HSK 4 characters
The 300 characters that first appear in HSK 4 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.
- 无wúnot to have
- 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)
- 料liàomaterial
- 质zhìessence, nature
- 型xíngmold
- 惊jīngto startle
- 密mìsecret
- 致zhì(bound form) fine
- 免miǎnto excuse sb
- 士shìscholar, gentleman
- 局júnarrow
- 奖jiǎngprize
- 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow)
- 折zhéto break
- 招zhāoto recruit
- 测cèto survey
- 率lǜrate
- 官guāngovernment official
- 微wēismall, tiny, trifling
- 治zhìto rule
- 源yuánspring
- 缩suōto withdraw
- 户hùa household
- 权quánauthority
- 模mómodel, pattern, standard
- 独dúalone
- 限xiànto limit
- 依yīto depend on
- 厚hòuthick
- 恶èevil
- 投tóuto cast
- 沉chénto submerge
- 激jīto arouse, to incite
- 益yìto profit, to benefit
- 细xìthin or slender
- 迫pòto compel, to force
- 遗yíto lose
- 销xiāoto melt (metal)
- 严yántight (closely sealed)
- 列lièto arrange
- 呼hūto breathe, to exhale, to sigh
- 宽kuānwide
- 弱ruòweak
- 归guīto return
- 怀huáibosom, breast
- 战zhànwar, fighting, battle
- 扬yángto raise
- 担dānto undertake
- 疑yíto doubt, to question, to suspect
- 编biānto weave
- 置zhìto install
- 赞zànto help, to support
- 遇yùto meet
- 临línto face
- 伙huǒmeals (abbr. for 食)
- 俗súcustom
- 固gùto solidify
- 季jìseason
- 宝bǎojewel
- 承chéngto undertake, to bear, to accept a duty
- 政zhènggovernment, politics
- 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
- 未wèinot yet
- 移yíto move
- 耳ěrear
- 诚chénghonest, sincere, true
- 财cáiriches, wealth, valuables
- 途túway, road, path, journey, course
- 鲜xiānfresh
- 伴bànpartner
- 减jiǎnto lower
- 劲jìnstrong, tough, unyielding
- 吸xīto breathe
- 延yánto prolong
- 汇huìto remit
- 盘pánplate
- 研yánto grind, to rub
- 稳wěnsettled
- 统tǒngto govern, to command
- 维wéito preserve, to maintain, to hold together
- 脱tuōto shed
- 航hángvessel, craft
- 获huò(literary) to catch
- 轮lúnwheel
- 述shùto express, to state
- 醒xǐngto wake up
- 与yǔand
- 供gōngto provide
- 冲chōng(of water) to dash against
- 即jínamely
- 含hánto keep in the mouth
- 售shòuto sell
- 奋fènto strive, to exert effort
- 守shǒuto guard
- 寻xúnto search
- 序xù(bound form) order
- 征zhēngjourney
- 摇yáoto shake
- 斗dòuto fight
- 构gòuto compose, to make
- 案ànfile, legal case
- 码mǎweight
- 聚jùto congregate
- 良liánggood
- 货huògoods
- 透tòu(bound form) to penetrate
- 避bìto avoid
- 闹nàonoisy
- 降jiàngto drop
- 顶dǐngapex
- 项xiàngback of neck
- 余yú(literary) I
- 促cùto urge, to rush, to hurry
- 冰bīngice
- 刷shuāto brush
- 刺cìthorn
- 勇yǒngbrave, courageous, fierce
- 尚shàngstill
- 居jūto live, to reside
- 巨jùlarge, huge, gigantic
- 摆bǎito arrange
- 操cāoto conduct, to manage, to run
- 施shīto grant, to bestow
- 暗àndark
- 替tìto substitute for
- 松sōngpine
- 王wángking or monarch
- 瓜guāmelon
- 登dēngto scale (a height)
- 盖gàilid
- 禁jìnto restrict, to prohibit, to forbid
- 秘mìsecret, mysterious, abstruse
- 究jiūto dig into, to investigate
- 粗cūcoarse
- 肥féifat
- 购gòuto buy
- 贴tiēto stick
- 针zhēnneedle
- 阻zǔto hinder, to impede
- 附fùto add
- 隔géto separate
- 默mòsilent
- 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
- 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but
- 圆yuáncircle
- 妇fùmarried woman
- 席xíwoven mat
- 弯wānto bend
- 律lǜstatute, principle, regulation
- 扩kuòto enlarge
- 扫sǎoto sweep
- 抱bàoto hold
- 抽chōuto draw out
- 挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole
- 毫háofine hair
- 淡dàninsipid
- 潮cháotide
- 烧shāoto burn
- 燃ránto ignite, to burn
- 牙yátooth
- 纯chúnpure
- 缓huǎnslow
- 翻fānto turn over
- 腐fǔto spoil, to rot, to decay
- 虑lǜanxious, concerned, worried
- 趣qùinterest
- 迟chílate
- 逐zhúto pursue
- 闭bìto close
- 卷juǎnto roll up
- 培péito cultivate, to farm
- 填tiánto fill or stuff
- 尾wěitail
- 巴bāto desire, to wish for
- 授shòuto award, to confer, to instruct, to teach
- 措cuòto arrange
- 描miáoto copy, to depict, to sketch, to trace
- 林línforest, grove
- 梦mèngdream
- 梯tīladder, steps, stairs
- 泉quánspring (small stream)
- 浓nóngconcentrated
- 申shēnto report
- 疗liáocured, healed
- 矿kuàngmineral deposit
- 穷qióngpoor
- 窗chuāngwindow
- 竟jìngunexpectedly
- 著zheto show, to prove, to make known
- 袋dàipouch
- 豆dòubeans, peas
- 赏shǎngto bestow (a reward)
- 载zàiload
- 辣làhot (spicy)
- 辩biànto dispute
- 递dìto hand over
- 酸suānsour
- 阶jiēstairs, steps
- 陆lùland, continent
- 骨gǔbone
- 却quèbut
- 圈quāncircle
- 址zhǐlocation, site
- 均jūnequal, even, fair
- 塑sùto sculpt, to model in clay
- 宁níngcalm, peaceful
- 尺chǐa Chinese foot
- 彻chèpenetrating, pervasive
- 括kuòto embrace, to enclose, to include
- 摸mōto feel with the hand
- 映yìngto reflect (light)
- 毕bìto finish, to conclude, to end
- 泪lèitears
- 湿shīmoist
- 络luòweb, net
- 胸xiōngbreast, bosom
- 败bàito defeat
- 距jùat a distance of
- 镜jìngmirror, glass
- 阵zhèndisposition of troops
- 亚yàAsia
- 企qǐto plan a project
- 兵bīngsoldiers
- 召zhàoimperial decree
- 叶yèleaf, page
- 堵dǔto block up (a road, pipe etc)
- 婆póold woman
- 孙sūngrandchild, descendent
- 寸cùna unit of length
- 抄chāoto make a copy
- 挥huīto wave
- 既jìalready
- 暑shǔhot
- 植zhítree, plant
- 渐jiàngradually
- 炼liànto refine
- 秀xiùelegant, graceful, refined
- 童tóngchild, boy
- 笨bènstupid
- 纷fēntangled, scattered
- 综zōngto sum up
- 聊liáoto chat
- 薄báothin
- 虫chónginsect, worm
- 诗shīpoem
- 谓wèito call, to say, to tell
- 趋qūto hurry, to hasten
- 释shìto explain, to interpret
- 闪shǎnto dodge
- 阅yuèto examine, to inspect
- 伞sǎnumbrella
- 史shǐhistory, chronicle, annals
- 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
- 妻qīwife
- 姨yímother's sister
- 寄jìto send
- 寒hánchilly, cold
- 巾jīncloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- 帅shuài(bound form) commander-in-chief
- 幼yòuinfant, young child
- 府fǔprefect
- 擦cāto rub
- 敌díenemy, foe, rival
- 晒shài(of the sun) to shine on
- 殊shūdifferent, special, unusual
- 浅qiǎnshallow
- 玉yùjade
- 甚shénconsiderably
- 矮ǎilow
- 符fúamulet, charm
- 裹guǒto wrap around
- 译yìto translate
- 贝bèisea shell
- 阿āan initial particle, a prefix used for names
- 雷léithunder
- 丈zhànggentleman, man, husband
- 俩liǎtwo (colloquial equivalent of 两个)
- 倍bèi(two, three etc) -fold
- 兄xiōngelder brother
- 厘líone thousandth
- 县xiàncounty
- 叔shūuncle
- 咸xiánall
- 圾jīgarbage, rubbish
- 垃lāgarbage, refuse, trash, waste
- 帽màohat, cap
- 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc)
- 择zéto select, to choose
- 棵kēclassifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc
- 江jiāngriver
- 盐yánsalt
- 粮liángfood, grain, provisions
- 肚dùbelly
- 腰yāowaist
- 袜wàsocks, stockings
- 躺tǎngto recline
- 迅xùnquick, hasty
- 逛guàngto stroll
- 郎lánggentleman, young man
- 锻duànto temper, to refine