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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 斯 | sī | this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle | 斤 69.8 | 12 | 6 | 2541 | 168 |
| 党 | dǎng | political party, gang, faction | 儿 10.8 | 10 | 6 | 1885 | 411 |
| 陈 | chén | exhibit, display; plead; a surname | 阜 170.5 | 7 | 6 | 0914 | 525 |
| 攻 | gōng | attack, assault; criticize | 攴 66.3 | 7 | 6 | 0630 | 588 |
| 苏 | sū | 艸 140.4 | 7 | 6 | 0677 | 590 | |
| 帝 | dì | supreme ruler, emperor; god | 巾 50.6 | 9 | 6 | 1633 | 612 |
| 若 | ruò | if, supposing, assuming; similar | 艸 140.5 | 8 | 6 | 1002 | 651 |
| 波 | bō | waves, breakers; undulations | 水 85.5 | 8 | 6 | 1261 | 664 |
| 异 | yì | different, unusual, strange | 廾 55.3 | 6 | 6 | 0568 | 709 |
| 策 | cè | scheme, plan; to whip; urge | 竹 118.6 | 12 | 6 | 2683 | 714 |
| 罪 | zuì | crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship | 网 122.8 | 13 | 6 | 2932 | 718 |
| 州 | zhōu | administrative division, state | 巛 47.3 | 6 | 6 | 0535 | 721 |
| 宗 | zōng | lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan | 宀 40.5 | 8 | 6 | 1275 | 727 |
| 协 | xié | be united; cooperate | 十 24.4 | 6 | 6 | 0383 | 735 |
| 审 | shěn | examine, investigate; judge | 宀 40.5 | 8 | 6 | 1279 | 746 |
| 皇 | huáng | royal, imperial; ruler, superior | 白 106.4 | 9 | 6 | 1571 | 759 |
| 副 | fù | assist; supplement; assistant | 刀 18.9 | 11 | 6 | 2234 | 764 |
| 抗 | kàng | resist, oppose, defy, reject | 手 64.4 | 7 | 6 | 0646 | 766 |
| 犯 | fàn | commit crime, violate; criminal | 犬 94.2 | 5 | 6 | 0292 | 767 |
| 田 | tián | field, arable land, cultivated | 田 102.0 | 5 | 6 | 0244 | 778 |
| 央 | yāng | center, conclude, run out; beg | 大 37.2 | 5 | 6 | 0249 | 800 |
| 伯 | bó | 人 9.5 | 7 | 6 | 0778 | 821 | |
| 监 | jiān | supervise, control, direct | 皿 108.5 | 10 | 6 | 1883 | 838 |
| 露 | lù | dew; bare, open, exposed | 雨 173.12 | 21 | 6 | 3490 | 841 |
| 野 | yě | open country, field; wilderness | 里 166.4 | 11 | 6 | 2265 | 845 |
| 舰 | jiàn | warship | 舟 137.4 | 10 | 6 | 1978 | 851 |
| 湾 | wān | bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream | 水 85.9 | 12 | 6 | 2764 | 855 |
| 吉 | jí | lucky, propitious, good | 口 30.3 | 6 | 6 | 0356 | 856 |
| 剑 | jiàn | sword, dagger, saber | 刀 18.7 | 9 | 6 | 1587 | 869 |
| 亦 | yì | also, too; likewise | 亠 8.4 | 6 | 6 | 0516 | 886 |
| 恩 | ēn | kindness, mercy, charity | 心 61.6 | 10 | 6 | 1909 | 888 |
| 鲁 | lǔ | foolish, stupid, rash; vulgar | 魚 195.4 | 12 | 6 | 2717 | 898 |
| 端 | duān | end, extreme; head; beginning | 立 117.9 | 14 | 6 | 3151 | 916 |
| 探 | tàn | find, locate; search, grope for | 手 64.8 | 11 | 6 | 2188 | 917 |
| 湖 | hú | a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green | 水 85.9 | 12 | 6 | 2751 | 918 |
| 予 | yǔ | I, me; to give | 亅 6.3 | 4 | 6 | 0184 | 925 |
| 港 | gǎng | port, harbor; small stream; bay | 水 85.9 | 12 | 6 | 2749 | 927 |
| 额 | é | forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed | 頁 181.9 | 15 | 6 | 3304 | 936 |
| 督 | dū | supervise, oversee, direct | 目 109.8 | 13 | 6 | 2891 | 946 |
| 泽 | zé | marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance | 水 85.5 | 8 | 6 | 1263 | 951 |
| 灭 | miè | extinguish; wipe out, exterminate | 火 86.1 | 5 | 6 | 0223 | 953 |
| 莫 | mò | do not, is not, can not; negative | 艸 140.7 | 10 | 6 | 1824 | 955 |
| 亡 | wáng | death, destroyed; lose, perish | 亠 8.1 | 3 | 6 | 0054 | 957 |
| 圣 | shèng | holy, sacred | 土 32.2 | 5 | 6 | 0340 | 960 |
| 诺 | nuò | promise; assent, approve | 言 149.8 | 10 | 6 | 2111 | 969 |
| 伦 | lún | normal human relationships | 人 9.4 | 6 | 6 | 0470 | 970 |
| 奥 | ào | mysterious, obscure, profound | 大 37.9 | 12 | 6 | 2701 | 972 |
| 唐 | táng | Tang dynasty; Chinese | 口 30.7 | 10 | 6 | 2037 | 973 |
| 堂 | táng | hall; government office | 土 32.8 | 11 | 6 | 2256 | 980 |
| 宫 | gōng | palace | 宀 40.6 | 9 | 6 | 1698 | 982 |
| 君 | jūn | sovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince | 口 30.4 | 7 | 6 | 0899 | 985 |
| 谋 | móu | plan, scheme; strategem | 言 149.9 | 11 | 6 | 2459 | 989 |
| 镇 | zhèn | town, market place; suppress | 金 167.10 | 15 | 6 | 3256 | 1002 |
| 凡 | fán | all, any, every; ordinary, common | 几 16.1 | 3 | 6 | 0050 | 1013 |
| 诸 | zhū | various, all, these; surname | 言 149.8 | 10 | 6 | 2110 | 1021 |
| 庄 | zhuāng | village, hamlet; villa, manor | 广 53.3 | 6 | 6 | 0514 | 1024 |
| 祖 | zǔ | ancestor, forefather; grandfather | 示 113.5 | 9 | 6 | 1710 | 1025 |
| 暴 | bào | violent, brutal, tyrannical | 日 72.11 | 15 | 6 | 3234 | 1028 |
| 塔 | tǎ | tower, spire, tall building | 土 32.10 | 12 | 6 | 2510 | 1030 |
| 隐 | yǐn | hide, conceal; hidden, secret | 阜 170.9 | 11 | 6 | 2480 | 1034 |
| 蒙 | méng | cover; ignorant; suffer; mongolia | 艸 140.10 | 13 | 6 | 2859 | 1039 |
| 欲 | yù | desire, want, long for; intend | 欠 76.7 | 11 | 6 | 2352 | 1045 |
| 遭 | zāo | come across, meet with, encounter | 辵 162.11 | 14 | 6 | 3085 | 1048 |
| 徒 | tú | disciple, follower; go on foot | 彳 60.7 | 10 | 6 | 1975 | 1060 |
| 姆 | mǔ | 女 38.5 | 8 | 6 | 1330 | 1061 | |
| 曲 | qū | crooked, bent; wrong, false | 曰 73.2 | 6 | 6 | 0424 | 1066 |
| 塞 | sāi | stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress | 土 32.10 | 13 | 6 | 3025 | 1080 |
| 侵 | qīn | invade, encroach upon, raid | 人 9.7 | 9 | 6 | 1574 | 1086 |
| 刑 | xíng | punishment, penalty; law | 刀 18.4 | 6 | 6 | 0351 | 1087 |
| 谷 | gǔ | valley, gorge, ravine | 谷 150.0 | 7 | 6 | 0798 | 1095 |
| 川 | chuān | stream, river; flow; boil | 巛 47.0 | 3 | 6 | 0043 | 1109 |
| 潜 | qián | hide; hidden, secret, latent | 水 85.12 | 15 | 6 | 3290 | 1112 |
| 抵 | dǐ | resist, oppose; deny; off-set | 手 64.5 | 8 | 6 | 0975 | 1119 |
| 杰 | jié | hero; heroic, outstanding | 木 75.4 | 8 | 6 | 1031 | 1129 |
| 郑 | zhèng | 邑 163.6 | 8 | 6 | 1229 | 1132 | |
| 混 | hùn | to mix, blend, mingle; to bumble along | 水 85.8 | 11 | 6 | 2420 | 1137 |
| 臣 | chén | minister, statesman, official | 臣 131.0 | 6 | 6 | 0380 | 1138 |
| 雅 | yǎ | elegant, graceful, refined | 隹 172.4 | 12 | 6 | 2600 | 1139 |
| 盛 | shèng | abundant, flourishing; contain; fill | 皿 108.7 | 11 | 6 | 2247 | 1142 |
| 怒 | nù | anger, rage, passion; angry | 心 61.5 | 9 | 6 | 1742 | 1143 |
| 残 | cán | injure, spoil; oppress; broken | 歹 78.5 | 9 | 6 | 1460 | 1150 |
| 宇 | yǔ | house; building, structure; eaves | 宀 40.3 | 6 | 6 | 0545 | 1156 |
| 猛 | měng | violent, savage, cruel; bold | 犬 94.8 | 11 | 6 | 2370 | 1157 |
| 毁 | huǐ | destroy | 殳 79.9 | 13 | 6 | 2956 | 1160 |
| 盟 | méng | swear; oath, covenant, alliance | 皿 108.8 | 13 | 6 | 2907 | 1163 |
| 丁 | dīng | male adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem | 一 1.1 | 2 | 6 | 0005 | 1168 |
| 魔 | mó | demon, evil spirits; magic power | 鬼 194.11 | 20 | 6 | 3484 | 1180 |
| 沿 | yán | follow a course, go along | 水 85.5 | 8 | 6 | 1250 | 1182 |
| 啦 | la | final particle of assertion | 口 30.8 | 11 | 6 | 2267 | 1194 |
| 瓦 | wǎ | tile; earthenware pottery; girl | 瓦 98.0 | 4 | 6 | 0108 | 1195 |
| 援 | yuán | aid, assist; lead; cite | 手 64.9 | 12 | 6 | 2530 | 1197 |
| 夺 | duó | take by force, rob, snatch | 大 37.3 | 6 | 6 | 0396 | 1199 |
| 偏 | piān | inclined one side; slanting | 人 9.9 | 11 | 6 | 2334 | 1204 |
| 袭 | xí | raid, attack; inherit | 龍 212.6 | 11 | 6 | 2246 | 1213 |
| 侠 | xiá | chivalrous person; knight-errant | 人 9.6 | 8 | 6 | 1141 | 1216 |
| 侧 | cè | side; incline, slant, lean | 人 9.6 | 8 | 6 | 1147 | 1220 |
| 债 | zhài | debt, loan, liabilities | 人 9.8 | 10 | 6 | 1954 | 1223 |
| 融 | róng | melt, fuse; blend, harmonize | 虫 142.10 | 16 | 6 | 3334 | 1225 |
| 纵 | zòng | indulge in, give free reign to | 糸 120.4 | 7 | 6 | 0936 | 1236 |
| 障 | zhàng | separate; shield; barricade | 阜 170.11 | 13 | 6 | 3038 | 1237 |
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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