | 3 | 3049 | 722 |
| 检 | jiǎn | check; examine | 木 75.7 | 11 | 3 | 2227 | 731 |
| 差 | chà | to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer | 工 48.7 | 9 | 3 | 1640 | 732 |
| 角 | jiǎo | horn; angle, corner; point | 角 148.0 | 7 | 3 | 0814 | 736 |
| 皮 | pí | skin, hide, fur, feather; outer | 皮 107.0 | 5 | 3 | 0336 | 741 |
| 啊 | a | exclamatory particle | 口 30.8 | 10 | 3 | 1915 | 753 |
| 超 | chāo | jump over, leap over; surpass | 走 156.5 | 12 | 3 | 2517 | 754 |
| 银 | yín | silver; cash, money, wealth | 金 167.6 | 11 | 3 | 2309 | 757 |
| 怪 | guài | strange, unusual, peculiar | 心 61.5 | 8 | 3 | 1271 | 775 |
| 香 | xiāng | fragrant, sweet smelling, incense | 香 186.0 | 9 | 3 | 1548 | 776 |
| 铁 | tiě | iron; strong, solid, firm | 金 167.5 | 10 | 3 | 1932 | 779 |
| 草 | cǎo | grass, straw, thatch, herbs | 艸 140.6 | 9 | 3 | 1408 | 789 |
| 脚 | jiǎo | leg, foot; base, leg, foundation | 肉 130.7 | 11 | 3 | 2355 | 790 |
| 酒 | jiǔ | wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage | 酉 164.3 | 10 | 3 | 2069 | 797 |
| 顾 | gù | look back; look at; look after | 頁 181.4 | 10 | 3 | 1874 | 815 |
| 换 | huàn | change | 手 64.7 | 10 | 3 | 1806 | 824 |
| 闻 | wén | hear; smell; make known; news | 門 169.6 | 9 | 3 | 1636 | 825 |
| 坏 | huài | rotten, spoilt, bad, broken down | 土 32.4 | 7 | 3 | 0616 | 832 |
| 楚 | chǔ | name of feudal state; clear | 木 75.9 | 13 | 3 | 2864 | 859 |
| 楼 | lóu | building of two or more stories | 木 75.9 | 13 | 3 | 2870 | 876 |
| 画 | huà | a painting, picture, drawing; to draw | 田 102.3 | 8 | 3 | 1036 | 883 |
| 耳 | ěr | ear; merely, only; handle | 耳 128.0 | 6 | 3 | 0369 | 887 |
| 短 | duǎn | short; brief; deficient, lacking | 矢 111.7 | 12 | 3 | 2669 | 889 |
| 遇 | yù | meet, come across, encounter | 辵 162.9 | 12 | 3 | 2622 | 899 |
| 康 | kāng | peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy | 广 53.8 | 11 | 3 | 2385 | 900 |
| 旧 | jiù | old, ancient; former, past | 日 72.1 | 5 | 3 | 0232 | 915 |
| 春 | chūn | spring; wanton | 日 72.5 | 9 | 3 | 1355 | 921 |
| 附 | fù | adhere to, append; rely on near to | 阜 170.5 | 7 | 3 | 0916 | 923 |
| 礼 | lǐ | social custom; manners; courtesy | 示 113.1 | 5 | 3 | 0318 | 926 |
| 板 | bǎn | plank, board; iron or tin plate | 木 75.4 | 8 | 3 | 1025 | 930 |
| 婚 | hūn | get married; marriage, wedding | 女 38.8 | 11 | 3 | 2481 | 942 |
| 鲜 | xiān | fresh; delicious; attractive | 魚 195.6 | 14 | 3 | 3135 | 958 |
| 词 | cí | words; phrase, expression | 言 149.5 | 7 | 3 | 0897 | 959 |
| 择 | zé | select, choose, pick out | 手 64.5 | 8 | 3 | 0992 | 961 |
| 健 | jiàn | strong, robust, healthy; strength | 人 9.9 | 10 | 3 | 1969 | 979 |
| 借 | jiè | borrow; lend; make pretext of | 人 9.8 | 10 | 3 | 1955 | 984 |
| 园 | yuán | garden; park, orchard | 囗 31.4 | 7 | 3 | 0726 | 988 |
| 牙 | yá | tooth, molars, teeth; serrated | 牙 92.0 | 4 | 3 | 0102 | 997 |
| 束 | shù | bind, control, restrain; bale | 木 75.3 | 7 | 3 | 0694 | 998 |
| 练 | liàn | to practice, drill, exercise, train | 糸 120.5 | 8 | 3 | 1337 | 1005 |
| 爷 | yé | father, grandfather | 父 88.2 | 6 | 3 | 0492 | 1007 |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth, lips | 口 30.12 | 16 | 3 | 3342 | 1010 |
| 戏 | xì | theatrical play, show | 戈 62.2 | 6 | 3 | 0584 | 1033 |
| 典 | diǎn | law, canon; documentation; classic, scripture | 八 12.6 | 8 | 3 | 1092 | 1044 |
HSK level - whether character appears on the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (Chinese Proficiency Test) word list and on what level.
General Standard# - index number in the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters.
Frequency rank - based on Jun Da's Modern Chinese Character Frequency List.
This website combine data from several databases (notably: Unihan, CC-CEDICT). Please be aware that some information presented may be incorrect, especially for very rare Chinese characters. We take no responsibility for incorrect data, though we constantly try to make the website as accurate as possible.
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