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 | |
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军 | jūn | army, military; soldiers, troops | 車 159.2 | 6 | 5 | 0552 | 102 |
战 | zhàn | war, fighting, battle | 戈 62.5 | 9 | 5 | 1468 | 145 |
政 | zhèng | government, political affairs | 攴 66.4 | 9 | 5 | 1376 | 150 |
产 | chǎn | give birth, bring forth, produce | 立 117.1 | 6 | 5 | 0522 | 159 |
制 | zhì | system; establish; overpower | 刀 18.6 | 8 | 5 | 1121 | 163 |
代 | dài | replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation | 人 9.3 | 5 | 5 | 0271 | 174 |
立 | lì | stand; let stand; establish, set | 立 117.0 | 5 | 5 | 0302 | 197 |
义 | yì | right conduct, righteousness | 丿 4.2 | 3 | 5 | 0057 | 208 |
神 | shén | spirit, god, supernatural being | 示 113.5 | 9 | 5 | 1711 | 227 |
德 | dé | ethics, morality, virtue | 彳 60.12 | 15 | 5 | 3272 | 256 |
统 | tǒng | govern, command, control; unite | 糸 120.6 | 9 | 5 | 1765 | 264 |
形 | xíng | form, shape, appearance | 彡 59.4 | 7 | 5 | 0604 | 269 |
治 | zhì | govern, regulate, administer | 水 85.5 | 8 | 5 | 1264 | 274 |
达 | dá | arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery | 辵 162.3 | 6 | 5 | 0398 | 289 |
强 | qiáng | strong, powerful, energetic | 弓 57.9 | 12 | 5 | 2802 | 292 |
权 | quán | power, right, authority | 木 75.2 | 6 | 5 | 0378 | 297 |
王 | wáng | king, ruler; royal; surname | 玉 96.0 | 4 | 5 | 0075 | 299 |
设 | shè | build; establish; display | 言 149.4 | 6 | 5 | 0560 | 302 |
品 | pǐn | article, product, commodity | 口 30.6 | 9 | 5 | 1503 | 308 |
类 | lèi | class, group, kind, category | 大 37.6 | 9 | 5 | 1646 | 311 |
领 | lǐng | neck; collar; lead, guide | 頁 181.5 | 11 | 5 | 2354 | 329 |
造 | zào | construct, build, make, begin; prepare | 辵 162.7 | 10 | 5 | 1940 | 354 |
组 | zǔ | class; section, department | 糸 120.5 | 8 | 5 | 1338 | 358 |
英 | yīng | petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English | 艸 140.5 | 8 | 5 | 1006 | 371 |
令 | lìng | 人 9.3 | 5 | 5 | 0282 | 378 | |
布 | bù | cotton cloth, textiles, linen | 巾 50.2 | 5 | 5 | 0218 | 380 |
未 | wèi | not yet; 8th terrestrial branch | 木 75.1 | 5 | 5 | 0192 | 385 |
击 | jī | strike, hit, beat; attack, fight | 凵 17.3 | 5 | 5 | 0195 | 395 |
兵 | bīng | soldier, troops | 八 12.5 | 7 | 5 | 0768 | 398 |
团 | tuán | sphere, ball, circle; mass, lump | 囗 31.3 | 6 | 5 | 0425 | 405 |
集 | jí | assemble, collect together | 隹 172.4 | 12 | 5 | 2694 | 406 |
华 | huá | flowery; illustrious; Chinese | 十 24.4 | 6 | 5 | 0472 | 412 |
石 | shí | stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112 | 石 112.0 | 5 | 5 | 0216 | 414 |
府 | fǔ | prefecture; prefect; government | 广 53.5 | 8 | 5 | 1211 | 417 |
似 | shì | resemble, similar to; as if, seem | 人 9.5 | 6 | 5 | 0481 | 431 |
官 | guān | official, public servant | 宀 40.5 | 8 | 5 | 1281 | 432 |
器 | qì | receptacle, vessel; instrument | 口 30.13 | 16 | 5 | 3348 | 441 |
称 | chēng | call; name, brand; address; say | 禾 115.5 | 10 | 5 | 1948 | 449 |
企 | qǐ | plan a project; stand on tiptoe | 人 9.4 | 6 | 5 | 0490 | 450 |
委 | wěi | appoint, send, commission | 女 38.5 | 8 | 5 | 1133 | 457 |
曾 | céng | already; sign of past | 曰 73.8 | 12 | 5 | 2747 | 463 |
农 | nóng | agriculture, farming; farmer | 冖 14.4 | 6 | 5 | 0558 | 465 |
装 | zhuāng | dress, clothes, attire; fill | 衣 145.6 | 12 | 5 | 2726 | 467 |
显 | xiǎn | manifest, display; evident, clear | 日 72.5 | 9 | 5 | 1485 | 469 |
念 | niàn | think of, recall, study | 心 61.4 | 8 | 5 | 1177 | 477 |
青 | qīng | blue, green, black; young | 青 174.0 | 8 | 5 | 0947 | 497 |
武 | wǔ | military; martial, warlike | 止 77.4 | 8 | 5 | 0946 | 501 |
势 | shì | power, force; tendency | 力 19.6 | 8 | 5 | 0977 | 506 |
古 | gǔ | old, classic, ancient | 口 30.2 | 5 | 5 | 0208 | 509 |
构 | gòu | frame, building, structure | 木 75.4 | 8 | 5 | 1029 | 511 |
土 | tǔ | soil, earth; items made of earth | 土 32.0 | 3 | 5 | 0027 | 515 |
投 | tóu | throw, cast, fling, pitch; jump | 手 64.4 | 7 | 5 | 0643 | 516 |
某 | mǒu | certain thing or person | 木 75.5 | 9 | 5 | 1399 | 517 |
维 | wéi | maintain, preserve, safeguard | 糸 120.8 | 11 | 5 | 2492 | 520 |
革 | gé | leather, animal hides; rad. 177 | 革 177.0 | 9 | 5 | 1403 | 521 |
敌 | dí | enemy, foe, rival; resist | 舌 135.4 | 10 | 5 | 1942 | 523 |
致 | zhì | send, deliver, present; cause | 至 133.3 | 10 | 5 | 1879 | 524 |
派 | pài | school of thought, sect, branch | 水 85.6 | 9 | 5 | 1673 | 532 |
营 | yíng | encampment, barracks; manage | 艸 140.8 | 11 | 5 | 2214 | 536 |
巴 | bā | greatly desire, anxiously hope | 己 49.1 | 4 | 5 | 0178 | 546 |
防 | fáng | defend; prevent; embankment | 阜 170.4 | 6 | 5 | 0576 | 548 |
施 | shī | grant, bestow; give; act; name | 方 70.5 | 9 | 5 | 1634 | 553 |
型 | xíng | pattern, model, type; law; mold | 土 32.6 | 9 | 5 | 1363 | 556 |
依 | yī | rely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish | 人 9.6 | 8 | 5 | 1153 | 568 |
群 | qún | (same as 羣) group, crowd, multitude, mob | 羊 123.7 | 13 | 5 | 3035 | 570 |
项 | xiàng | neck, nape of neck; sum; funds | 頁 181.3 | 9 | 5 | 1370 | 571 |
织 | zhī | weave, knit; organize, unite | 糸 120.5 | 8 | 5 | 1342 | 578 |
斗 | dòu | Chinese peck; liquid measure | 斗 68.0 | 4 | 5 | 0166 | 580 |
采 | cǎi | collect, gather; pick, pluck | 釆 165.1 | 8 | 5 | 1172 | 585 |
杀 | shā | kill, slaughter, murder; hurt | 木 75.2 | 6 | 5 | 0487 | 587 |
朝 | cháo | dynasty; morning | 月 74.8 | 12 | 5 | 2559 | 593 |
属 | shǔ | class, category, type; belong to | 尸 44.9 | 12 | 5 | 2800 | 610 |
限 | xiàn | boundary, limit, line | 阜 170.6 | 8 | 5 | 1323 | 613 |
威 | wēi | pomp, power; powerful; dominate | 女 38.6 | 9 | 5 | 1444 | 622 |
状 | zhuàng | form; appearance; shape; official | 犬 94.3 | 7 | 5 | 0828 | 624 |
率 | lǜ | to lead; ratio; rate; limit | 玄 95.6 | 11 | 5 | 2395 | 625 |
独 | dú | alone, single, solitary, only | 犬 94.6 | 9 | 5 | 1602 | 627 |
创 | chuàng | establish, create; knife cut | 刀 18.4 | 6 | 5 | 0494 | 635 |
承 | chéng | inherit, receive; succeed | 手 64.4 | 8 | 5 | 1315 | 639 |
股 | gǔ | thighs, haunches, rump; share | 肉 130.4 | 8 | 5 | 1186 | 644 |
益 | yì | profit, benefit; advantage | 皿 108.5 | 10 | 5 | 2055 | 649 |
血 | xuè | blood; radical number 143 | 血 143.0 | 6 | 5 | 0479 | 658 |
素 | sù | white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally | 糸 120.4 | 10 | 5 | 1775 | 661 |
夜 | yè | night, dark; in night; by night | 夕 36.5 | 8 | 5 | 1209 | 665 |
初 | chū | beginning, initial, primary | 刀 18.5 | 7 | 5 | 0889 | 667 |
源 | yuán | spring; source, head; surname | 水 85.10 | 13 | 5 | 3008 | 670 |
食 | shí | eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 | 食 184.0 | 9 | 5 | 1589 | 671 |
待 | dài | treat, entertain, receive; wait | 彳 60.6 | 9 | 5 | 1580 | 673 |
述 | shù | narrate, state, express | 辵 162.5 | 8 | 5 | 1032 | 674 |
陆 | lù | land, continental; army | 阜 170.5 | 7 | 5 | 0912 | 675 |
置 | zhì | place, lay out; set aside | 网 122.8 | 13 | 5 | 2931 | 677 |
劳 | láo | labor, toil, do manual work | 力 19.5 | 7 | 5 | 0674 | 679 |
财 | cái | wealth, valuables, riches | 貝 154.3 | 7 | 5 | 0756 | 680 |
纳 | nà | admit, take, receive, accept | 糸 120.4 | 7 | 5 | 0934 | 684 |
雷 | léi | thunder | 雨 173.5 | 13 | 5 | 2884 | 686 |
模 | mó | model, standard, pattern; copy | 木 75.11 | 14 | 5 | 3078 | 689 |
充 | chōng | fill, be full, supply | 儿 10.4 | 6 | 5 | 0525 | 690 |
木 | mù | tree; wood, lumber; wooden | 木 75.0 | 4 | 5 | 0087 | 694 |
龙 | lóng | dragon; symbolic of emperor | 龍 212.0 | 5 | 5 | 0221 | 696 |
冲 | chōng | soar; pour boiling water over | 冫 15.4 | 6 | 5 | 0511 | 702 |
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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