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).
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| Pinyin | Definition | Radical | Stroke count | HSK level | General Standard# | Frequency rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 优 | yōu | superior, excellent; actor | 人 9.4 | 6 | 4 | 0461 | 774 |
| 著 | zhe | manifest; (Cant.) to wear | 艸 140.8 | 11 | 4 | 2198 | 777 |
| 份 | fèn | portion, part; duty | 人 9.4 | 6 | 4 | 0471 | 784 |
| 艺 | yì | art; talent, ability; craft | 艸 140.1 | 4 | 4 | 0086 | 786 |
| 概 | gài | generally, approximately | 木 75.9 | 13 | 4 | 2871 | 791 |
| 敢 | gǎn | to dare, venture; bold, brave | 攴 66.8 | 11 | 4 | 2470 | 795 |
| 户 | hù | door; family | 戶 63.0 | 4 | 4 | 0170 | 801 |
| 洋 | yáng | ocean, sea; foreign; western | 水 85.6 | 9 | 4 | 1679 | 803 |
| 款 | kuǎn | item, article; clause; fund | 欠 76.8 | 12 | 4 | 2508 | 807 |
| 评 | píng | appraise, criticize, evaluate | 言 149.5 | 7 | 4 | 0887 | 809 |
| 座 | zuò | seat; stand, base | 广 53.7 | 10 | 4 | 2025 | 812 |
| 释 | shì | interprete, elucidate; release | 釆 165.5 | 12 | 4 | 2710 | 813 |
| 景 | jǐng | scenery, view; conditions | 日 72.8 | 12 | 4 | 2626 | 814 |
| 登 | dēng | rise, mount, board, climb | 癶 105.7 | 12 | 4 | 2813 | 817 |
| 货 | huò | goods, commodities, products | 貝 154.4 | 8 | 4 | 1151 | 818 |
| 互 | hù | mutually, reciprocally | 二 7.2 | 4 | 4 | 0106 | 819 |
| 付 | fù | give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust | 人 9.3 | 5 | 4 | 0269 | 820 |
| 危 | wēi | dangerous, precarious; high | 卩 26.4 | 6 | 4 | 0499 | 826 |
| 讨 | tǎo | to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry | 言 149.3 | 5 | 4 | 0315 | 833 |
| 丽 | lì | beautiful, magnificent, elegant | 丶 3.7 | 7 | 4 | 0699 | 834 |
| 序 | xù | series, serial order, sequence | 广 53.4 | 7 | 4 | 0840 | 836 |
| 永 | yǒng | long, perpetual, eternal, forever | 水 85.1 | 5 | 4 | 0324 | 842 |
| 呼 | hū | breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout | 口 30.5 | 8 | 4 | 1099 | 843 |
| 味 | wèi | taste, smell, odor; delicacy | 口 30.5 | 8 | 4 | 1078 | 844 |
| 沙 | shā | sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated | 水 85.4 | 7 | 4 | 0860 | 848 |
| 掉 | diào | turn, move; shake, wag; drop down | 手 64.8 | 11 | 4 | 2170 | 849 |
| 杂 | zá | mixed, blended; mix, mingle | 木 75.2 | 6 | 4 | 0498 | 853 |
| 误 | wù | err, make mistake; interfere | 言 149.7 | 9 | 4 | 1714 | 854 |
| 减 | jiǎn | decrease, subtract, diminish | 冫 15.9 | 11 | 4 | 2375 | 857 |
| 肯 | kěn | willing; consent to, permit | 肉 130.4 | 8 | 4 | 1067 | 860 |
| 败 | bài | be defeated, decline, fail | 貝 154.4 | 8 | 4 | 1113 | 862 |
| 梦 | mèng | dream; visionary; wishful | 木 75.7 | 11 | 4 | 2221 | 865 |
| 散 | sàn | scatter, disperse, break up | 攴 66.8 | 12 | 4 | 2546 | 866 |
| 温 | wēn | lukewarm | 水 85.9 | 12 | 4 | 2757 | 867 |
| 困 | kùn | to surround, beseige; to be surrounded; difficult | 囗 31.4 | 7 | 4 | 0734 | 868 |
| 封 | fēng | letter, envelope; feudal | 寸 41.6 | 9 | 4 | 1366 | 871 |
| 缺 | quē | be short of, lack; gap, deficit | 缶 121.4 | 10 | 4 | 1935 | 875 |
| 恐 | kǒng | fear; fearful, apprehensive | 心 61.6 | 10 | 4 | 1810 | 891 |
| 松 | sōng | pine tree; fir tree | 木 75.4 | 8 | 4 | 1026 | 895 |
| 虑 | lǜ | be concerned, worry about | 心 61.6 | 10 | 4 | 1882 | 901 |
| 幸 | xìng | luck(ily), favor, fortunately | 干 51.5 | 8 | 4 | 0983 | 902 |
| 赶 | gǎn | pursue, follow; expel, drive away | 走 156.3 | 10 | 4 | 1788 | 908 |
| 剧 | jù | theatrical plays, opera, drama | 刀 18.8 | 10 | 4 | 2132 | 909 |
| 叶 | yè | to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf | 口 30.2 | 5 | 4 | 0238 | 920 |
| 吸 | xī | inhale, suck in; absorb; attract | 口 30.4 | 6 | 4 | 0431 | 924 |
| 呀 | ya | particle used to express surprise or mild emphasis; (Cant.) slurred form of the number ten | 口 30.4 | 7 | 4 | 0729 | 929 |
| 顺 | shùn | obey, submit to, go along with | 頁 181.3 | 9 | 4 | 1559 | 938 |
| 输 | shū | transport, carry, haul | 車 159.9 | 13 | 4 | 2890 | 939 |
| 招 | zhāo | beckon, summon; recruit, levy | 手 64.5 | 8 | 4 | 0988 | 941 |
| 脱 | tuō | take off | 肉 130.7 | 11 | 4 | 2360 | 943 |
| 油 | yóu | oil, fat, grease, lard; paints | 水 85.5 | 8 | 4 | 1248 | 948 |
| 材 | cái | material, stuff; timber; talent | 木 75.3 | 7 | 4 | 0681 | 952 |
| 博 | bó | gamble, play games; wide, broad | 十 24.10 | 12 | 4 | 2521 | 965 |
| 烟 | yān | smoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes | 火 86.6 | 10 | 4 | 2062 | 967 |
| 授 | shòu | give to, transmit; confer | 手 64.8 | 11 | 4 | 2177 | 968 |
| 禁 | jìn | restrict, prohibit, forbid | 示 113.8 | 13 | 4 | 2863 | 986 |
| 孙 | sūn | grandchild, descendent; surname | 子 39.3 | 6 | 4 | 0570 | 995 |
| 篇 | piān | chapter, section, essay, article | 竹 118.9 | 15 | 4 | 3268 | 1008 |
| 遍 | biàn | everywhere, all over, throughout | 辵 162.9 | 12 | 4 | 2788 | 1012 |
| 础 | chǔ | foundation stone, plinth | 石 112.5 | 10 | 4 | 1866 | 1014 |
| 翻 | fān | flip over, upset, capsize | 羽 124.12 | 18 | 4 | 3445 | 1027 |
| 森 | sēn | forest; luxuriant vegetation | 木 75.8 | 12 | 4 | 2567 | 1029 |
| 默 | mò | silent; quiet, still; dark | 黑 203.4 | 16 | 4 | 3352 | 1031 |
| 熟 | shú | well-cooked; ripe; familiar with | 火 86.11 | 15 | 4 | 3278 | 1035 |
| 伙 | huǒ | companion, colleague; utensils | 人 9.4 | 6 | 4 | 0475 | 1047 |
| 弄 | nòng | do, play or fiddle with; alley | 廾 55.4 | 7 | 4 | 0600 | 1053 |
| 刀 | dāo | knife; old coin; measure | 刀 18.0 | 2 | 4 | 0018 | 1067 |
| 窗 | chuāng | window | 穴 116.7 | 12 | 4 | 2786 | 1074 |
| 醒 | xǐng | wake up; sober up; startle | 酉 164.9 | 16 | 4 | 3336 | 1075 |
| 购 | gòu | buy, purchase; hire | 貝 154.4 | 8 | 4 | 1117 | 1078 |
| 虎 | hǔ | tiger; brave, fierce; surname | 虍 141.2 | 8 | 4 | 1071 | 1083 |
| 扬 | yáng | scatter, spread; praise | 手 64.3 | 6 | 4 | 0368 | 1084 |
| 毕 | bì | end, finish, conclude; completed | 比 81.2 | 6 | 4 | 0409 | 1093 |
| 尤 | yóu | especially, particularly | 尢 43.1 | 4 | 4 | 0098 | 1099 |
| 竞 | jìng | contend, vie, compete | 立 117.5 | 10 | 4 | 2043 | 1100 |
| 弃 | qì | reject, abandon, discard | 廾 55.4 | 7 | 4 | 0842 | 1105 |
| 麻 | má | hemp, jute, flax; sesame | 麻 200.0 | 11 | 4 | 2379 | 1108 |
| 申 | shēn | to state to a superior, report; extend; 9th terrestrial branch | 田 102.0 | 5 | 4 | 0240 | 1110 |
| 售 | shòu | sell | 口 30.8 | 11 | 4 | 2332 | 1114 |
| 针 | zhēn | needle; pin; tack; acupuncture | 金 167.2 | 7 | 4 | 0757 | 1116 |
| 抱 | bào | embrace, hold in arms, enfold | 手 64.5 | 8 | 4 | 0978 | 1122 |
| 鼓 | gǔ | drum; beat, top, strike | 鼓 207.0 | 13 | 4 | 2837 | 1123 |
| 植 | zhí | plant, trees, plants; grow | 木 75.8 | 12 | 4 | 2566 | 1124 |
| 页 | yè | page, sheet, leaf; rad. no. 181 | 頁 181.0 | 6 | 4 | 0393 | 1128 |
| 折 | zhé | break off, snap; bend | 手 64.4 | 7 | 4 | 0632 | 1131 |
| 尊 | zūn | respect, revere, venerate; honor | 寸 41.9 | 12 | 4 | 2743 | 1134 |
| 秀 | xiù | ear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful | 禾 115.2 | 7 | 4 | 0765 | 1136 |
| 染 | rǎn | dye; be contagious; infect | 木 75.5 | 9 | 4 | 1675 | 1141 |
| 迷 | mí | bewitch, charm, infatuate | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 4 | 1647 | 1153 |
| 诚 | chéng | sincere, honest; true, real | 言 149.6 | 8 | 4 | 1291 | 1154 |
| 彩 | cǎi | hue, color; variegated colors | 彡 59.8 | 11 | 4 | 2353 | 1177 |
| 抽 | chōu | draw out, pull out; sprout | 手 64.5 | 8 | 4 | 0966 | 1178 |
| 浪 | làng | wave; wasteful, reckless | 水 85.7 | 10 | 4 | 2084 | 1186 |
| 丰 | fēng | abundant, lush, bountiful, plenty | 丨 2.3 | 4 | 4 | 0074 | 1189 |
| 译 | yì | translate; decode; encode | 言 149.5 | 7 | 4 | 0898 | 1198 |
| 距 | jù | 足 157.5 | 11 | 4 | 2273 | 1202 | |
| 符 | fú | i.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm | 竹 118.5 | 11 | 4 | 2321 | 1205 |
| 勇 | yǒng | brave, courageous, fierce | 力 19.7 | 9 | 4 | 1746 | 1206 |
| 厅 | tīng | hall, central room | 厂 27.2 | 4 | 4 | 0090 | 1217 |
| 拜 | bài | do obeisance, bow, kowtow | 手 64.5 | 9 | 4 | 1538 | 1218 |
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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