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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 射 | shè | shoot, eject, issue forth, emit | 寸 41.7 | 10 | 5 | 1971 | 703 |
| 略 | lüè | approximately, roughly; outline | 田 102.6 | 11 | 5 | 2277 | 704 |
| 范 | fàn | surname; bee-like insect | 艸 140.5 | 8 9 | 5 | 1010 | 705 |
| 村 | cūn | village, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar | 木 75.3 | 7 | 5 | 0682 | 712 |
| 哈 | hā | sound of laughter | 口 30.6 | 9 | 5 | 1510 | 713 |
| 退 | tuì | step back, retreat, withdraw | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 5 | 1720 | 723 |
| 余 | yú | I, my, me; surname; surplus | 人 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 0795 | 729 |
| 痛 | tòng | pain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter | 疒 104.7 | 12 | 5 | 2734 | 730 |
| 灵 | líng | spirit, soul; spiritual world | 彐 58.4 | 7 | 5 | 0900 | 734 |
| 配 | pèi | match, pair; equal; blend | 酉 164.3 | 10 | 5 | 1858 | 738 |
| 征 | zhēng | invade, attack, conquer | 彳 60.5 | 8 | 5 | 1159 | 739 |
| 挥 | huī | direct; wipe away; squander | 手 64.6 | 9 | 5 | 1396 | 742 |
| 胜 | shèng | victory; excel, be better than | 肉 130.5 | 9 | 5 | 1594 | 743 |
| 阶 | jiē | stairs, steps; rank, degree | 阜 170.4 | 6 | 5 | 0574 | 745 |
| 沉 | chén | sink, submerge; addicted to | 水 85.4 | 7 | 5 | 0871 | 747 |
| 善 | shàn | good, virtuous, charitable, kind | 口 30.9 | 12 | 5 | 2738 | 749 |
| 执 | zhí | hold in hand; keep; carry out | 手 64.3 | 6 | 5 | 0363 | 763 |
| 追 | zhuī | pursue, chase after; expel | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 5 | 1577 | 768 |
| 宣 | xuān | declare, announce, proclaim | 宀 40.6 | 9 | 5 | 1695 | 770 |
| 佛 | fú | Buddha; of Buddhism; merciful person; Buddhist image; the dead (Jap.) | 人 9.5 | 7 | 5 | 0789 | 771 |
| 控 | kòng | accuse, charge; control | 手 64.8 | 11 | 5 | 2187 | 780 |
| 税 | shuì | taxes | 禾 115.7 | 12 | 5 | 2679 | 781 |
| 背 | bèi | back; back side; behind; betray | 肉 130.5 | 9 | 5 | 1467 | 787 |
| 阵 | zhèn | column, row or file of troops | 阜 170.4 | 6 | 5 | 0571 | 788 |
| 恶 | è | evil, wicked, bad, foul | 心 61.6 | 10 | 5 | 1829 | 792 |
| 顿 | dùn | pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange | 頁 181.4 | 10 | 5 | 1877 | 794 |
| 守 | shǒu | defend, protect, guard, conserve | 宀 40.3 | 6 | 5 | 0546 | 796 |
| 岛 | dǎo | island | 山 46.4 | 7 | 5 | 0820 | 798 |
| 托 | tuō | to hold up with palm; to support, rely on | 手 64.3 | 6 | 5 | 0359 | 799 |
| 烈 | liè | fiery, violent, vehement, ardent | 火 86.6 | 10 | 5 | 1871 | 802 |
| 索 | suǒ | large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated | 糸 120.4 | 10 | 5 | 1851 | 805 |
| 胡 | hú | recklessly, foolishly; wildly | 肉 130.5 | 9 | 5 | 1419 | 806 |
| 靠 | kào | lean on, trust, depend on; near | 非 175.7 | 15 | 5 | 3259 | 808 |
| 版 | bǎn | printing blocks; edition | 片 91.4 | 8 | 5 | 1143 | 810 |
| 宝 | bǎo | treasure, jewel; precious, rare | 宀 40.5 | 8 | 5 | 1274 | 811 |
| 欧 | ōu | translit.: Europe; ohm; surname | 欠 76.4 | 8 | 5 | 1053 | 823 |
| 核 | hé | seed, kernel, core, nut; atom | 木 75.6 | 10 | 5 | 1848 | 828 |
| 暗 | àn | dark; obscure; in secret, covert | 日 72.9 | 13 | 5 | 2909 | 829 |
| 良 | liáng | good, virtuous, respectable | 艮 138.1 | 7 | 5 | 0884 | 835 |
| 升 | shēng | arise, go up; hoist; advance | 十 24.2 | 4 | 5 | 0125 | 837 |
| 临 | lín | draw near, approach; descend | 丨 2.8 | 9 | 5 | 1471 | 839 |
| 架 | jià | rack, stand, prop; prop up | 木 75.5 | 9 | 5 | 1743 | 846 |
| 域 | yù | district, region, boundary; land | 土 32.8 | 11 | 5 | 2164 | 847 |
| 括 | kuò | include, embrace, enclose | 手 64.6 | 9 | 5 | 1383 | 850 |
| 编 | biān | knit, weave; arrange; compile | 糸 120.9 | 12 | 5 | 2822 | 858 |
| 测 | cè | measure, estimate, conjecture | 水 85.6 | 9 | 5 | 1670 | 861 |
| 屋 | wū | house; room; building, shelter | 尸 44.6 | 9 | 5 | 1722 | 863 |
| 渐 | jiàn | gradually | 水 85.8 | 11 | 5 | 2417 | 870 |
| 救 | jiù | save, rescue, relieve; help, aid | 攴 66.7 | 11 | 5 | 2232 | 872 |
| 枪 | qiāng | spear, lance; gun, rifle | 木 75.4 | 8 | 5 | 1027 | 874 |
| 县 | xiàn | county, district, subdivision | 厶 28.5 | 7 | 5 | 0720 | 877 |
| 尚 | shàng | still, yet; even; fairly, rather | 小 42.5 | 8 | 5 | 1075 | 878 |
| 毫 | háo | fine hair; measure of length | 毛 82.7 | 11 | 5 | 2376 | 879 |
| 移 | yí | change place, shift; move about | 禾 115.6 | 11 | 5 | 2316 | 880 |
| 娘 | niáng | mother; young girl; woman; wife | 女 38.7 | 10 | 5 | 2144 | 881 |
| 智 | zhì | wisdom, knowledge, intelligence | 日 72.8 | 12 | 5 | 2670 | 885 |
| 掌 | zhǎng | palm of hand, sole of foot, paw | 手 64.8 | 12 | 5 | 2610 | 890 |
| 遗 | yí | lose; articles lost; omit | 辵 162.9 | 12 | 5 | 2633 | 892 |
| 固 | gù | to become solid, solidify; strength | 囗 31.5 | 8 | 5 | 1093 | 893 |
| 席 | xí | seat; mat; take seat; banquet | 巾 50.7 | 10 | 5 | 2023 | 894 |
| 秘 | mì | secret, mysterious, abstruse | 禾 115.5 | 10 | 5 | 1949 | 896 |
| 均 | jūn | equal, even, fair; all, also | 土 32.4 | 7 | 5 | 0640 | 903 |
| 销 | xiāo | melt, fuse; market, sell | 金 167.7 | 12 | 5 | 2659 | 904 |
| 诗 | shī | poetry; poem, verse, ode | 言 149.6 | 8 | 5 | 1288 | 906 |
| 藏 | cáng | hide, conceal; hoard, store up | 艸 140.14 | 17 | 5 | 3392 | 907 |
| 损 | sǔn | diminish; impair; injure | 手 64.7 | 10 | 5 | 1798 | 911 |
| 忽 | hū | suddenly, abruptly; neglect | 心 61.4 | 8 | 5 | 1197 | 912 |
| 巨 | jù | large, great, enormous; chief | 工 48.2 | 4 | 5 | 0101 | 913 |
| 炮 | pào | large gun, cannon; artillery | 火 86.5 | 9 | 5 | 1658 | 914 |
| 录 | lù | copy, write down, record | 彐 58.5 | 8 | 5 | 1304 | 919 |
| 乡 | xiāng | country; rural; village | 幺 52.0 | 3 | 5 | 0073 | 922 |
| 庭 | tíng | courtyard; spacious hall or yard | 广 53.7 | 9 | 5 | 1624 | 931 |
| 妇 | fù | married women; woman; wife | 女 38.3 | 6 | 5 | 0579 | 932 |
| 归 | guī | return; return to, revert to | 彐 58.2 | 5 | 5 | 0234 | 933 |
| 含 | hán | hold in mouth; cherish; contain | 口 30.4 | 7 | 5 | 0800 | 937 |
| 摇 | yáo | wag, swing, wave; shake; scull | 手 64.10 | 13 | 5 | 2841 | 940 |
| 补 | bǔ | mend, patch, fix, repair, restore | 衣 145.2 | 7 | 5 | 0888 | 944 |
| 谓 | wèi | say, tell; call, name; be called | 言 149.9 | 11 | 5 | 2466 | 945 |
| 毒 | dú | poison, venom; poisonous | 毋 80.4 | 9 | 5 | 1362 | 947 |
| 疗 | liáo | be healed, cured, recover | 疒 104.2 | 7 | 5 | 0834 | 949 |
| 逐 | zhú | chase, expel; one by one | 辵 162.7 | 10 | 5 | 1870 | 954 |
| 寻 | xún | seek, search, look for; ancient | 彐 58.3 | 6 | 5 | 0563 | 962 |
| 厂 | chǎng | factory, workshop; radical 27 | 厂 27.0 | 2 | 5 | 0006 | 963 |
| 岸 | àn | bank, shore; beach, coast | 山 46.5 | 8 | 5 | 1105 | 971 |
| 炸 | zhà | to fry in oil; to scald; to explode | 火 86.5 | 9 | 5 | 1656 | 976 |
| 载 | zài | load; carry; transport, convey | 戈 62.6 | 10 | 5 | 1787 | 977 |
| 避 | bì | avoid; turn aside; escape; hide | 辵 162.13 | 16 | 5 | 3385 | 991 |
| 抓 | zhuā | scratch; clutch, seize, grab | 手 64.4 | 7 | 5 | 0633 | 992 |
| 荣 | róng | glory, honor; flourish, prosper | 艸 140.6 | 9 | 5 | 1415 | 993 |
| 姑 | gū | 女 38.5 | 8 | 5 | 1325 | 994 | |
| 逃 | táo | escape, flee; abscond, dodge | 辵 162.6 | 9 | 5 | 1588 | 996 |
| 顶 | dǐng | top, summit, peak; to carry on the head | 頁 181.2 | 8 | 5 | 0971 | 1000 |
| 玉 | yù | jade, precious stone, gem | 玉 96.0 | 5 | 5 | 0190 | 1001 |
| 迫 | pò | coerce, force, compel; urgent | 辵 162.5 | 8 | 5 | 1156 | 1006 |
| 洞 | dòng | cave, grotto; ravine; hole | 水 85.6 | 9 | 5 | 1669 | 1015 |
| 卷 | juǎn | scroll; curl; make a comeback | 卩 26.6 | 8 | 5 | 1231 | 1016 |
| 坦 | tǎn | flat, smooth; self-possessed | 土 32.5 | 8 | 5 | 0962 | 1017 |
| 宁 | níng | calm, peaceful, serene; healthy | 宀 40.2 | 5 | 5 | 0312 | 1019 |
| 训 | xùn | teach, instruct; exegesis | 言 149.3 | 5 | 5 | 0319 | 1022 |
| 私 | sī | private, personal; secret | 禾 115.2 | 7 | 5 | 0766 | 1023 |
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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