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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 磁 | cí | magnetic; magnetism; porcelain | 石 112.10 | 14 | 6 | 3093 | 1771 |
| 铜 | tóng | copper, brass, bronze | 金 167.6 | 11 | 6 | 2306 | 1772 |
| 跨 | kuà | straddle, bestride, ride; carry | 足 157.6 | 13 | 6 | 2913 | 1774 |
| 怖 | bù | terror, fear; frighten; terrified | 心 61.5 | 8 | 6 | 1267 | 1776 |
| 叛 | pàn | rebel; rebellion; rebellious | 又 29.7 | 9 | 6 | 1644 | 1779 |
| 遣 | qiǎn | send, dispatch; send off, exile | 辵 162.10 | 13 | 6 | 2921 | 1780 |
| 弥 | mí | extensive, full; fill; complete | 弓 57.5 | 8 | 6 | 1313 | 1785 |
| 稀 | xī | rare, unusual, scarce; sparse | 禾 115.7 | 12 | 6 | 2678 | 1788 |
| 捷 | jié | win, victory, triumph | 手 64.8 | 11 | 6 | 2167 | 1789 |
| 疫 | yì | epidemic, plague, pestilence | 疒 104.4 | 9 | 6 | 1627 | 1791 |
| 肿 | zhǒng | swell; swollen; swelling | 肉 130.4 | 8 | 6 | 1183 | 1792 |
| 削 | xuē | scrape off, pare, trim | 刀 18.7 | 9 | 6 | 1475 | 1794 |
| 岗 | gǎng | post; position | 山 46.4 | 7 | 6 | 0754 | 1795 |
| 晃 | huǎng | bright, dazzling; to sway, shake | 日 72.6 | 10 | 6 | 1893 | 1796 |
| 吞 | tūn | swallow; absorb, annex, engulf | 口 30.4 | 7 | 6 | 0607 | 1797 |
| 宏 | hóng | wide, spacious, great, vast | 宀 40.4 | 7 | 6 | 0879 | 1798 |
| 癌 | ái | cancer; marmoset | 疒 104.12 | 17 | 6 | 3425 | 1799 |
| 隶 | lì | subservient; servant; KangXi radical 171 | 隶 171.0 | 8 | 6 | 1305 | 1801 |
| 履 | lǚ | footwear, shoes; walk on, tread | 尸 44.12 | 15 | 6 | 3312 | 1802 |
| 耀 | yào | shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory | 羽 124.14 | 20 | 6 | 3476 | 1804 |
| 扭 | niǔ | turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp | 手 64.4 | 7 | 6 | 0653 | 1805 |
| 坛 | tán | altar; arena, examination hall | 土 32.4 | 7 | 6 | 0614 | 1806 |
| 拨 | bō | move; dispel; distribute | 手 64.5 | 8 | 6 | 0991 | 1807 |
| 沃 | wò | water, irrigate; fertile, rich | 水 85.4 | 7 | 6 | 0862 | 1808 |
| 绘 | huì | draw, sketch, paint | 糸 120.6 | 9 | 6 | 1757 | 1809 |
| 伐 | fá | cut down, subjugate, attack | 人 9.4 | 6 | 6 | 0463 | 1810 |
| 堪 | kān | adequately capable of, worthy of | 土 32.9 | 12 | 6 | 2509 | 1811 |
| 牺 | xī | sacrifice, give up; sacrificial | 牛 93.6 | 10 | 6 | 1939 | 1814 |
| 墓 | mù | grave, tomb | 土 32.11 | 13 | 6 | 2853 | 1816 |
| 雇 | gù | employ, to hire | 隹 172.4 | 12 | 6 | 2789 | 1817 |
| 廉 | lián | upright, honorable, honest | 广 53.10 | 13 | 6 | 2992 | 1818 |
| 惩 | chéng | punish, reprimand; warn | 心 61.8 | 12 | 6 | 2703 | 1821 |
| 捉 | zhuō | grasp, clutch; catch, seize | 手 64.7 | 10 | 6 | 1795 | 1822 |
| 覆 | fù | cover; tip over; return; reply | 襾 146.12 | 18 | 6 | 3440 | 1823 |
| 劫 | jié | take by force, coerce; disaster | 力 19.5 | 7 | 6 | 0660 | 1825 |
| 嫌 | xián | hate, detest; suspect; criticize | 女 38.10 | 13 | 6 | 3041 | 1826 |
| 雕 | diāo | engrave, inlay, carve; exhaust; used for 鵰 an eagle, vulture | 隹 172.8 | 16 | 6 | 3365 | 1829 |
| 闷 | mèn | gloomy, depressed, melancholy | 門 169.4 | 7 | 6 | 0848 | 1830 |
| 乳 | rǔ | breast, nipples; milk, suckle | 乙 5.7 | 8 | 6 | 1175 | 1831 |
| 串 | chuàn | string; relatives; conspire | 丨 2.6 | 7 | 6 | 0736 | 1832 |
| 娃 | wá | baby; doll; pretty girl | 女 38.6 | 9 | 6 | 1735 | 1833 |
| 缴 | jiǎo | deliver, submit; hand over | 糸 120.13 | 16 | 6 | 3387 | 1834 |
| 唤 | huàn | call | 口 30.7 | 10 | 6 | 1911 | 1835 |
| 霸 | bà | rule by might rather than right | 雨 173.13 | 21 | 6 | 3489 | 1838 |
| 妥 | tuǒ | satisfactory, appropriate | 女 38.4 | 7 | 6 | 0799 | 1840 |
| 搭 | dā | join together, attach to; add to | 手 64.10 | 12 | 6 | 2511 | 1842 |
| 赴 | fù | go to; attend, be present | 走 156.2 | 9 | 6 | 1377 | 1843 |
| 岳 | yuè | mountain peak; surname | 山 46.5 | 8 | 6 | 1137 | 1844 |
| 舱 | cāng | hold of ship; cabin | 舟 137.4 | 10 | 6 | 1979 | 1846 |
| 庞 | páng | disorderly, messy; huge, big | 广 53.5 | 8 | 6 | 1207 | 1849 |
| 耕 | gēng | plow, cultivate | 耒 127.4 | 10 | 6 | 1766 | 1850 |
| 锐 | ruì | sharp, keen, acute, pointed | 金 167.7 | 12 | 6 | 2666 | 1851 |
| 缝 | fèng | sew, mend | 糸 120.10 | 13 | 6 | 3045 | 1852 |
| 宅 | zhái | residence, dwelling, home; grave | 宀 40.3 | 6 | 6 | 0547 | 1858 |
| 斥 | chì | to scold, upbraid, accuse, reproach | 斤 69.1 | 5 | 6 | 0278 | 1857 |
| 添 | tiān | append, add to; increase | 水 85.8 | 11 | 6 | 2411 | 1859 |
| 挖 | wā | dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop | 手 64.6 | 9 | 6 | 1394 | 1860 |
| 呵 | ā | scold; laughing sound; yawn | 口 30.5 | 8 | 6 | 1085 | 1861 |
| 讼 | sòng | accuse; argue, dispute; litigate | 言 149.4 | 6 | 6 | 0557 | 1862 |
| 氧 | yǎng | oxygen | 气 84.6 | 10 | 6 | 1936 | 1863 |
| 酷 | kù | strong, stimulating; very | 酉 164.7 | 14 | 6 | 3087 | 1867 |
| 掠 | lüè | rob, ransack, plunder; pass by | 手 64.8 | 11 | 6 | 2182 | 1868 |
| 祸 | huò | misfortune, calamity, disaster | 示 113.7 | 11 | 6 | 2465 | 1870 |
| 贪 | tān | be greedy, covet; covetous | 貝 154.4 | 8 | 6 | 1176 | 1874 |
| 悬 | xuán | hang, suspend, hoist; be hung | 心 61.7 | 11 | 6 | 2264 | 1879 |
| 唇 | chún | lips | 口 30.7 | 10 | 6 | 1861 | 1880 |
| 仓 | cāng | granary; berth; sea | 人 9.2 | 4 | 6 | 0149 | 1882 |
| 轨 | guǐ | track, rut, path | 車 159.2 | 6 | 6 | 0404 | 1883 |
| 枚 | méi | stalk of shrub, trunk of tree | 木 75.4 | 8 | 6 | 1023 | 1884 |
| 庙 | miào | temple, shrine; imperial court | 广 53.5 | 8 | 6 | 1210 | 1889 |
| 屏 | píng | folding screen, shield | 尸 44.6 | 9 | 6 | 1724 | 1891 |
| 寺 | sì | court, office; temple, monastery | 寸 41.3 | 6 | 6 | 0355 | 1892 |
| 愚 | yú | stupid, doltish, foolish | 心 61.9 | 13 | 6 | 2905 | 1895 |
| 疏 | shū | neglect; careless, lax | 疋 103.7 | 12 | 6 | 2804 | 1897 |
| 颤 | chàn | shiver, tremble; trembling | 頁 181.13 | 19 | 6 | 3465 | 1900 |
| 寸 | cùn | inch; small, tiny; KangXi radical 41 | 寸 41.0 | 3 | 6 | 0031 | 1904 |
| 盯 | dīng | rivet gaze upon, keep eyes on | 目 109.2 | 7 | 6 | 0715 | 1906 |
| 辱 | rǔ | humiliate, insult, abuse | 辰 161.3 | 10 | 6 | 1860 | 1907 |
| 辨 | biàn | distinguish, discriminate | 辛 160.9 | 16 | 6 | 3371 | 1910 |
| 哦 | ó | oh? really? is that so? | 口 30.7 | 10 | 6 | 1908 | 1913 |
| 腔 | qiāng | chest cavity; hollow in body | 肉 130.8 | 12 | 6 | 2715 | 1914 |
| 郁 | yù | sweet smelling, rich in aroma; (Cant.) to move, hit | 邑 163.6 | 8 | 6 | 1043 | 1915 |
| 溃 | kuì | flooding river; militarily defeat | 水 85.9 | 12 | 6 | 2759 | 1916 |
| 忌 | jì | jealous, envious; fear | 心 61.3 | 7 | 6 | 0910 | 1922 |
| 溜 | liū | slide, glide, slip; slippery | 水 85.10 | 13 | 6 | 3013 | 1923 |
| 笼 | lóng | cage; cage-like basket | 竹 118.5 | 11 | 6 | 2318 | 1928 |
| 丘 | qiū | hill; elder; empty; a name | 一 1.4 | 5 | 6 | 0268 | 1929 |
| 滋 | zī | grow, multiply, increase; thrive | 水 85.10 | 12 | 6 | 2767 | 1931 |
| 壳 | ké | casing, shell, husk | 士 33.4 | 7 | 6 | 0650 | 1937 |
| 痕 | hén | scar; mark; trace | 疒 104.6 | 11 | 6 | 2383 | 1938 |
| 穴 | xué | cave, den, hole; KangXi radical 116 | 穴 116.0 | 5 | 6 | 0313 | 1940 |
| 卓 | zhuō | profound, brilliant, lofty | 十 24.6 | 8 | 6 | 1070 | 1942 |
| 贤 | xián | virtuous, worthy, good; able | 貝 154.4 | 8 | 6 | 1074 | 1943 |
| 膜 | mó | membrane; to kneel and worship | 肉 130.11 | 14 | 6 | 3132 | 1945 |
| 毅 | yì | resolute, decisive, firm, persist | 殳 79.11 | 15 | 6 | 3286 | 1946 |
| 锦 | jǐn | brocade, tapestry; embroidered | 金 167.8 | 13 | 6 | 2942 | 1947 |
| 茫 | máng | vast, boundless, widespread | 艸 140.6 | 9 | 6 | 1413 | 1951 |
| 昂 | áng | rise, raise; proud, bold; upright | 日 72.4 | 8 | 6 | 1090 | 1952 |
| 皱 | zhòu | wrinkles, creases, folds | 皮 107.5 | 10 | 6 | 2011 | 1954 |
| 舌 | shé | tongue; clapper of bell; KangXi radical 135 | 舌 135.0 | 6 | 6 | 0449 | 1958 |
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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