HSK 3 characters
The 301 characters that first appear in HSK 3 vocabulary (new HSK 3.0 syllabus), ordered by how many HSK words use them. Open any character to see its stroke order, parts and word web.
- 性xìngnature
- 光guānglight
- 化huàto make into
- 制zhìsystem
- 解jiěto divide
- 品pǐn(bound form) article
- 转zhuǎnto turn
- 失shīto lose
- 立lìto stand
- 美měibeautiful
- 强qiángstrong
- 民míncitizens, subjects
- 代dàito substitute
- 员yuánperson
- 传chuánto pass on
- 反fǎncontrary
- 精jīngessence
- 领lǐngneck
- 保bǎoto defend
- 此cǐthis
- 价jiàprice
- 演yǎnto develop
- 任rènto assign
- 台tái(classical) you (in letters)
- 指zhǐfinger
- 线xiànthread
- 调diàoto transfer
- 费fèito cost
- 除chúto get rid of
- 亲qīnparent
- 内nèiinside
- 证zhèngto admonish
- 金jīngold
- 预yùto prepare, to arrange
- 害hàito do harm to
- 容róngappearance, looks
- 形xíngto appear
- 望wàngfull moon
- 深shēndeep (lit. and fig.)
- 程chéngprocess, rules
- 管guǎnto take care (of)
- 落luòto fall or drop
- 造zàoto make
- 产chǎnto give birth
- 剧jùtheatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc)
- 建jiànto establish
- 总zǒnggeneral
- 集jíto gather
- 念niànto read
- 职zhíduty, profession
- 苦kǔbitter
- 资zīwealth, property, capital
- 专zhuānconcentrated, specialized
- 义yìright conduct, propriety
- 修xiūto decorate
- 效xiàoresult, effect
- 救jiùto save
- 步bùa step
- 约yuēto make an appointment
- 足zúfoot
- 争zhēngto strive for
- 势shìpower, force
- 命mìnglife
- 导dǎoto direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
- 标biāomark
- 止zhǐto stop
- 示shìaltar
- 议yìto comment on
- 迷míto bewilder
- 防fángto protect
- 伤shāngto injure
- 决juéto decide, to determine, to judge
- 功gōngmeritorious deed or service
- 区qūarea
- 及jíand
- 器qìdevice, instrument, tool
- 展zhǎnto open, to unfold
- 底dǐbackground
- 极jíextremely
- 消xiāoto diminish
- 紧jǐntight
- 连liánto link
- 首shǒuhead
- 创chuàngto begin
- 持chíto hold
- 整zhěngexactly
- 断duànto break
- 格gésquare
- 界jiè(bound form) boundary
- 神shéndeity
- 至zhìto arrive
- 血xuèblood
- 补bǔto repair
- 设shèto set up
- 谈tánto speak
- 世shìgeneration, era, age
- 初chūat first
- 升shēngto ascend
- 历lìhistory
- 团tuánround
- 富fùrich
- 待dàito wait
- 联liánally, associate
- 规guīrules, regulations, customs, law
- 退tuìto retreat
- 众zhòngmultitude, crowd
- 优yōuexcellent
- 切qièdefinitely
- 压yāto press
- 境jìngboundary, frontier
- 奇qístrange, unusual, odd
- 布bùto announce
- 式shìtype
- 据jùaccording to
- 支zhīto support
- 显xiǎnto make visible
- 景jǐng(bound form) scenery
- 牌páimahjong tile
- 破pòbroken
- 简jiǎnsimple, succinct, terse
- 绝juéto cut short
- 评píngto discuss
- 负fùto bear
- 赛sàito compete
- 达dáto reach, to arrive at
- 速sùprompt, quick, speedy
- 配pèito join
- 乱luànin confusion or disorder
- 充chōngsufficient
- 华huáflowery
- 古gǔancient
- 土tǔearth
- 基jīfoundation, base
- 增zēng(bound form) to increase
- 尽jǐnto the greatest extent
- 张zhāngto open up
- 录lùto carve wood
- 技jìability, talent
- 术shùskill, art
- 缺quēdeficiency
- 象xiàngelephant
- 采cǎito pick
- 验yànto examine
- 值zhívalue
- 坚jiānhard, strong
- 存cúnto exist
- 属shǔcategory
- 巧qiǎoopportunely
- 彩cǎicolor, hue
- 易yìto change
- 母mǔmother
- 注zhùto inject
- 社shè(bound form) society
- 积jīto amass
- 终zhōngend
- 续xùto continue
- 追zhuīto chase
- 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
- 具jùtool, implement
- 判pànto judge
- 双shuāngtwo
- 城chéngcity walls
- 幸xìngfavor, fortune, luck
- 志zhìdetermination, will
- 怪guàibewildering
- 材cáitimber
- 根gēnroot
- 类lèikind
- 纪jìdiscipline, age
- 胜shèngvictory
- 营yíngcamp, barracks, army
- 误wùmistake
- 责zéone's responsibility, duty
- 赶gǎnto overtake
- 输shūto lose
- 险xiǎndanger
- 乡xiāngcountry or countryside
- 付fùto pay
- 似shìresembling, similar to
- 善shàngood (virtuous)
- 围wéito encircle
- 夫fūman, husband
- 宣xuānto proclaim, to declare, to announce
- 察cháto examine, to investigate, to observe
- 播bōto sow
- 散sànto scatter
- 架jiàto support
- 父fùfather, dad
- 皮píleather
- 石shístone, rock, mineral
- 种zhǒngseed
- 继jìto continue
- 艺yìart
- 范fànpattern, model, example
- 警jǐngto guard, to watch
- 订dìngto agree
- 跳tiàoto jump
- 香xiāngfragrant
- 龙lóngdragon
- 互hùmutually, reciprocally
- 农nóngagriculture, farming
- 卫wèito guard, to protect, to defend
- 各gèeach
- 将jiāngwill
- 并bìngand
- 戏xìtrick
- 批pīto ascertain
- 暖nuǎnwarm
- 概gàigenerally, probably, approximately
- 浪làngwave
- 烈lièfiery, violent
- 烟yāncigarette or pipe tobacco
- 环huánring
- 突tūsudden, abrupt, unexpected
- 章zhāngchapter
- 邮yóumail
- 麻máhemp
- 丰fēngabundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
- 丽lìbeautiful, elegant, magnificent
- 冒màoto emit
- 况kuàngcondition, situation
- 否fǒuno, not, un-
- 婚hūnto get married
- 恐kǒngfearful, apprehensive
- 拍pāito pat
- 挂guàto hang or suspend (from a hook etc)
- 按ànto press
- 族zúrace
- 朝cháoimperial or royal court
- 木mùtree
- 杂zámixed
- 烦fánto feel vexed
- 状zhuàngstate, condition
- 痛tòngache
- 箱xiāngbox
- 舞wǔto dance
- 访fǎngto visit
- 危wēidangerous, precarious
- 厂chǎngfactory
- 困kùnto trap
- 庆qìngto congratulate, to celebrate
- 把bǎto hold
- 敢gǎnto dare
- 旧jiùold
- 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles
- 济jìto aid, to help, to relieve
- 福fúgood fortune
- 糖tángsugar
- 群qúngroup
- 被bèiquilt
- 需xūto require
- 仅jǐnbarely
- 始shǐto begin, to start
- 束shùto bind
- 武wǔmilitary
- 死sǐto die
- 派pàiclique
- 甜tiánsweet
- 祝zhùto pray for
- 训xùnto teach
- 较jiàoto compare
- 顿dùnto stop
- 齐qíneat
- 吵chǎoto quarrel
- 屋wū(bound form) house
- 币bìcurrency, coins, legal tender
- 握wòto hold
- 曾céngonce
- 村cūnvillage
- 桥qiáobridge
- 汁zhījuice
- 赢yíngto beat
- 仍réngstill
- 伟wěigreat, imposing
- 另lìngother
- 娘niángmother
- 媒méigo-between, matchmaker
- 抓zhuāto grab
- 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)
- 每měieach
- 胖pàngfat
- 衬chènunderwear, lining
- 裤kùpants, trousers
- 刀dāoknife
- 姑gūfather's sister
- 汤tāngsoup
- 泳yǒngto swim, to dive
- 羊yángsheep
- 咖kācoffee
- 哈hāthe sound of laughter
- 啡fēicoffee
- 啤píbeer
- 希xīrare
- 李lǐplum
- 某mǒusome
- 猪zhūhog
- 础chǔfoundation stone, plinth
- 苹píngapple
- 蕉jiāobanana, plantain
- 衫shānshirt, robe, jacket, gown
- 裙qúnskirt, petticoat, apron