HSK 1 Chinese Characters
Learn 175 beginner Chinese characters from HSK 1 vocabulary with stroke order, pinyin, meaning, dictionary radical, and stroke count.
HSK 1 character table
| Character | Pinyin | Cantonese | Meaning | Strokes | Dictionary radical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | oi3 | to love, to be fond of, to like | 10 | ⽖ |
| 爸 | bà | baa1 | father | 8 | ⽗ |
| 八 | bā | baat3 | eight | 2 | ⼋ |
| 北 | běi | baak1 | north | 5 | ⼔ |
| 杯 | bēi | bui1 | cup | 8 | ⽊ |
| 本 | běn | bun2 | (bound form) root, stem | 5 | ⽊ |
| 不 | bù | bat1 | no, not so | 4 | ⼀ |
| 菜 | cài | coi3 | vegetable, greens | 11 | ⾋ |
| 茶 | chá | caa4 | tea | 9 | ⾋ |
| 车 | chē | ce1 | car | 4 | ⾞ |
| 吃 | chī | gat1 | to eat, to consume | 6 | ⼝ |
| 出 | chū | ceot1 | to go out, to come out | 5 | ⼐ |
| 打 | dǎ | daa1 | to hit, to strike | 5 | ⼿ |
| 大 | dài | daai3 | see 大夫[dai4 fu5] | 3 | ⼤ |
| 的 | dí | dik1 | really and truly | 8 | ⽩ |
| 店 | diàn | dim3 | inn, old-style hotel | 8 | ⼴ |
| 电 | diàn | din6 | lightning | 5 | ⽥ |
| 点 | diǎn | dim2 | to touch briefly, to tap | 9 | ⽕ |
| 东 | dōng | dung1 | east | 5 | ⼀ |
| 读 | dòu | dau6 | comma | 10 | ⾔ |
| 都 | dōu | dou1 | all, both | 10 | ⾢ |
| 对 | duì | deoi3 | right, correct | 5 | ⼨ |
| 多 | duō | do1 | many, much, more, a lot of | 6 | ⼣ |
| 儿 | ér | ji4 | child | 2 | ⼉ |
| 二 | èr | ji6 | two | 2 | ⼆ |
| 饭 | fàn | faan5 | cooked rice | 7 | ⾷ |
| 飞 | fēi | fei1 | to fly | 3 | ⾶ |
| 分 | fèn | fan1 | part | 4 | ⼑ |
| 服 | fú | fuk6 | clothes | 8 | ⽉ |
| 高 | gāo | gou1 | high | 10 | ⾼ |
| 个 | gè | go3 | (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier) | 3 | ⼁ |
| 工 | gōng | gung1 | work | 3 | ⼯ |
| 狗 | gǒu | gau2 | dog | 8 | ⽝ |
| 关 | guān | gwaan1 | mountain pass | 6 | ⼋ |
| 国 | guó | gwok3 | country, nation, state | 8 | ⼞ |
| 果 | guǒ | gu2 | fruit | 8 | ⽊ |
| 汉 | hàn | hon3 | man | 5 | ⽔ |
| 号 | hào | hou4 | number, date | 5 | ⼝ |
| 好 | hǎo | hou2 | good | 6 | ⼥ |
| 和 | hé | wo4 | and, together with | 8 | ⼝ |
| 喝 | hē | hot3 | to drink | 12 | ⼝ |
| 很 | hěn | han2 | very, quite | 9 | ⼻ |
| 候 | hòu | hau6 | to wait | 10 | ⼈ |
| 后 | hòu | hau6 | back | 6 | ⼝ |
| 话 | huà | waa6 | dialect | 8 | ⾔ |
| 欢 | huān | fun1 | joyous | 6 | ⽋ |
| 回 | huí | wui4 | to curve | 6 | ⼞ |
| 会 | huì | wui2 | can, to know how to | 6 | ⼈ |
| 几 | jǐ | gei2 | how many, several | 2 | ⼏ |
| 机 | jī | gei1 | (bound form) machine, mechanism | 6 | ⽊ |
| 家 | jiā | gaa1 | home | 10 | ⼧ |
| 见 | jiàn | gin3 | to see | 4 | ⾒ |
| 叫 | jiào | giu3 | to shout | 5 | ⼝ |
| 觉 | jiào | gaau3 | a nap | 9 | ⾒ |
| 姐 | jiě | ze2 | older sister | 8 | ⼥ |
| 今 | jīn | gam1 | now | 4 | ⼈ |
| 京 | jīng | ging1 | capital city of a country | 8 | ⼇ |
| 九 | jiǔ | gau2 | nine | 2 | ⼄ |
| 开 | kāi | hoi1 | to open (transitive or intransitive) | 4 | ⼶ |
| 看 | kàn | hon1 | to see, to read, to watch | 9 | ⽬ |
| 客 | kè | haak3 | customer, visitor, guest | 9 | ⼧ |
| 块 | kuài | faai3 | lump, chunk, piece | 7 | ⼟ |
| 来 | lái | loi6 | to come | 7 | ⽊ |
| 老 | lǎo | lou5 | old (of people) | 6 | ⽼ |
| 了 | le | liu5 | completed action marker | 2 | ⼅ |
| 冷 | lěng | laang5 | cold | 7 | ⼎ |
| 里 | lǐ | lei5 | lining | 7 | ⾥ |
| 亮 | liàng | loeng6 | bright, light | 9 | ⼇ |
| 零 | líng | leng4 | zero | 13 | ⾬ |
| 六 | liù | luk6 | six | 4 | ⼋ |
| 吗 | ma | maa1 | question particle | 6 | ⼝ |
| 妈 | mā | maa1 | ma | 6 | ⼥ |
| 买 | mǎi | maai5 | to buy | 6 | ⼄ |
| 猫 | māo | maau1 | cat | 11 | ⽝ |
| 们 | men | mun4 | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals | 5 | ⼈ |
| 米 | mǐ | mai5 | uncooked rice | 6 | ⽶ |
| 面 | miàn | min6 | face | 9 | ⾯ |
| 名 | míng | meng2 | name | 6 | ⼝ |
| 明 | míng | ming4 | bright | 8 | ⽇ |
| 没 | mò | mut6 | drowned | 7 | ⽔ |
| 那 | nà | naa5 | (specifier) that, the, those (colloquial pr. [nei4]) | 6 | ⾢ |
| 哪 | nǎ | naa1 | how | 9 | ⼝ |
| 脑 | nǎo | nou5 | brain | 10 | ⾁ |
| 能 | néng | nang4 | can | 10 | ⾁ |
| 呢 | ní | ne1 | dense wool fabric (used for coats and jackets) | 8 | ⼝ |
| 你 | nǐ | nei5 | you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2]) | 7 | ⼈ |
| 年 | nián | nin4 | year | 6 | ⼲ |
| 女 | nǚ | jyu5 | female | 3 | ⼥ |
| 朋 | péng | pang4 | friend | 8 | ⽉ |
| 漂 | piāo | piu1 | to float | 14 | ⽔ |
| 苹 | píng | ping4 | (artemisia) | 8 | ⾋ |
| 气 | qì | hei3 | gas, air | 4 | ⽓ |
| 起 | qǐ | hei2 | to rise | 10 | ⾛ |
| 七 | qī | cat1 | seven | 2 | ⼀ |
| 期 | qī | kei4 | period | 12 | ⽉ |
| 前 | qián | cin4 | front | 9 | ⼑ |
| 钱 | qián | cin4 | coin | 10 | ⾦ |
| 请 | qǐng | cing2 | to ask | 10 | ⾔ |
| 去 | qù | heoi3 | to go | 5 | ⼛ |
| 热 | rè | jit6 | to warm up | 10 | ⽕ |
| 人 | rén | jan4 | person, people | 2 | ⼈ |
| 认 | rèn | jan6 | to recognize | 4 | ⾔ |
| 三 | sān | saam1 | three | 3 | ⼀ |
| 上 | shàng | soeng5 | (bound form) up, upper, above, previous | 3 | ⼀ |
| 商 | shāng | soeng1 | commerce | 11 | ⼝ |
| 少 | shǎo | siu3 | few | 4 | ⼩ |
| 谁 | shéi | seoi4 | who | 10 | ⾔ |
| 什 | shén | sam6 | what | 4 | ⼈ |
| 生 | shēng | saang1 | to grow, to give birth, to produce, to be born | 5 | ⽣ |
| 十 | shí | sap6 | ten | 2 | ⼗ |
| 时 | shí | si4 | o'clock | 7 | ⽇ |
| 识 | shí | sik1 | to know | 7 | ⾔ |
| 是 | shì | si6 | to be (followed by substantives only) | 9 | ⽇ |
| 视 | shì | si6 | (literary, or bound form) to look at | 8 | ⽰ |
| 师 | shī | si1 | teacher | 6 | ⼱ |
| 书 | shū | syu1 | book | 4 | ⼄ |
| 睡 | shuì | seoi6 | to sleep | 13 | ⽬ |
| 说 | shuì | jyut6 | to persuade | 9 | ⾔ |
| 水 | shuǐ | seoi2 | water | 4 | ⽔ |
| 四 | sì | sei3 | four | 5 | ⼞ |
| 岁 | suì | seoi3 | years old | 6 | ⼭ |
| 他 | tā | taa1 | (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he, him, his | 5 | ⼈ |
| 她 | tā | taa1 | she | 6 | ⼥ |
| 太 | tài | taai3 | highest | 4 | ⼤ |
| 天 | tiān | tin1 | day | 4 | ⼤ |
| 听 | tīng | ting1 | to listen to, to hear | 7 | ⼝ |
| 同 | tóng | dung6 | like | 6 | ⼝ |
| 喂 | wèi | wai3 | hey | 12 | ⼝ |
| 我 | wǒ | ngo5 | I, me, my | 7 | ⼽ |
| 五 | wǔ | ng5 | five | 4 | ⼆ |
| 午 | wǔ | ng5 | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse | 4 | ⼗ |
| 习 | xí | zaap6 | (bound form) to practice | 3 | ⼄ |
| 系 | xì | hai6 | system | 7 | ⽷ |
| 喜 | xǐ | hei2 | to be fond of | 12 | ⼝ |
| 西 | xī | sai1 | west | 6 | ⾑ |
| 下 | xià | haa5 | down | 3 | ⼀ |
| 现 | xiàn | jin6 | to appear | 8 | ⽟ |
| 先 | xiān | sin1 | beforehand, first, earlier | 6 | ⼉ |
| 想 | xiǎng | soeng2 | to think (about) | 13 | ⼼ |
| 校 | xiào | gaau3 | (bound form) school, college | 10 | ⽊ |
| 小 | xiǎo | siu2 | small | 3 | ⼩ |
| 谢 | xiè | ze6 | to thank | 12 | ⾔ |
| 写 | xiě | se2 | to write | 5 | ⼍ |
| 些 | xiē | sai3 | classifier indicating a small amount or small number greater than 1: some, a few, several | 8 | ⼆ |
| 兴 | xīng | hing1 | to rise | 6 | ⼋ |
| 星 | xīng | sing1 | star | 9 | ⽇ |
| 学 | xué | hok6 | to learn | 8 | ⼦ |
| 样 | yàng | joeng6 | manner | 10 | ⽊ |
| 么 | yāo | jiu1 | youngest | 3 | ⼃ |
| 椅 | yǐ | ji1 | chair | 12 | ⽊ |
| 一 | yī | jat1 | one | 1 | ⼀ |
| 医 | yī | ji1 | medical | 7 | ⼖ |
| 衣 | yī | ji1 | clothes | 6 | ⾐ |
| 影 | yǐng | jing2 | picture | 15 | ⼺ |
| 友 | yǒu | jau5 | friend | 4 | ⼜ |
| 有 | yǒu | jau5 | to have, there is | 6 | ⽉ |
| 语 | yǔ | jyu5 | dialect | 9 | ⾔ |
| 雨 | yǔ | jyu5 | rain | 8 | ⾬ |
| 院 | yuàn | jyun2 | courtyard | 9 | ⾩ |
| 月 | yuè | jyut6 | moon | 4 | ⽉ |
| 再 | zài | zoi3 | again, once more, re- | 6 | ⼌ |
| 在 | zài | zoi6 | to exist, to be alive | 6 | ⼟ |
| 怎 | zěn | zam2 | how | 9 | ⼼ |
| 这 | zhèi | ze2 | (coll.) this | 7 | ⾡ |
| 中 | zhōng | zung3 | middle, China | 4 | ⼁ |
| 钟 | zhōng | zung1 | a (large) bell | 9 | ⾦ |
| 住 | zhù | zyu6 | to live, to reside, to stay | 7 | ⼈ |
| 桌 | zhuō | coek3 | table | 10 | ⽊ |
| 字 | zì | zi6 | letter | 6 | ⼦ |
| 子 | zǐ | zi2 | son | 3 | ⼦ |
| 租 | zū | zou1 | to hire | 10 | ⽲ |
| 昨 | zuó | zok3 | yesterday | 9 | ⽇ |
| 做 | zuò | zou6 | to make, to produce | 11 | ⼈ |
| 坐 | zuò | co5 | to sit | 7 | ⼟ |
| 作 | zuō | zok3 | (bound form) worker | 7 | ⼈ |
HSK 1 vocabulary source words
These character pages are generated from common HSK 1 vocabulary words:
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