HSK 5 characters
The 300 characters that first appear in HSK 5 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.
- 款kuǎnfunds, payment
- 私sīpersonal, private, secret
- 军jūnarmy, military
- 敬jìng(bound form) respectful
- 协xiéto assist
- 幕mùcurtain or screen
- 索suǒcable, rope
- 虚xūemptiness
- 辞cíto resign
- 击jīto strike, to hit, to beat
- 劳láoto labor, to toil
- 曲qūbent
- 核hépit
- 托tuōprop
- 灾zāidisaster
- 硬yìnghard
- 签qiānto sign one's name
- 忍rěnto bear
- 悲bēisorrow, sadness, grief
- 慌huāngto get panicky
- 损sǔnto decrease
- 毒dúpoison
- 触chùto butt, to gore, to ram
- 乘chéngto ride
- 令lìngto order
- 勤qínindustrious, diligent, attentive
- 启qǐto open
- 射shèto shoot
- 弹dàncrossball
- 怨yuànto blame
- 执zhíto execute
- 拜bàito bow, to salute
- 控kòngto accuse, to charge
- 杀shāto kill
- 版bǎna register
- 珍zhēna treasure, a precious thing
- 繁fáncomplex, difficult
- 耐nài(bound form) to bear
- 胆dǎngall bladder
- 裁cáito cut out (as a dress)
- 览lǎnto look over, to inspect, to view, to perceive
- 诊zhěnto diagnose
- 违wéito violate, to disobey, to defy
- 鼓gǔdrum
- 丑chǒuclown
- 丢diūto lose
- 亏kuīdeficiency
- 偷tōuto steal
- 偿chángto repay, to recompense
- 博bóto gamble, to play games
- 坦tǎnflat, level, smooth
- 域yùarea, district, field, land, region
- 委wěito appoint, to commission, to send
- 尊zūnto honor, to respect, to venerate
- 惜xīpity, regret
- 搜sōuto search
- 摄shèto absorb, to take in
- 朗lǎngbright, clear, distinct
- 染rǎnto dye
- 滑huáto slip
- 漫mànfree
- 狂kuángmad
- 献xiànto offer
- 艰jiāndifficult, hard
- 荣róngglory, honor
- 逃táoto escape
- 锁suǒto lock
- 骗piànto cheat
- 享xiǎngto enjoy
- 仿fǎngto imitate
- 伸shēnto stretch
- 俱jùall, together
- 偶ǒuaccidentally, coincidently
- 凭píngto lean against
- 厅tīng(reception) hall
- 宿sùto stop, to rest, to lodge
- 岸ànbank
- 库kùwarehouse
- 弃qìto abandon, to discard, to reject
- 恋liànlove
- 恨hènto hate
- 愁chóuto worry about
- 扰rǎoto poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate
- 抢qiǎngto fight over
- 拔báto pull up
- 拥yōngto have, to hold
- 掌zhǎngin charge
- 摩móto scour, to rub, to grind
- 敏mǐnfast, quick
- 敲qiāoto hit
- 润rùnmoist
- 涨zhǎngto rise (of prices, rivers)
- 犹yóusimilar to, just like, as
- 眠miánsleep, shut-eye, hibernatation
- 稍shāosomewhat
- 竞jìngto compete, to contend, to vie
- 糊húmuddled
- 胡húrecklessly, foolishly
- 胶jiāoglue, gum, resin, rubber
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling
- 贺hèto congratulate
- 软ruǎnsoft
- 铃líng(small) bell
- 震zhènto shake
- 革géleather, animal hide
- 频pínfrequency
- 饮yǐnto swallow, to drink
- 驾jiàto harness
- 估gūmerchant
- 册cèbook
- 剩shèngto remain
- 劝quànto advise
- 励lìto encourage
- 吓xiàto frighten
- 壁bìpartition, wall
- 宾bīnguest, visitor
- 幅fúwidth
- 德dévirtue
- 忆yìto remember, to reflect upon
- 慰wèito calm, to comfort, to reassure
- 戒jièto guard against
- 扮bànto disguise oneself as
- 押yāto mortgage
- 振zhènto arouse, to excite
- 插chāto insert
- 搞gǎoto do
- 撞zhuàngto knock against
- 暂zàntemporary
- 枪qiānggun
- 柜guìcabinet, cupboard, wardrobe
- 桃táopeach
- 欠qiànto owe
- 欣xīndelighted, happy, joyous
- 池chípool, pond
- 污wūfilthy, dirty
- 滚gǔnto boil
- 灰huīash
- 烤kǎoto roast
- 煤méicoal
- 猜cāito guess
- 碍àito block, to deter, to hinder, to obstruct
- 竹zhúbamboo
- 筑zhùfive-string lute
- 籍jíregister, record, list, census
- 绕ràoto wind
- 罚fáto punish
- 脆cuìbrittle
- 貌màocountenance, appearance
- 赔péito compensate for loss
- 辈bèilifetime
- 辛xīnbitter
- 返fǎnto restore, to return, to revert to
- 邀yāoto invite
- 醉zuìintoxicated
- 锅guōpot
- 键jiànkey (on a piano or computer keyboard)
- 闲xiánenclosure
- 陪péito accompany
- 饰shìto decorate, to adorn
- 鬼guǐdisembodied spirit
- 倡chàngguide, leader
- 冻dòngto freeze
- 剪jiǎnscissors
- 卧wòto lie
- 厌yànto dislike, to detest
- 叉chāfork
- 呆dāifoolish
- 咳hāisound of sighing
- 唯wéionly
- 夕xīevening, night, dusk
- 寿shòuold age, longevity
- 尝chángto taste
- 届jièto arrive at (place or time)
- 悉xīto know, to learn about, to comprehend
- 惠huìfavor, benefit, blessing, kindness
- 拆chāito tear open
- 拼pīnto piece together
- 挡dǎngto resist
- 挣zhèngto struggle to get free
- 挤jǐto crowd in
- 摔shuāito throw down
- 汗hànperspiration
- 泛fànto drift, to float
- 泼pōto splash
- 漏lòuto leak
- 漠mòdesert
- 烂lànsoft
- 珠zhūgem, jewel, pearl, precious stone
- 琴qínguqin 琴 (a type of zither)
- 疯fēnginsane
- 盒hésmall box
- 盾dùnshield
- 矛máospear, lance
- 硕shuògreat, eminent
- 碎suì(transitive or intransitive verb) to break into pieces
- 糟zāodregs
- 纲gāngprogram, outline
- 织zhīto weave
- 肠chángintestines
- 肩jiānshoulder
- 肯kěnto agree
- 脾píspleen
- 询xúnto ask about, to inquire into
- 详xiángcomplete, detailed, thorough
- 豪háobrave, heroic, chivalrous
- 豫yùrelaxed
- 贸màocommerce, trade
- 赠zèngto give as a present
- 躲duǒto hide
- 辅fǔside road
- 辑jíto gather, to collect
- 遵zūnto follow, to comply with
- 郊jiāosuburbs, outskirts
- 钢gāngsteel
- 雄xióngalpha male, hero
- 饼bǐnground flat cake
- 仔zǐsmall thing, child
- 傻shǎfoolish
- 兔tùrabbit
- 冠guāncap, crown, headgear
- 匹pǐclassifier for horses, mules etc
- 厉lìwhetstone
- 厨chúkitchen
- 吐tǔto spit
- 喷pēnto puff
- 堆duīto pile up
- 奈nàibut, how
- 尔ěryou
- 尤yóuespecially, particularly
- 帘liánthe flag-sign of a tavern
- 彼bǐthat, those, the other
- 怜liánto pity, to sympathize with
- 悔huǐto regret, to repent, to show remorse
- 扇shànfan
- 扶fúto support with the hand
- 披pīto drape over one's shoulders
- 抬táito lift
- 拒jùto defend, to ward off
- 拾shíto pick up
- 斜xiéinclined
- 旦dàndawn
- 朵duǒflower
- 析xīto split wood
- 柿shìpersimmon
- 棒bàngstick
- 沟gōuditch
- 洒sǎto sprinkle
- 洞dòngcave
- 熊xióngbear
- 甲jiǎfirst of the ten Heavenly Stems 干
- 盆pénbasin
- 瞧qiáoto look at
- 秒miǎosecond (unit of time)
- 糕gāocake, pastry
- 羽yǔfeather, plume
- 肌jīflesh, skin
- 肤fūskin
- 胃wèistomach
- 艳yànbeautiful, glamorous, sexy, voluptuous
- 萄táograpes
- 葡púgrapes
- 虎hǔtiger
- 蛇shésnake
- 谊yìfriendship
- 贷dàito borrow
- 逻luóto patrol, to inspect
- 邻línneighbor
- 驶shǐto drive, to pilot, to ride
- 鸭yāduck
- 鼠shǔ(bound form) rat
- 鼻bínose
- 龄língage
- 乏fápoor
- 乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems 干
- 傅fùtutor, teacher
- 吨dūnton (loanword)
- 咬yǎoto bite
- 央yāngcentral
- 夹jiāto press from either side
- 幽yōuquiet, secluded, tranquil
- 恢huīto restore, to recover
- 悄qiāoquiet, silent, still
- 扔rēngto throw
- 摘zhāito take
- 柴cháifirewood, faggots, fuel
- 梨lípear
- 歇xiēto rest
- 猴hóumonkey
- 玻bōglass
- 璃líglass
- 瘦shòuthin
- 紫zǐpurple
- 绒róngcotton, silk, velvet, wool
- 聪cōngsharp (of sight and hearing)
- 肃sùto pay respects
- 臭chòustench
- 蔬shūvegetables, greens
- 闯chuǎngto rush
- 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
- 骂màto scold