HSK 3.0 Chinese Character Syllabus
The HSK 3.0 Chinese Character Syllabus splits its required characters into two learning categories. Recognize characters — read and understand them, but you are not required to write them by hand. Writing characters — besides recognizing them, you should be able to write them, with their structure and stroke order shown. Each character also links to the words it forms (word radiation), turning a single character into vocabulary you can use. Browse the HSK 3.0 character list by level and type below.
413 required characters in HSK 6 — 150 writing, 263 recognize-only.
碍
àito hinder (in 妨碍/阻碍)
榜
bǎnglist (in 榜样/排行榜)
胞
bāocell; fellow (in 同胞/细胞)
爆
bàoto explode (in 爆炸)
辈
bèigeneration (in 长辈/一辈)
逼
bīto force (in 逼迫)
壁
bìwall (in 墙壁/壁画)
臂
bìarm (in 手臂/臂膀)
脖
bóneck (in 脖子)
捕
bǔto catch (in 捕捉/逮捕)
踩
cǎito step on (in 踩)
残
cánincomplete (in 残疾/残暴)
柴
cháifirewood (in 柴火)
偿
chángto repay (in 赔偿/偿还)
嘲
cháoto mock (in 嘲笑)
潮
cháotide (in 潮湿/潮流)
撤
chèto withdraw (in 撤退/撤销)
趁
chènto take advantage of (in 趁机)
撑
chēngto support (in 支撑)
惩
chéngto punish (in 惩罚/惩处)
崇
chóngto worship (in 崇拜/崇高)
筹
chóuto prepare (in 筹备/筹集)
储
chǔto store (in 储备/储蓄)
垂
chuíto hang down (in 下垂)
椎
zhuīvertebra (in 脊椎)
瓷
cíporcelain (in 瓷器)
醋
cùvinegar (in 醋)
脆
cuìcrisp (in 干脆/脆弱)
挫
cuòto frustrate (in 挫折)
搭
dāto build; to take (in 搭车/搭建)
贷
dàito loan (in 贷款)
耽
dānto delay (in 耽误/耽搁)
稻
dàorice (plant) (in 水稻)
滴
dīto drip (in 滴)
帝
dìemperor (in 皇帝)
钓
diàoto fish (in 钓鱼)
跌
diēto fall (in 跌倒/跌价)
栋
dòngmeasure word (buildings; in 一栋)
逗
dòuto tease (in 逗笑)
督
dūto supervise (in 监督)
毒
dúpoison (in 中毒/有毒)
渡
dùto cross (water; in 渡过/渡口)
端
duānend; to hold (in 端正/极端)
蹲
dūnto squat (in 蹲)
额
éforehead; amount (in 额头/金额)
肪
fángfat (in 脂肪)
粉
fěnpowder (in 粉笔/粉丝)
愤
fènindignant (in 愤怒)
峰
fēngpeak (in 山峰/高峰)
蜂
fēngbee (in 蜜蜂)
浮
fúto float (in 漂浮)
赋
fùto bestow (in 赋予)
覆
fùto cover (in 覆盖/颠覆)
尬
gàembarrassed (in 尴尬)
港
gǎngport (in 港口/香港)
稿
gǎomanuscript (in 稿件)
割
gēto cut (in 割草/切割)
宫
gōngpalace (in 故宫)
罐
guàncan/jar (in 罐子)
跪
guìto kneel (in 跪)
棍
gùnstick (in 棍子)
涵
hánto contain (in 内涵/涵养)
毫
háohair (in 毫毛/毫)
豪
háobold (in 豪华/豪迈)
耗
hàoto consume (in 消耗/耗时)
核
hécore (in 核心/核桃)
嘿
hēi(interjection) hey
痕
héntrace (in 痕迹)
狠
hěnruthless (in 狠心)
横
hénghorizontal (in 横线)
洪
hóngflood (in 洪水/洪流)
虹
hóngrainbow (in 彩虹)
壶
húkettle (in 水壶)
患
huànto suffer from (in 患病/患者)
绘
huìto draw (in 绘画/描绘)
混
hùnto mix (in 混合/混乱)
惑
huòto confuse (in 困惑/迷惑)
寂
jìquiet (in 寂寞/寂静)
嫁
jiàto marry (in 出嫁/嫁)
稼
jiacrops (in 庄稼)
兼
jiānto combine (in 兼顾/兼职)
监
jiānto supervise (in 监督/监狱)
剑
jiànsword (in 剑)
鉴
jiànto appraise (in 鉴定/借鉴)
箭
jiànarrow (in 弓箭)
酱
jiàngsauce (in 酱油/酱)
胶
jiāoglue (in 胶水/粘贴)
椒
jiāopepper (in 辣椒/花椒)
焦
jiāoburnt (in 焦急/焦点)
洁
jiéclean (in 整洁/洁白)
捷
jiévictory (in 敏捷/捷径)
截
jiéto cut off (in 截止/拦截)
颈
jǐngneck (in 颈椎/颈部)
舅
jiùmaternal uncle (in 舅舅)
菊
júchrysanthemum (in 菊花)
矩
jǔrule (in 规矩/矩形)
俱
jùall (in 俱乐部/俱全)
惧
jùto fear (in 恐惧/惧怕)
菌
jūnbacteria (in 细菌)
砍
kǎnto chop (in 砍树/砍价)
枯
kūwithered (in 枯燥/枯)
酷
kùcool (in 酷热/酷)
馈
kuìto gift (in 反馈/馈赠)
阔
kuòwide (in 宽阔/阔气)
啦
lā(particle) la (exclamation)
赖
làito rely on (in 依赖/无赖)
栏
lánfence (in 栏杆/栏目)
烂
lànrotten (in 灿烂/腐烂)
狼
lángwolf (in 狼)
廊
lángcorridor (in 走廊)
朗
lǎngclear (in 朗读/开朗)
粒
lìgrain (in 米粒/一粒)
怜
liánto pity (in 可怜/怜惜)
链
liànchain (in 项链/链接)
梁
liángbeam (in 桥梁/栋梁)
晾
liàngto dry (in 晾晒)
淋
línto drench (in 淋雨/淋浴)
笼
longcage (in 笼子/笼罩)
露
lùto expose (in 露出/透露)
履
lǚto carry out (in 履行/履历)
略
lüèto omit; slightly (in 忽略/简略)
蚂
mǎant (in 蚂蚁)
嘛
ma(particle) ma (obvious)
埋
máito bury (in 埋藏/埋怨)
眉
méieyebrow (in 眉毛)
梅
méiplum (in 梅花)
弥
míto fill (in 弥补/弥漫)
蜜
mìhoney (in 蜂蜜/甜蜜)
棉
miáncotton (in 棉花)
勉
miǎnto encourage (in 勉强/勉励)
摩
móto rub (in 摩擦/按摩)
寞
mòlonely (in 寂寞)
怒
nùanger (in 愤怒/怒火)
诺
nuòpromise (in 承诺/诺言)
庞
pánghuge (in 庞大)
喷
pēnto spray (in 喷水/喷射)
捧
pěngto hold in both hands (in 捧场)
疲
pítired (in 疲劳/疲惫)
飘
piāoto float (in 飘动/飘扬)
铺
pùto spread (in 铺开/铺路)
欺
qīto deceive (in 欺骗/欺负)
棋
qíchess (in 棋盘/下棋)
旗
qíflag (in 旗帜/国旗)
恰
qiàexactly (in 恰好/恰当)
牵
qiānto pull (in 牵手/牵挂)
谦
qiānmodest (in 谦虚/谦让)
潜
qiánto dive (in 潜水/潜力)
腔
qiāngcavity (in 口腔/腔调)
屈
quto bend (in 屈服/屈辱)
渠
qúchannel (in 渠道)
娶
qǔto marry (wife) (in 娶妻)
壤
rǎngsoil (in 土壤)
绒
róngvelvet (in 羽绒/绒毛)
融
róngto melt (in 融化/融合)
柔
róusoft (in 柔软/温柔)
撒
sāto scatter (in 撒手/撒谎)
塞
sāito block (in 堵塞/塞子)
嗓
sǎngthroat (in 嗓子/嗓音)
刹
shāto brake (in 刹车; 刹那)
鲨
shāshark (in 鲨鱼)
筛
shāito screen (in 筛选)
射
shèto shoot (in 射击/照射)
涉
shèto involve (in 涉及/干涉)
甥
shēngnephew (in 外甥)
盛
shèngflourishing (in 盛开/兴盛); to fill (chéng)
狮
shīlion (in 狮子)
薯
shǔpotato (in 马铃薯/红薯)
竖
shùvertical (in 竖线)
漱
shùto rinse (in 漱口)
衰
shuāito decline (in 衰老/衰弱)
瞬
shùninstant (in 瞬间)
艘
sōumeasure word (ships)
塔
tǎtower (in 宝塔)
踏
tàto step (in 踏步/踏实)
探
tànto explore (in 探索/侦探)
碳
tàncarbon (in 碳)
烫
tàngscalding (in 烫手)
掏
tāoto fish out (in 掏钱)
逃
táoto flee (in 逃跑/逃学)
淘
táoto select (in 淘米/淘气)
添
tiānto add (in 添加/增添)
田
tiánfield (in 田地)
铜
tóngcopper (in 铜)
筒
tǒngtube (in 竹筒/玻璃筒)
偷
tōuto steal (in 偷窃/小偷)
透
tòuto penetrate (in 透明/透过)
徒
túdisciple (in 徒弟/徒步)
挖
wāto dig (in 挖土)
娃
wáchild (in 娃娃/娃)
哇
wā(interjection) wow
歪
wāicrooked (in 歪斜)
顽
wánstubborn (in 顽强/顽固)
王
wángking (in 国王)
晰
xīclear (in 清晰)
媳
xídaughter-in-law (in 媳妇)
嫌
xiánto suspect (in 嫌弃/嫌弃)
陷
xiànto sink (in 陷入/陷阱)
祥
xiángauspicious (in 吉祥/祥)
宵
xiāonight (in 元宵/通宵)
歇
xiēto rest (in 歇息/歇脚)
谐
xiéharmonious (in 和谐/诙谐)
携
xiéto carry (in 携带/携手)
械
xièmachine (in 机械/器械)
薪
xīnsalary (in 薪水)
胸
xiōngchest (in 胸口/胸腔)
袖
xiùsleeve (in 袖子/袖口)
叙
xùto narrate (in 叙述/叙事)
蓄
xùto store (in 储蓄/蓄电)
旋
xuánto revolve (in 旋转/旋律)
循
xúnto follow (in 循环/遵循)
淹
yānto flood (in 淹没)
宴
yànbanquet (in 宴会/宴请)
艳
yàncolorful (in 鲜艳)
氧
yǎngoxygen (in 氧气)
痒
yǎngitchy (in 痒)
遥
yáodistant (in 遥远)
野
yěwild (in 野外/野)
液
yèliquid (in 液体/液体)
蚁
yǐant (in 蚂蚁)
疫
yìepidemic (in 疫情/疫苗)
姻
yīnmarriage (in 婚姻/姻缘)
隐
yǐnhidden (in 隐藏/隐瞒)
婴
yīngbaby (in 婴儿)
颖
yǐngclever (in 新颖)
涌
yǒngto surge (in 涌现/涌)
浴
yùbath (in 沐浴/浴室)
欲
yùdesire (in 欲望/食欲)
裕
yùabundant (in 富裕)
誉
yùreputation (in 名誉/荣誉)
援
yuánto help (in 援助/支援)
跃
yuèto leap (in 飞跃/活跃)
遭
zāoto suffer (in 遭遇/遭到)
噪
zàonoise (in 噪音)
燥
zàodry (in 干燥/燥热)
粘
niánto stick (in 粘贴/粘住)
崭
zhǎnbrand new (in 崭新)
障
zhàngto obstruct (in 障碍/保障)
枕
zhěnpillow (in 枕头)
镇
zhèntown (in 乡镇/镇压)
睁
zhēngto open (eyes; in 睁开)
症
zhèngsymptom (in 症状/病症)
脂
zhīfat (in 脂肪/血脂)
侄
zhínephew (in 侄子)
殖
zhíto breed (in 繁殖/殖民)
秩
zhìorder (in 秩序)
粥
zhōuporridge (in 粥)
骤
zhòuabrupt (in 骤然/骤降)
株
zhūplant (in 株/一株)
珠
zhūpearl (in 珍珠/珠子)
诸
zhūvarious (in 诸如此类)
砖
zhuānbrick (in 砖头)
捉
zhuōto catch (in 捉住/捕捉)
棕
zōngbrown (in 棕色)
踪
zōngtrace (in 踪迹/失踪)
粽
zòngzongzi (in 粽子)
奏
zòuto play (music; in 演奏)
祖
zǔancestor (in 祖先/祖国)
钻
zuànto drill (in 钻研/钻石)
罪
zuìcrime (in 犯罪/罪过)
倾
qīngto lean (in 倾向)
拜
bàito visit; to worship
煤
méicoal
尴
gānembarrassed (as in 尴尬)