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.
岸
ànshore; bank
昂
ángto raise (head); high (in 昂贵/昂扬)
拔
báto pull out
摆
bǎito place; to swing (in 摆放/摆动)
悲
bēisad (in 悲伤)
奔
bēnto run (in 奔跑)
编
biānto edit; to weave (in 编辑/编造)
兵
bīngsoldier (in 士兵)
财
cáiwealth (in 财产/财富)
仓
cāngwarehouse (in 仓库)
侧
cèside (in 侧面/两侧)
策
cèpolicy (in 政策/策略)
肠
chángintestine (in 肠道)
畅
chàngsmooth (in 畅通/顺畅)
抄
chāoto copy (in 抄写)
臣
chénminister (in 大臣)
尘
chéndust (in 尘土)
呈
chéngto present (in 呈现)
愁
chóuto worry (in 忧愁)
串
chuànto string together (in 串门)
闯
chuǎngto rush into (in 闯进)
纯
chúnpure (in 纯洁)
匆
cōnghurried (in 匆忙)
寸
cùninch (in 寸)
呆
dāidumb; stay (in 发呆/呆)
诞
dànbirth (in 诞生/圣诞)
岛
dǎoisland (in 岛屿)
德
dévirtue (in 道德/品德)
抵
dǐto resist; to arrive (in 抵达/抵抗)
吊
diàoto hang (in 吊灯)
顶
dǐngtop (in 山顶/屋顶)
夺
duóto seize (in 夺取)
恶
èevil (in 恶劣/恶意)
帆
fānsail (in 帆船)
凡
fánordinary (in 平凡/凡事)
犯
fànto violate (in 犯错/犯罪)
妨
fángto hinder (in 妨碍)
肺
fèilung (in 肺部)
氛
fēnatmosphere (in 气氛)
奉
fèngto present (in 奉献/奉命)
辅
fǔto assist (in 辅导/辅助)
肝
gānliver (in 肝脏)
岗
gǎngpost (in 岗位)
攻
gōngto attack (in 进攻/攻击)
巩
gǒngto consolidate (in 巩固)
孤
gūlonely (in 孤独/孤儿)
股
gǔshare; thigh (in 股票)
骨
gǔbone (in 骨头)
拐
guǎito turn (in 拐弯)
官
guānofficial (in 官员/官)
贯
guànto go through (in 贯穿/习惯)
归
guīto return (in 归还/归根)
龟
guīturtle (in 乌龟)
轨
guǐtrack (in 轨道/轨迹)
罕
hǎnrare (in 罕见)
旱
hàndrought (in 干旱)
恨
hènto hate (in 仇恨)
宏
hónggrand (in 宏伟)
幻
huànillusion (in 幻想/幻觉)
皇
huángemperor (in 皇帝)
击
jīto hit (in 打击/攻击)
饥
jīhungry (in 饥饿)
吉
jílucky (in 吉祥/吉利)
夹
jiáto clip (in 夹子/夹杂)
尖
jiānpointed (in 尖锐)
肩
jiānshoulder (in 肩膀)
杰
jiéoutstanding (in 杰出)
戒
jièto quit (in 戒烟/戒酒)
劲
jìnstrength (in 使劲/干劲)
井
jǐngwell (in 水井/井)
径
jìngpath (in 途径/直径)
纠
jiūto correct (in 纠正/纠纷)
刊
kānto publish (in 刊物/期刊)
抗
kàngto resist (in 反抗/抗议)
夸
kuāto praise (in 夸奖)
兰
lánorchid (in 兰花)
拦
lánto block (in 拦截/拦路)
牢
láoprison (in 牢固/牢记)
雷
léithunder (in 雷声/雷)
劣
lièinferior (in 恶劣/劣势)
轮
lúnwheel (in 车轮/轮船)
迈
màito stride (in 迈步/迈进)
麦
màiwheat (in 麦子/小麦)
盲
mángblind (in 盲目/文盲)
贸
màotrade (in 贸易)
妙
miàowonderful (in 奇妙/巧妙)
灭
mièto extinguish (in 消灭/灭火)
纳
nàto accept (in 采纳/纳税)
泥
nímud (in 泥土)
拟
nǐto draft (in 拟定/拟)
扭
niǔto twist (in 扭伤/扭转)
盼
pànto look forward to (in 盼望)
抛
pāoto throw (in 抛弃/抛售)
泡
pàoto soak (in 泡茶/泡沫)
佩
pèito admire (in 佩服/佩戴)
披
pīto drape (in 披肩/披露)
贫
pínpoor (in 贫困/贫穷)
坡
pōslope (in 山坡/坡度)
迫
pòto force (in 迫使/被迫)
扑
pūto pounce (in 扑倒/扑灭)
朴
pǔsimple (in 朴素)
启
qǐto open (in 启发/启动)
枪
qiānggun (in 手枪/枪)
瞧
qiáoto look (in 瞧见)
圈
quāncircle (in 圆圈/圈子)
券
quànticket (in 优惠券/证券)
丧
sàngto mourn (in 丧失/丧气)
杀
shāto kill (in 杀害/杀菌)
闪
shǎnto flash (in 闪光/闪)
尚
shàngstill (in 尚且/时尚)
舌
shétongue (in 舌头)
审
shěnto examine (in 审查/审问)
寿
shòulongevity (in 寿命/长寿)
汰
tàito eliminate (in 淘汰)
坛
tánmandarin jar (in 坛子)
吐
tǔto vomit; to spit (in 吐痰)
吞
tūnto swallow (in 吞下/吞没)
托
tuōto hold in palm (in 托儿所/委托)
亡
wángto die (in 死亡/逃亡)
委
wěito entrust (in 委托/委员)
谓
wèito say (in 所谓/称谓)
沃
wòfertile (in 肥沃)
乌
wūblack (in 乌云/乌鸦)
吓
xiàto scare (in 吓人/惊吓)
雄
xióngheroic (in 英雄/雄伟)
旬
xúnten-day period (in 上旬)
讯
xùnnews (in 通讯/信息)
讶
yàsurprised (in 惊讶)
炎
yánflame; hot (in 炎热)
央
yāngcenter (in 中央)
仰
yǎngto look up (in 仰望/仰慕)
仪
yíceremony (in 仪式/仪表)
异
yìdifferent (in 异常/差异)
抑
yìto restrain (in 抑制/压抑)
英
yīnghero; English (in 英雄/英语)
忧
yōusorrow (in 担忧/忧伤)
予
yǔto give (in 给予/予以)
晕
yūnto feel dizzy (in 晕车/头晕)
匀
yúneven (in 均匀)
孕
yùnpregnant (in 怀孕/孕育)
灾
zāidisaster (in 灾难/灾害)
扎
zhāto pierce (in 扎针/扎实)
宅
zháiresidence (in 住宅/宅)
仗
zhàngto rely on (in 打仗/仗义)
枝
zhībranch (in 树枝)
肿
zhǒngswollen (in 肿胀/红肿)
州
zhōustate (in 广州/苏州)
妆
zhuāngmakeup (in 化妆/妆容)
庄
zhuāngvillage (in 村庄/庄严)
壮
zhuàngstrong (in 强壮/壮观)