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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 今 | jīn | now, today, modern era | 人 9.2 | 4 | 1 | 0144 | 336 |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard, yard, court; school | 阜 170.7 | 9 | 1 | 1734 | 338 |
| 识 | shí | recognize, understand, know | 言 149.5 | 7 | 1 | 0892 | 340 |
| 候 | hòu | wait; expect; visit; greet | 人 9.8 | 10 | 1 | 1964 | 341 |
| 飞 | fēi | fly; go quickly; dart; high | 乙 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0069 | 347 |
| 车 | chē | cart, vehicle; carry in cart | 車 159.0 | 4 | 1 | 0100 | 361 |
| 服 | fú | clothes; wear, dress | 月 74.4 | 8 | 1 | 1190 | 365 |
| 怎 | zěn | what? why? how? | 心 61.5 | 9 | 1 | 1543 | 382 |
| 呢 | ne | interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this | 口 30.5 | 8 | 1 | 1102 | 383 |
| 叫 | jiào | cry, shout; hail, greet, call | 口 30.2 | 5 | 1 | 0253 | 387 |
| 影 | yǐng | shadow; image, reflection; photograph | 彡 59.12 | 15 | 1 | 3240 | 390 |
| 字 | zì | letter, character, word | 子 39.3 | 6 | 1 | 0548 | 393 |
| 爱 | ài | love, be fond of, like | 爪 87.6 | 10 | 1 | 1987 | 394 |
| 商 | shāng | commerce, business, trade | 口 30.8 | 11 | 1 | 2391 | 402 |
| 请 | qǐng | ask, request; invite; please | 言 149.8 | 10 | 1 | 2108 | 421 |
| 视 | shì | look at, inspect, observe, see | 見 147.4 | 8 | 1 | 1294 | 438 |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine | 乙 5.1 | 2 | 1 | 0015 | 445 |
| 写 | xiě | write; draw, sketch; compose | 冖 14.3 | 5 | 1 | 0316 | 448 |
| 八 | bā | eight; all around, all sides | 八 12.0 | 2 | 1 | 0009 | 451 |
| 吗 | ma | final interrogative particle | 口 30.3 | 6 | 1 | 0432 | 453 |
| 吃 | chī | eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear | 口 30.3 | 6 | 1 | 0429 | 475 |
| 六 | liù | number six | 八 12.2 | 4 | 1 | 0160 | 478 |
| 医 | yī | cure, heal; doctor, medical | 匸 23.5 | 7 | 1 | 0700 | 482 |
| 号 | hào | mark, sign; symbol; number | 口 30.2 | 5 | 1 | 0243 | 487 |
| 语 | yǔ | language, words; saying, expression | 言 149.7 | 9 | 1 | 1707 | 493 |
| 七 | qī | seven | 一 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0007 | 530 |
| 兴 | xìng | thrive, prosper, flourish | 八 12.4 | 6 | 1 | 0544 | 531 |
| 星 | xīng | a star, planet; any point of light | 日 72.5 | 9 | 1 | 1488 | 537 |
| 京 | jīng | capital city | 亠 8.6 | 8 | 1 | 1205 | 566 |
| 米 | mǐ | hulled or husked uncooked rice | 米 119.0 | 6 | 1 | 0533 | 575 |
| 客 | kè | guest, traveller; customer | 宀 40.6 | 9 | 1 | 1703 | 583 |
| 友 | yǒu | friend, companion; fraternity | 又 29.2 | 4 | 1 | 0097 | 594 |
| 钱 | qián | money, currency, coins | 金 167.5 | 10 | 1 | 1928 | 603 |
| 热 | rè | hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal | 火 86.6 | 10 | 1 | 1809 | 606 |
| 坐 | zuò | sit; seat; ride, travel by | 土 32.4 | 7 | 1 | 0797 | 611 |
| 校 | xiào | school; military field officer | 木 75.6 | 10 | 1 | 1847 | 633 |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain | 肉 130.6 | 10 | 1 | 2001 | 646 |
| 谁 | shuí | who? whom? whose? anyone? | 言 149.8 | 10 | 1 | 2122 | 648 |
| 哪 | nǎ | which? where? how? | 口 30.7 | 9 | 1 | 1515 | 652 |
| 喜 | xǐ | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing | 口 30.9 | 12 | 1 | 2523 | 668 |
| 习 | xí | practice; flapping wings | 冫 15.1 | 3 | 1 | 0070 | 676 |
| 欢 | huān | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy | 欠 76.2 | 6 | 1 | 0587 | 685 |
| 冷 | lěng | cold, cool; lonely | 冫 15.5 | 7 | 1 | 0838 | 700 |
| 汉 | hàn | Chinese people; Chinese language | 水 85.2 | 5 | 1 | 0311 | 711 |
| 衣 | yī | clothes, clothing; cover, skin | 衣 145.0 | 6 | 1 | 0520 | 725 |
| 妈 | mā | mother, mama | 女 38.3 | 6 | 1 | 0583 | 750 |
| 读 | dú | read, study; pronounce | 言 149.8 | 10 | 1 | 2112 | 752 |
| 买 | mǎi | buy, purchase; bribe, persuade | 大 37.3 | 6 | 1 | 0588 | 758 |
| 岁 | suì | year; age; harvest | 山 46.3 | 6 | 1 | 0436 | 772 |
| 块 | kuài | piece, lump; dollar | 土 32.4 | 7 | 1 | 0652 | 793 |
| 姐 | jiě | elder sister, young lady | 女 38.5 | 8 | 1 | 1326 | 830 |
| 亮 | liàng | bright, brilliant, radiant, light | 亠 8.7 | 9 | 1 | 1621 | 840 |
| 朋 | péng | friend, pal, acquaintance | 月 74.4 | 8 | 1 | 1185 | 882 |
| 谢 | xiè | thank; decline | 言 149.10 | 12 | 1 | 2795 | 897 |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock; bell | 金 167.4 | 9 | 1 | 1528 | 905 |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173 | 雨 173.0 | 8 | 1 | 1041 | 928 |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; food, meal | 食 184.4 | 7 | 1 | 0823 | 935 |
| 睡 | shuì | sleep, doze | 目 109.8 | 13 | 1 | 2900 | 964 |
| 喝 | hē | drink; shout, call out | 口 30.9 | 12 | 1 | 2639 | 983 |
| 午 | wǔ | noon; 7th terrestrial branch | 十 24.2 | 4 | 1 | 0119 | 1004 |
| 店 | diàn | shop, store; inn, hotel | 广 53.5 | 8 | 1 | 1208 | 1041 |
| 爸 | bà | father, papa | 父 88.4 | 8 | 1 | 1171 | 1050 |
| 桌 | zhuō | table, desk, stand | 木 75.6 | 10 | 1 | 1881 | 1193 |
| 菜 | cài | vegetables; dish, order; food | 艸 140.8 | 11 | 1 | 2207 | 1266 |
| 茶 | chá | tea | 艸 140.6 | 9 | 1 | 1411 | 1272 |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog, canis familiaris | 犬 94.5 | 8 | 1 | 1198 | 1281 |
| 杯 | bēi | cup, glass | 木 75.4 | 8 | 1 | 1020 | 1396 |
| 租 | zū | rent, lease; rental; tax | 禾 115.5 | 10 | 1 | 1944 | 1397 |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday; in former times, past | 日 72.5 | 9 | 1 | 1489 | 1475 |
| 漂 | piào | float, drift; tossed about | 水 85.11 | 14 | 1 | 3163 | 1568 |
| 椅 | yǐ | chair, seat | 木 75.8 | 12 | 1 | 2569 | 1663 |
| 猫 | māo | cat | 犬 94.9 | 11 | 1 | 2367 | 1673 |
| 喂 | wèi | interjection to call attention | 口 30.9 | 12 | 1 | 2641 | 1988 |
| 苹 | píng | artemisia; duckweed; apple | 艸 140.5 | 8 | 1 | 1004 | 2478 |
| 为 | wèi | do, handle, govern, act; be | 丶 3.3 | 4 | 2 | 0165 | 18 |
| 到 | dào | go to, arrive, been to | 刀 18.6 | 8 | 2 | 1063 | 22 |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to | 人 9.3 | 4 | 2 | 0182 | 23 |
| 要 | yào | necessary, essential; necessity | 襾 146.3 | 9 | 2 | 1441 | 26 |
| 就 | jiù | just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near | 尢 43.9 | 12 | 2 | 2728 | 27 |
| 可 | kě | may, can, -able; possibly | 口 30.2 | 5 | 2 | 0212 | 30 |
| 也 | yě | also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity | 乙 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 0066 | 31 |
| 得 | dé | obtain, get, gain, acquire | 彳 60.8 | 11 | 2 | 2341 | 39 |
| 着 | zhe | make move, take action | 目 109.6 | 11 | 2 | 2398 | 41 |
| 过 | guò | pass, pass through, go across | 辵 162.3 | 6 | 2 | 0379 | 46 |
| 道 | dào | path, road, street; method, way | 辵 162.9 | 12 | 2 | 2745 | 52 |
| 所 | suǒ | place, location; numerary adjunct | 戶 63.4 | 8 | 2 | 1164 | 54 |
| 然 | rán | yes, certainly; pledge, promise | 火 86.8 | 12 | 2 | 2723 | 55 |
| 事 | shì | affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident | 亅 6.7 | 8 | 2 | 1038 | 58 |
| 经 | jīng | classic works; pass through | 糸 120.5 | 8 | 2 | 1350 | 62 |
| 动 | dòng | move, happen; movement, action | 力 19.4 | 6 | 2 | 0353 | 73 |
| 还 | hái | still, yet, also, besides | 辵 162.4 | 7 | 2 | 0704 | 80 |
| 进 | jìn | advance, make progress, enter | 辵 162.4 | 7 | 2 | 0605 | 81 |
| 但 | dàn | only; but, however, yet, still | 人 9.5 | 7 | 2 | 0774 | 95 |
| 因 | yīn | cause, reason; by; because (of) | 囗 31.3 | 6 | 2 | 0430 | 96 |
| 从 | cóng | from, by, since, whence, through | 人 9.2 | 4 | 2 | 0142 | 98 |
| 日 | rì | sun; day; daytime | 日 72.0 | 4 | 2 | 0112 | 101 |
| 意 | yì | thought, idea, opinion; think | 心 61.9 | 13 | 2 | 2996 | 104 |
| 它 | tā | it; other | 宀 40.2 | 5 | 2 | 0314 | 107 |
| 长 | zhǎng | long; length; excel in; leader | 長 168.0 | 4 | 2 | 0127 | 109 |
| 第 | dì | sequence, number; grade, degree | 竹 118.5 | 11 | 2 | 2322 | 114 |
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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