HSK 1 characters

All 309 characters of HSK 3.0 level 1, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 我wǒour, us, i, me, my, we
• 的deof; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 你nǐyou, second person pronoun
• 是shìindeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
• 了le(completed action marker)
• 不bùno, not; un-; negative prefix
• 们menadjunct pronoun indicate plural
• 这zhèthis, the, here
• 一yīone; a, an; alone
• 他tāother, another; he, she, it
• 在zàibe at, in, on; consist in, rest
• 有yǒuhave, own, possess; exist
• 么meinterrogative particle; small
• 个gènumerary adjunct, piece; single
• 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; well
• 来láicome, coming; return, returning
• 人rénman; people; mankind; someone else
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to
• 会huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to; to be likely to
• 那nàthat, that one, those
• 什shénfile of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
• 就jiùjust, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
• 没méinot, have not, none; drown, sink
• 吗ma(question particle for "yes-no" questions)
• 到dàogo to, arrive, been to
• 说shuōspeak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
• 去qùgo away, leave, depart
• 想xiǎngthink, speculate, plan, consider
• 上shàngtop; superior, highest; go up, send up
• 里lǐunit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
• 能néngto be able; can, permitted to; ability
• 道dàopath, road, street; method, way
• 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch; to visit; to call on
• 吧ba(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise); ...right?
• 她tāshe, her
• 很hěnvery, quite, much
• 知zhīknow, perceive, comprehend
• 得déto obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 子zǐson; child; seed; egg; small thing
• 对duìcorrect, right; facing, opposed
• 还háistill; still in progress; still more; yet; even more
• 事shìaffair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 都dōuall; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already
• 生shēnglife, living, lifetime; birth
• 样yàngshape, form, pattern, style
• 下xiàunder, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
• 也yěalso; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
• 大dàbig, great, vast, large, high
• 时shítime, season; era, age, period
• 真zhēnreal, actual, true, genuine
• 和héharmony, peace; peaceful, calm
• 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
• 开kāiopen; initiate, begin, start
• 做zuòwork, make; act
• 怎zěnwhat? why? how?
• 点diǎndot, speck, spot; point, degree
• 出chūgo out, send out; stand; produce
• 现xiànappear, manifest, become visible
• 给gěito; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow
• 起qǐrise, stand up; go up; begin
• 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
• 小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant
• 多duōmuch, many; more than, over
• 谢xièthank; decline
• 后hòuqueen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
• 别biéto leave; to part (from); to distinguish; to turn aside
• 回huíreturn, turn around; a time
• 着zheaspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
• 些xiēlittle, few; rather, somewhat
• 走zǒuwalk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
• 话huàspeech, talk, language; dialect
• 地de-ly
• 快kuàirapid, quick, speedy, fast; soon
• 儿érchild; son
• 见jiànsee, observe, behold; perceive
• 果guǒfruit; result
• 妈māmother, mama
• 用yònguse, employ, apply, operate; use
• 呢neparticle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word ("What about ...?", "And ...?")
• 跟gēnheel; to follow, accompany; with
• 再zàiagain, twice, re-
• 打dǎstrike, hit, beat; fight; attack
• 行xíngto walk; to go; to travel; journey; visit; temporary
• 太tàivery, too, much; big; extreme
• 女nǚwoman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative s...
• 听tīnghear; understand; obey, comply
• 先xiānfirst, former, previous
• 手shǒuhand
• 前qiánin front, forward; preceding
• 等děngrank, grade; to wait; equal, “and so forth”
• 爱àilove, be fond of, like
• 最zuìmost, extremely, exceedingly
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 找zhǎosearch, seek, look for; find
• 告gàotell, announce, inform; accuse
• 明míngbright, light, brilliant; clear
• 面miànface; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176
• 觉juéto feel; to find that; thinking; awake; aware
• 西xīwest(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146
• 从cóngfrom, by, since, whence, through
• 哪nǎwhich? where? how?
• 作zuòmake; work; compose, write; act, perform
• 问wènask about, inquire after
• 年niányear; new-years; person's age
• 老lǎoold, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
• 间jiānbetween; among; within a definite time or space; room
• 干gàntree trunk; main part of sth; to manage; to work; to do
• 方fānga square, rectangle; a region; local
• 孩háibaby, child; children
• 正zhèngright, proper, correct
• 谁shéiwho? whom? whose? anyone?
• 诉sùaccuse; sue; inform; narrate
• 进jìnadvance, make progress, enter
• 国guónation, country, nation-state
• 次cìorder, sequence; next
• 车chēcart, vehicle; carry in cart
• 错cuòerror, blunder, mistake; wrong
• 爸bàfather, papa
• 电diànelectricity; electric; lightning
• 动dòngmove, happen; movement, action
• 关guānfrontier pass; close; relation
• 欢huānhappy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy
• 帮bānghelp, assist; defend; shoe upper
• 机jīdesk; machine; moment
• 认rènrecognize, know, understand
• 放fàngput, release, free, liberate
• 喜xǐlike, love, enjoy; joyful thing
• 请qǐngask, request; invite; please
• 比bǐto compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
• 东dōngeast, eastern, eastward
• 候hòuwait; expect; visit; greet
• 晚wǎnnight, evening; late
• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate
• 叫jiàocry, shout; hail, greet, call
• 马mǎhorse; surname; Kangxi radical 187
• 学xuélearning, knowledge; school
• 工gōnglabor, work; worker, laborer
• 今jīnnow, today, modern era
• 常chángcommon, normal, frequent, regular
• 两liǎngtwo, both, pair, couple; ounce
• 本běnroot, origin, source; basis
• 同tóngsame, similar; together with
• 住zhùreside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
• 名míngname, rank, title, position
• 白báiwhite; pure, unblemished; bright
• 高gāohigh, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
• 吃chīeat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
• 钱qiánmoney, currency, coins
• 重zhòngheavy; serious; to attach importance to
• 身shēnbody; trunk, hull; Kangxi radical 158
• 记jìrecord; keep in mind, remember
• 友yǒufriend, companion; fraternity
• 拿nátake, hold, grasp; bring; with
• 新xīnnew, recent, fresh, modern
• 第dìsequence, number; grade, degree
• 边biānside; edge; margin; border; boundary; simultaneously
• 非fēinot, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175
• 三sānthree
• 外wàiout, outside, external; foreign
• 气qìsteam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
• 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage
• 少shǎofew; less; to lack; to be missing; to stop (doing sth)
• 男nánmale, man; son; baron; surname
• 您nínhonorific for 'you'
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty; difficult; not good
• 朋péngfriend, pal, acquaintance
• 几jǐhow much; how many; several; a few
• 日rìsun; day; daytime
• 准zhǔnapprove, allow, permit; in accord
• 玩wánplay with, joke, enjoy
• 早zǎoearly; soon; morning
• 门méngate, door, entrance, opening
• 体tǐbody; group, class, body, unit; inferior
• 系xìsystem; line, link, connection
• 字zìletter, character, word
• 路lùroad, path, street; journey
• 房fánghouse, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
• 哥gēelder brother
• 备bèiprepare, ready, perfect
• 水shuǐwater, liquid, lotion, juice
• 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
• 试shìtest, try, experiment
• 教jiàoto teach; to instruct; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth)
• 服fúclothes; dress; garment
• 师shīteacher, master, specialist
• 远yuǎndistant, remote, far; profound
• 姐jiěelder sister, young lady
• 医yīcure, heal; doctor, medical
• 号hàomark, sign; symbol; number
• 星xīnga star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α ...
• 笑xiàosmile, laugh, giggle; snicker
• 二èrtwo; twice
• 口kǒumouth; open end; entrance, gate
• 球qiúball, sphere, globe; round
• 兴xìngfeeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
• 蛋dàneggs; term of abuse
• 坐zuòsit; seat; ride, travel by
• 月yuèmoon; month; Kangxi radical 74
• 喝hēto drink
• 火huǒfire, flame; burn; anger, rage
• 识shírecognize, understand, know
• 期qīperiod of time; date; time limit
• 花huāflower; blossoms
• 米mǐhulled or husked uncooked rice
• 送sòngsee off, send off; dispatch, give
• 弟dìyoung brother; junior; I, me
• 飞fēifly; go quickly; dart; high
• 息xīrest, put stop to, end, cease
• 买mǎibuy, purchase; bribe, persuade
• 影yǐngshadow; image, reflection; photograph
• 文wénliterature, culture, writing
• 条tiáoclause, condition; string, stripe
• 睡shuìsleep, doze
• 跑pǎorun, flee, leave in hurry
• 五wǔfive; surname
• 病bìngillness, sickness, disease
• 四sìfour
• 喂wèiinterjection to call attention
• 写xiěwrite; draw, sketch; compose
• 穿chuānpenetrate, pierce, drill; wear
• 校xiàoschool; military field officer
• 坏huàirotten, spoilt, bad, broken down
• 风fēngwind; air; manners, atmosphere
• 衣yīclothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145
• 钟zhōngclock; bell
• 站zhànstand up; a stand, station
• 客kèguest, traveller; customer
• 忙mángbusy, pressed for time; hustling
• 视shìlook at, inspect, observe, see
• 包bāowrap, pack, bundle; package
• 山shānmountain, hill, peak
• 书shūbook, letter, document; writings
• 狗gǒudog, Canis familiaris
• 亮liàngbright, brilliant, radiant, light
• 忘wàngforget; neglect; miss, omit
• 院yuàncourtyard, yard, court; school
• 百bǎione hundred; numerous, many
• 答dáto answer; to reply; to respond
• 班bānclass, group, grade; squad; job
• 假jiǎfake; false; artificial; to borrow; if; suppose
• 岁suìyear; age; harvest
• 脑nǎobrain
• 考kǎoexamine, test; investigate
• 图túdiagram; chart, map, picture
• 语yǔlanguage, words; saying, expression
• 杯bēicup, glass
• 歌gēsong, lyrics; sing, chant; praise
• 半bànhalf
• 冷lěngcold, cool; lonely
• 差chàdifferent; wrong; mistaken; to fall short; to lack
• 饭fàncooked rice; food, meal
• 妹mèiyounger sister
• 块kuàipiece, lump; dollar
• 漂piàoused in 漂亮
• 慢mànslow(ly), leisurely, sluggish
• 热rèhot; heat; fever; restless; zeal
• 店diànshop, store; inn, hotel
• 六liùnumber six
• 八bāeight; all around, all sides
• 楼lóubuilding of two or more stories
• 唱chàngsing, chant, call; ditty, song
• 奶nǎimilk; woman's breasts; nurse
• 休xiūrest, stop; retire; do not!
• 元yuánfirst; dollar; origin; head
• 昨zuóyesterday; in former times, past
• 洗xǐwash, rinse; clean, purify
• 习xípractice; flapping wings
• 床chuángbed, couch; framework, chassis
• 票piàoslip of paper or bamboo; ticket
• 南nánsouth; southern part; southward
• 介jièforerunner, herald, harbinger; to lie between; sea shell; to wear armor
• 午wǔseventh earthly branch
• 肉ròuflesh; meat; Kangxi radical 130
• 爷yéfather, grandfather
• 牛niúcow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Cap...
• 商shāngcommerce, business, trade
• 毛máohair, fur, feathers; coarse
• 读dúread, study; pronounce
• 七qīseven
• 馆guǎnpublic building
• 鸡jīchicken
• 树shùtree; plant; set up, establish
• 汉hànChinese people; Chinese language
• 北běinorth; northern; northward
• 网wǎngnet; network; Kangxi radical 122
• 左zuǒleft; east; unorthodox, improper
• 右yòuright; west; right-wing
• 菜càivegetables; dish, order; food
• 九jiǔnine
• 课kèlesson; course; classwork
• 贵guìexpensive, costly, valuable
• 雨yǔrain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
• 猫māocat
• 累lèitired; weary; to strain; to wear out; to work hard
• 饿èhungry; greedy for; hunger
• 旁pángside; by side, close by, near
• 茶chátea
• 汽qìsteam, vapor, gas
• 租zūrent, lease; rental; tax
• 净jìngclean, pure; cleanse
• 桌zhuōtable, desk, stand
• 绍shàocontinue, carry on; join
• 零língzero; fragment, fraction
• 京jīngcapital city
• 渴kěthirsty, parched; yearn, pine
• 椅yǐchair, seat
• 页yèpage, sheet, leaf; rad. no. 181
• 苹píngartemisia; duckweed; apple