HSK 6 characters
The 300 characters that first appear in HSK 6 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.
- 异yìdifferent, strange, unusual
- 素sùraw silk
- 藏cángto conceal
- 灵língquick
- 露lùdew
- 废fèito abolish
- 纳nàto adopt, to accept
- 探tànto explore
- 暴bàoviolent, brutal, tyrannical
- 盛shèngflourishing
- 野yěerroneous variant of 野
- 隐yǐnto hide, to conceal
- 额éforehead
- 壮zhuàngto strengthen
- 夺duóto seize
- 审shěnto examine
- 残cánto destroy
- 波bōwaves, ripples, breakers
- 犯fànto violate
- 略lu:èbrief
- 监jiānto supervise, to direct, to control
- 偏piānto lean
- 奔bēnto hurry
- 威wēimight, power, prestige
- 扣kòuto fasten
- 抗kàngto defy, to fight, to resist
- 抵dǐto resist
- 畅chàngfreely, smoothly
- 妙miàoclever
- 幻huànfantasy, illusion, mirage
- 恰qiàjust, exactly, precisely
- 沿yánalong
- 洁jiéclean, pure
- 灭mièto extinguish or put out
- 症zhèngailment, disease, illness
- 盗dàoto steal
- 磨móto rub
- 祖zǔancestor, forefather
- 端duānend
- 策cèto urge, to whip
- 粉fěnpowder
- 纵zòngto indulge in, to give free reign to
- 缘yuánreason, cause
- 股gǔthigh
- 侵qīnto invade, to encroach upon, to raid
- 倾qīngto upset, to pour out, to overflow
- 凶xiōngterrible
- 墓mùgrave
- 孤gūorphaned
- 宗zōngschool
- 峰fēngpeak, summit
- 忧yōusad, grieving
- 恩ēnkindness, mercy, charity
- 捐juānto relinquish
- 毁huǐto destroy
- 洋yángocean
- 混hùnto mix
- 潜qiánto hide
- 焦jiāoburnt
- 爆bàoto explode or burst
- 牵qiānto lead along
- 税shuìtaxes
- 罪zuìguilt
- 聘pìnto engage (a teacher etc)
- 融róngto melt
- 裂lièto split
- 谋móuto plan, to scheme
- 迁qiānto move
- 阔kuòrich
- 予yǔto give
- 亡wángdeath, destruction
- 仰yǎngto face upward
- 叹tànto sigh, to admire
- 吉jílucky, propitious, good
- 埋máito bury
- 奏zòuto play music
- 忠zhōngloyalty, devotion, fidelity
- 患huànto suffer (from illness)
- 悬xuánto hang or suspend
- 惨cǎnmiserable
- 扎zhāto prick
- 扭niǔto turn
- 拖tuōto drag
- 挨āiin order
- 揭jiēto take the lid off
- 搭dāto put up
- 攻gōngto attack
- 档dàngofficial records
- 泡pàobubble
- 涉shèsconcerned, involved
- 液yèfluid, liquid
- 炸zhàto burst
- 牢láofirm
- 番fānforeign (non-Chinese)
- 皇huángroyal, imperial
- 耗hàoto waste
- 衡héngto measure, to weigh
- 誉yùfame, reputation
- 账zhàngaccount
- 酷kùruthless
- 鉴jiànmirror, looking glass
- 丧sàngmourning
- 仪yíinstrument, apparatus
- 侧cèthe side
- 傲àoproud
- 凡fánordinary
- 嫌xiánto dislike
- 宫gōngpalace
- 寺sìBuddhist temple
- 尖jiānpointed
- 帝dìsupreme ruler, emperor
- 庄zhuāngvillage, hamlet
- 径jìngpath, diameter
- 怒nùanger, passion, rage
- 悟wùto apprehend, to realize, to become aware
- 懒lǎnlazy
- 截jiéto cut off (a length)
- 扑pūto throw oneself at
- 拨bōto push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc
- 捕bǔto catch
- 援yuánto assist
- 撤chèto remove
- 旋xuánto revolve, to orbit, to return
- 旗qíbanner, flag, streamer
- 旺wàngprosperous
- 晕yūnconfused
- 栏lánfence
- 横hénghorizontal
- 欲yùdesire, want, longing, intent
- 泥nímud
- 浮fúto float
- 添tiānto add
- 猛měngferocious
- 盟méngalliance, covenant
- 盼pànto hope for
- 祥xiánghappiness, good fortune
- 罢bàto cease, to finish, to stop, to quit
- 耀yàoto sparkle, to shine, to dazzle
- 诞dànto give birth, to bear children
- 贯guànto pierce, to string up
- 赖làito depend on
- 跃yuèto skip, to jump, to frolic
- 逼bīto compel
- 遭zāoto meet, to encounter, to come across
- 钻zuānto drill
- 陷xiànpitfall
- 串chuànto string together
- 佛fúseemingly
- 储chǔto save money, to store, to reserve
- 刊kānpublication, periodical
- 副fùsecondary
- 吊diàoto suspend
- 圣shèngholy, sacred
- 奉fèngto offer, to respect, to server
- 宏hónggreat, spacious, vast, wide
- 宠chǒngto love
- 岗gǎngpost
- 岛dǎoisland
- 崇chónghigh, dignified
- 徒túdisciple, follower
- 循xúnto obey, to follow, to comply with
- 愤fènanger, indignation
- 拐guǎito turn (a corner etc)
- 挖wāto dig
- 捉zhuōto clutch
- 昏hūnmuddle-headed
- 晓xiǎodawn
- 梁liángbridge
- 榜bǎngplacard, notice, announcement
- 欺qīto cheat, to double-cross, to deceive
- 歉qiàndeficient, lacking
- 氧yǎngoxygen (chemistry)
- 渡dùto cross
- 炉lúfireplace, furnace, oven, stove
- 炎yánflame, blaze
- 炒chǎoto sauté
- 炮pàocannon
- 爽shuǎngbright
- 疾jísickness, illness, disease
- 盲mángblind
- 督dūto supervise, to oversee, to direct
- 纠jiūtangled
- 绘huìto sketch, to paint, to draw
- 胞bāowomb, placenta, fetal membrane
- 若ruòto seem
- 薯shǔyam, tuber, potato
- 袖xiùsleeve
- 讯xùnnews, information
- 诸zhūall, many, various
- 谅liàngto excuse, to forgive
- 谷gǔvalley, gorge, ravine
- 贫pínpoor, needy, impoverished
- 跨kuàto step across
- 踏tàto tread
- 轨guǐtrack, rut, path
- 酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean
- 铺pùstore
- 锋fēngspear-point
- 镇zhènto press down
- 障zhàngto separate
- 顽wánstubborn, recalcitrant, obstinate
- 佳jiāgood, auspicious
- 债zhàidebt
- 党dǎngparty
- 刮guāto scrape
- 券quànbond (esp. document split in two, with each party holding one half)
- 剑jiàndouble-edged sword
- 啦lasentence-final particle, contraction of 了啊, indicating exclamation
- 嘉jiāexcellent
- 坡pōslope
- 塔tǎpagoda
- 塞sāito stop up
- 墨mòink stick
- 壶húpot
- 娱yúpleasure, enjoyment, amusement
- 宇yǔbuilding, house, room, structure
- 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket)
- 撑chēngto support
- 杆gānpole
- 枝zhībranch
- 柱zhùto lean on
- 械xièweapons
- 棉miángeneric term for cotton or kapok
- 殖zhíto breed, to spawn
- 氛fēnair
- 洪hóngdeluge, flood
- 港gǎngharbor
- 牲shēngsacrificial animal
- 狠hěnruthless
- 田tiánfield
- 稿gǎodraft, manuscript, rough copy
- 箭jiànarrow
- 粥zhōucongee
- 肝gānliver
- 肿zhǒngto swell
- 舌shétongue
- 苏sūto awaken, to revive, to resurrect
- 茄jiāeggplant
- 蒙méngdrizzle
- 薪xīnfuel, firewood
- 诺nuòto promise
- 谦qiānhumble, modest
- 赌dǔto bet
- 赚zhuànto earn
- 跌diēto fall
- 辉huībrightness, luster
- 铅qiānlead (chemistry)
- 铜tóngcopper (chemistry)
- 乌wūcrow, rook, raven
- 乳rǔbreast, nipples
- 井jǐnga well
- 仓cānggranary, barn
- 伍wǔfive, company of five
- 傍bàngbeside, close, nearby
- 允yǔnto grant, to consent
- 勺sháospoon
- 厕cètoilet, washroom
- 吞tūnto swallow
- 咨zīto inquire, to consult, to discuss
- 哇wareplaces 啊 when following the vowel "u" or "ao"
- 哲zhéwise, sagacious
- 嘛mamodal particle indicating that sth is obvious
- 娃wábaby
- 宅zháiresidence, dwelling, home
- 宴yànbanquet, feast
- 屏píngscreen, shield
- 巩gǒngto bind, to guard, to strengthen
- 愉yúpleasant, delightful
- 慧huìbright, intelligent
- 憾hànregret, remorse
- 扁biǎnflat
- 捡jiǎnto pick up
- 昌chāngsunlight
- 杰jiéhero
- 梅méiplum
- 渠qúditch, gutter
- 湾wānbay, cove, gulf, inlet
- 滴dīa drop
- 煮zhǔto cook
- 牺xīto sacrifice, to give up, to die for a cause
- 绪xùmental state
- 肺fèilung
- 胁xiéto threaten, to coerce
- 膜mómembrane
- 舰jiànwarship
- 菌jūnmushroom
- 谐xiéto joke, to jest
- 贡gòngto offer, to contribute
- 趟tàngclassifier for times, round trips or rows
- 跪guìto kneel
- 践jiànto trample, to tread on, to walk over
- 踢tīto kick
- 踩cǎito step on
- 蹈dǎoto dance, to stamp the feet
- 蹲dūnto crouch
- 醋cùvinegar
- 馒mánsteamed buns
- 驻zhùto halt
- 骄jiāohaughty, spirited
- 麦màiwheat, barley, oats