HSK 2 characters

All 308 characters of HSK 3.0 level 2, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 为wèibecause of; for; to
• 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
• 以yǐby means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
• 啊aexclamatory particle
• 但dànonly; but, however, yet, still
• 只zhǐonly; merely; just
• 让ràngallow, permit, yield, concede
• 如rúif, supposing; as if; like, as
• 所suǒplace, location; numerary adjunct
• 意yìthought, idea, opinion; think
• 自zìself, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
• 然rányes, certainly; pledge, promise
• 心xīnheart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scor...
• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop
• 它tāit; other
• 当dāngto be; to act as; manage; withstand; when; during; ought
• 定dìngdecide, settle, fix
• 该gāishould, ought to, need to
• 经jīngclassic works; pass through
• 克kègram; overcome; transliteration
• 因yīncause, reason; by; because (of)
• 像xiànga picture, image, figure; to resemble
• 已yǐalready; finished; stop
• 法fǎlaw, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
• 情qíngfeeling, sentiment, emotion
• 而érand; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
• 成chéngcompleted, finished, fixed
• 特tèspecial, unique, distinguished
• 信xìntrust, believe; letter
• 己jǐself, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
• 长zhǎngchief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase
• 安ānpeaceful, tranquil, quiet
• 感gǎnfeel, perceive, emotion
• 应yīngto agree (to do sth); should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
• 全quánmaintain, keep whole or intact
• 实shíreal, true; honest, sincere
• 才cáitalent, ability; just, only
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub
• 于yúin, on, at; go to; surname
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 带dàibelt, girdle, band, strap, zone
• 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
• 拉lāpull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
• 理lǐreason, logic; manage
• 直zhístraight, erect, vertical
• 力lìpower, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
• 公gōngfair, equitable; public; duke
• 离lírare beast; strange; elegant
• 活huólive, exist, survive; lively
• 许xǔallow, permit; promise; betroth
• 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
• 加jiāadd to, increase, augment
• 又yòuand, also, again, in addition
• 完wáncomplete, finish, settle; whole
• 接jiēreceive; continue; catch; connect
• 受shòureceive, accept, get; bear, stand
• 部bùpart, division, section
• 者zhěthat which; he who; those who
• 更gèngmore; even more; further; still; still more
• 思sīthink, consider, ponder; final particle
• 望wàngto look at, look forward; to hope, expect
• 题tíforehead; title, headline; theme
• 位wèithrone; position, post; rank, status; seat
• 主zhǔmaster, chief owner; host; lord
• 物wùthing, substance, creature
• 或huòor, either, else; perhaps, maybe
• 结jiéknot; sturdy; bond; to tie; to bind
• 变biànchange, transform, alter; rebel
• 必bìsurely, most certainly; must
• 始shǐbegin, start; then, only then
• 夫fūman, male adult, husband; those
• 件jiànnumerary adjunct for article; matter
• 刚gānghard, tough, rigid, strong
• 希xīrare; hope, expect, strive for
• 办bànmanage, do, handle; deal with
• 确quèsure, certain; real, true
• 算suàncount, calculate, figure; plan
• 处chùplace; locality; part; aspect; office; department; bureau
• 查cháinvestigate, examine, seek into
• 计jìplan, plot; stratagem; scheme
• 每měievery, each
• 卡kǎto stop; to block; (computing) (coll.) slow; (loanword) card
• 员yuánmember; personnel, staff member
• 乐lèhappy; cheerful; to laugh
• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect
• 队duìteam, group; army unit
• 合hécombine, unite, join; gather
• 向xiàngtoward, direction, trend
• 入rùenter, come in(to), join
• 报bàoreport, tell, announce
• 掉diàoturn, move; shake, wag; drop down
• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift
• 表biǎoshow, express, manifest, display
• 求qiúseek; demand, request; beseech
• 海hǎisea, ocean; maritime
• 够gòuenough, adequate
• 原yuánsource, origin, beginning
• 清qīngclear, pure, clean; peaceful
• 留liústop, halt; stay, detain, keep
• 交jiāomix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
• 须xūmust, have to, necessary
• 万wànten thousand; innumerable
• 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
• 照zhàoshine, illumine, reflect
• 怕pàto fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
• 声shēngsound, voice, noise; tone; music
• 停tíngstop, suspend, delay; suitable
• 收shōugather together, collect; harvest
• 眼yǎneye; eyelet, hole, opening
• 使shǐcause, send on a mission, order; envoy, messenger, ambassador
• 片piànthin piece; flake; a slice; film; TV play; to slice
• 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radica...
• 且qiěmoreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)
• 目mùeye; look, see; division, topic; Kangxi radical 109
• 运yùnluck, fortune; ship, transport
• 选xuǎnchoose, select; elect; election
• 空kōngempty; air; sky; in vain
• 由yóucause, reason; from
• 度dùdegree, system; manner; to consider
• 近jìnnear, close; approach; intimate
• 音yīnsound, tone, pitch, pronunciation; Kangxi radical 180
• 单dānsingle, individual, only; lone
• 久jiǔlong time (ago); time passage, grow late
• 护hùprotect, guard, defend, shelter
• 张zhāngstretch, extend, expand; sheet
• 平píngflat, level, even; peaceful
• 周zhōuZhou dynasty; circumference
• 愿yuànsincere, honest, virtuous
• 英yīngpetal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
• 装zhuāngdress, clothes, attire; fill
• 黑hēiblack; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
• 论lùndebate; discuss; discourse
• 室shìroom, home, house, chamber; 13th lunar mansion, determinative star α Pegasi (...
• 科kēsection, department, science
• 便biànplain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune
• 数shùnumber; figure; several; a few
• 司sītake charge of, control, manage; officer
• 业yèprofession, business; GB radical 111
• 助zhùhelp, aid, assist
• 量liàngcapacity; quantity; amount; to estimate
• 永yǒnglong, perpetual, eternal, forever
• 务wùaffairs, business; must, should
• 流liúflow, circulate, drift; class
• 静jìngquiet, still, motionless; gentle
• 份fènportion, part; duty
• 轻qīnglight; easy, simple; gentle
• 礼lǐsocial custom; manners; courtesy; rites
• 倒dàoto invert; to place upside down or frontside back
• 言yánwords, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
• 改gǎichange, alter; improve, remodel
• 弄nòngdo, play or fiddle with; alley
• 取qǔtake, receive, obtain; select
• 越yuèexceed, go beyond; the more ...
• 随suífollow, listen to, submit to
• 复fùreturn; repeat; repeatedly
• 游yóuto swim; float, drift; wander, roam
• 船chuánship, boat, vessel
• 讲jiǎngexplain; discuss; talk
• 往wǎnggo, depart; past, formerly
• 懂dǒngunderstand, comprehend
• 满mǎnfill; full, satisfied
• 故gùancient, old; reason, because
• 嘴zuǐmouth, lips
• 组zǔclass; section, department
• 跳tiàojump, leap, vault, bounce; dance
• 市shìmarket, fair; city, town; trade
• 节jiéknot, node, joint; section
• 夜yènight, dark; in night; by night
• 味wèitaste, smell, odor; delicacy
• 划huàto delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan
• 普pǔuniversal, general, widespread
• 超chāojump over, leap over; surpass
• 药yàoleaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
• 千qiānthousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
• 舞wǔdance, posture, prance; brandish
• 参cāntake part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Or...
• 步bùstep, pace; walk, stroll
• 楚chǔname of feudal state; clear
• 卖màisell; betray; show off
• 油yóuoil, fat, grease, lard; paints
• 餐cāneat, dine; meal; food
• 换huànchange
• 刻kècarve, engrave; quarter hour
• 靠kàolean on, trust, depend on; near
• 讨tǎoto discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
• 鱼yúfish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
• 脸liǎnface; cheek; reputation
• 画huàa painting, picture, drawing; to draw
• 板bǎnplank, board; iron or tin plate
• 排páirow, rank, line
• 观guānsee, observe, view; appearance
• 顾gùlook back; look at; look after
• 食shíeat; meal; food; Kangxi radical 184
• 红hóngred, vermillion; blush, flush
• 迎yíngreceive, welcome, greet
• 称chēngto weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise
• 级jílevel, rank, class; grade
• 妻qīwife
• 段duànsection, piece, division
• 检jiǎncheck; examine
• 街jiēstreet, road, thoroughfare
• 共gòngtogether with, all, total; to share
• 背bèithe back of a body or object; to turn one's back
• 脚jiǎoleg, foot; base, leg, foundation
• 练liànto practice, drill, exercise, train
• 角jiǎoangle; corner; horn; horn-shaped
• 庭tíngcourtyard; spacious hall or yard
• 挺tǐngto stand upright, straighten; rigid
• 急jíquick, quickly; urgent, pressing
• 碰pèngcollide, bump into
• 适shìgo, reach; appropriate, suitable
• 闻wénhear; smell; make known; news
• 养yǎngraise, rear, bring up; support
• 虽suīalthough, even if
• 旅lǚtrip, journey; travel; traveler; hexagram ䷷
• 园yuángarden; park, orchard
• 举jǔraise, lift up; recommend
• 印yìnprint, seal, stamp, chop, mark
• 推tuīpush, expel; push forward
• 咱zánwe, us
• 顺shùnobey, submit to, go along with
• 套tàocase, cover, wrapper, envelope
• 温wēnlukewarm
• 座zuòseat; stand, base
• 堂tánghall; government office
• 响xiǎngmake sound, make noise; sound
• 句jùsentence
• 丈zhàngunit of length equal 3.3 meters; gentleman, man, husband
• 际jìborder, boundary, juncture
• 态tàimanner, bearing, attitude
• 哭kūweep, cry, wail
• 睛jīngeyeball; pupil of eye
• 脏zàngviscera; (anatomy) organ
• 借jièborrow; lend; make pretext of
• 雪xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge
• 银yínsilver; cash, money, wealth
• 阳yáng'male' principle; light; sun
• 努nǔto exert, strive, make an effort; to pout
• 夏xiàsummer; great, grand, big
• 康kāngpeaceful, quiet; happy, healthy
• 低dīlow; to lower, hang, bend, bow
• 辆liàngnumerary adjunct for vehicles
• 河hériver; stream; the Yellow River
• 笔bǐwriting brush; write; stroke
• 咖kācoffee; class; grade
• 铁tiěiron; strong, solid, firm
• 黄huángyellow; surname
• 啡fēimorphine; coffee
• 草cǎograss, straw, thatch, herbs
• 封fēngletter, envelope; feudal
• 词cíwords; phrase, expression
• 纸zhǐpaper
• 鸟niǎobird; Kangxi radical 196
• 腿tuǐlegs, thighs
• 广guǎngwide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
• 灯dēnglantern, lamp
• 般bānsort, manner, kind, category
• 舒shūopen up, unfold, stretch out; comfortable, easy
• 蓝lánblue; indigo plant; surname
• 短duǎnshort; brief; deficient, lacking
• 熟shúwell-cooked; ripe; familiar with
• 青qīngblue, green; young; Kangxi radical 174
• 遍biàneverywhere, all over, throughout
• 典diǎnlaw, canon; documentation; classic, scripture
• 层céngstory, layer, floor, stratum
• 吹chuīblow; puff; brag, boast
• 瓜guāmelon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
• 鞋xiéshoes, footwear in general
• 骑qíride horseback; mount; cavalry
• 健jiànstrong, robust, healthy; strength
• 阴yīn'female' principle; dark; secret
• 墙qiángwall
• 末mòfinal, last, end; insignificant
• 育yùproduce, give birth to; educate
• 春chūnspring; wanton
• 例lìprecedent, example; regulation
• 疼téngaches, pains; be fond of; love
• 瓶píngjug, pitcher, vase, jar, bottle
• 占zhànto take possession of; to occupy; to take up
• 云yúnsay, speak; clouds
• 惯guànhabit, custom; habitually, usual
• 羊yángsheep, goat; Kangxi radical 123
• 姓xìngone's family name; clan, people
• 绿lǜgreen; chlorine
• 爬pácrawl, creep; climb; scramble
• 晨chénearly morning, daybreak
• 踢tīkick
• 泳yǒngdive; swim
• 喊hǎnshout, call out, yell; howl; cry
• 亿yìhundred million; many
• 省shěngto save; to economize; to be frugal; to omit; to delete
• 湖húa lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
• 颜yánface, facial appearance
• 澡zǎowash, bathe
• 秋qiūautumn, fall; year
• 宜yísuitable, right, fitting, proper
• 冬dōngwinter, 11th lunar month
• 凉liángcool, cold; disheartened
• 忽hūsuddenly, abruptly; neglect
• 篇piānchapter, section, essay, article
• 篮lánbasket
• 碗wǎnbowl, small dish
• 饱bǎoeat heartily; eat one's fill
• 绩jìspin; achievements
• 斤jīna catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69
• 晴qíngclear weather, fine weather
• 饺jiǎostuffed dumplings
• 筷kuàichopsticks