HSK 3 characters

All 326 characters of HSK 3.0 level 3, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 把bǎhold, take; guard; regard as
• 死sǐdie; dead; death
• 被bèipassive indicator 'by'; bedding
• 美měibeautiful, pretty; pleasing
• 何héwhat, why, where, which, how
• 亲qīnrelatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree
• 种zhǒngseed; species; kind; type
• 需xūneed, require, must; hexagram ䷄
• 保bǎoprotect, safeguard, defend, care
• 将jiāngwill; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate
• 任rèntrust to, rely on, appoint; to bear, duty, office; allow
• 解jiěloosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
• 警jǐngguard, watch; alert, alarm
• 此cǐthis, these; in this case, then
• 命mìnglife; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
• 总zǒngcollect; overall, altogether
• 切qièdefinitely; absolutely (not)
• 阿āprefix for people's names; used in transliteration
• 谈tántalk; conversation; surname
• 世shìgeneration; world; era
• 失shīlose; make mistake, neglect
• 管guǎnpipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
• 神shénspirit, god, supernatural being
• 并bìngcombine, annex; also, what's more
• 害hàiinjure, harm; destroy, kill
• 格gépattern, standard, form; style
• 证zhèngprove, confirm, verify; proof
• 布bùcotton cloth, textiles, linen
• 父fùfather; Kangxi radical 88
• 性xìngnature, character, sex
• 救jiùsave, rescue, relieve; help, aid
• 约yuētreaty, agreement, covenant
• 金jīngold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
• 奇qístrange, unusual, uncanny, occult
• 伤shāngwound, injury; fall ill from
• 内nèiinside
• 决juédecide, determine, judge
• 达dáarrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery
• 指zhǐfinger, toe; point, indicate
• 界jièboundary, limit; domain; society; the world
• 底dǐbottom, underneath, underside
• 光guānglight, brilliant, shine; only
• 哈hāsound of laughter
• 至zhìreach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
• 待dàito wait; to treat; to deal with; to need; going to (do sth)
• 制zhìsystem; establish; overpower
• 演yǎnperform, put on; exercise
• 怪guàistrange, unusual, peculiar
• 婚hūnget married; marriage, wedding
• 根gēnroot, base(d on); foundation
• 反fǎnreverse, opposite, contrary, anti
• 消xiāovanish, die out; melt away
• 持chísustain, support; hold, grasp
• 丽lìbeautiful, magnificent, elegant
• 整zhěngorderly, neat, tidy; whole
• 母mǔmother; female elders; female
• 察cháexamine, investigate; notice
• 代dàireplace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
• 担dānto undertake; to carry; to shoulder; to take responsibility
• 续xùcontinue, carry on; succeed
• 器qìreceptacle, vessel; instrument
• 绝juéto cut, sever, break off, terminate
• 止zhǐstop, halt, desist; detain
• 基jīfoundation, base
• 强qiángstrong; powerful; better; slightly more than; vigorous
• 紧jǐntense, tight, taut; firm, secure
• 尽jìnto use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost
• 继jìcontinue, maintain, carry on
• 血xuèblood; Kangxi radical 143
• 赛sàicompete, contend; contest, race
• 除chúeliminate, remove, except
• 抓zhuāscratch; clutch, seize, grab
• 简jiǎnsimple, terse, succinct, a letter
• 线xiànline, thread, wire; clue
• 注zhùconcentrate, focus, direct
• 转zhuǎnto turn; to change direction; to transfer; to forward (mail)
• 联liánconnect, join; associate, ally
• 议yìconsult, talk over, discuss
• 幸xìngluck(ily), favor, fortunately
• 调diàoto transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate
• 况kuàngcondition, situation; furthermore
• 否fǒunot, no, negative; final particle; hexagram ䷋
• 险xiǎnnarrow pass, strategic point
• 传chuánto pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer
• 连liánjoin, connect; continuous; even
• 费fèiexpenses, expenditures, fee
• 烦fánbother, vex, trouble; troublesome
• 易yìchange; easy
• 城chéngcastle; city, town; municipality
• 式shìstyle, system, formula, rule
• 品pǐnarticle, product, commodity
• 象xiàngelephant; ivory; figure, image
• 民mínpeople, subjects, citizens
• 派pàischool of thought, sect, branch
• 精jīngessence; semen; spirit
• 乎hūinterrogative or exclamatory final particle
• 类lèiclass, group, kind, category
• 立lìstand; let stand; establish, set
• 另lìnganother, separate, other
• 首shǒuhead; first; leader, chief; a poem; Kangxi radical 185
• 麻máhemp, jute, flax; sesame; Kangxi radical 200
• 化huàchange, convert, reform; -ize
• 史shǐhistory, chronicle, annals
• 各gèeach, individually, every, all
• 造zàoconstruct, build, make, begin; prepare
• 区qūarea, district, region, ward
• 终zhōngend; finally, in the end
• 破pòbreak, ruin, destroy; rout
• 术shùart, skill, special feat; method, technique
• 付fùgive, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
• 存cúnexist, live, be; survive; remain
• 程chéngjourney, trip; schedule, agenda
• 据jùto occupy, take possession of; a base, position
• 容rónglooks, appearance; figure, form
• 曾céngalready; sign of past
• 敢gǎnto dare, venture; bold, brave
• 痛tòngpain, ache; sorry, sad; bitter
• 赶gǎnpursue, follow; expel, drive away
• 拍pāiclap, tap, beat; beat or rhythm
• 支zhīdisperse, pay; support; branch
• 戏xìtheatrical play, show
• 及jíextend; reach; come up to; and
• 义yìright conduct, righteousness
• 束shùbind, control, restrain; bale
• 趣qùwhat attracts one's attention
• 争zhēngdispute, fight, contend, strive
• 建jiànbuild, establish, erect, found
• 福fúhappiness, good fortune, blessing
• 台táiplatform; unit; term of address
• 顿dùnpause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange
• 落luòto fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out
• 产chǎngive birth, bring forth, produce
• 极jíextreme, utmost, furthest, final
• 团tuánsphere, ball, circle; mass, lump
• 责zéone's responsibility, duty
• 娘niángmother; young girl; woman; wife
• 功gōngachievement, merit, good result
• 苦kǔbitter; hardship, suffering
• 集jíassemble, collect together
• 足zúfoot; attain, satisfy, enough; Kangxi radical 156
• 断duànsever, cut off; interrupt
• 导dǎodirect, guide, lead, conduct
• 乱luànconfusion, state of chaos, revolt
• 领lǐngneck; collar; lead, guide
• 标biāomark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree
• 皮pískin, hide, fur, feather; outer
• 深shēndeep; depth; far; very, extreme
• 追zhuīpursue, chase after; expel
• 卫wèiguard, protect, defend
• 示shìshow, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
• 华huáflowery; illustrious; Chinese
• 恐kǒngfear; fearful, apprehensive
• 录lùcopy, write down, record
• 资zīproperty; wealth; capital
• 叔shūfather's younger brother
• 退tuìstep back, retreat, withdraw
• 修xiūstudy; repair; cultivate
• 石shístone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
• 负fùload, burden; carry, bear
• 历lìhistory; calendar
• 价jiàprice, value
• 赢yíngwin; surplus, gain, profit
• 香xiāngfragrant, sweet-smelling; incense; Kangxi radical 186
• 念niànthink of, recall, study
• 某mǒucertain thing or person
• 危wēidangerous, precarious; high; 12th lunar mansion, determinative star α Aquarii...
• 仅jǐnonly, merely, solely, just
• 设shèbuild; establish; display
• 武wǔmilitary; martial, warlike
• 似sìto seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-
• 显xiǎnmanifest, display; evident, clear
• 沙shāsand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
• 遇yùmeet, come across, encounter
• 择zéselect, choose, pick out
• 架jiàrack, stand, prop; prop up
• 祝zhùpray for happiness or blessings
• 验yàntest, examine, inspect; verify
• 迷míbewitch, charm, infatuate
• 古gǔold, classic, ancient
• 值zhíprice
• 突tūsuddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly
• 居jūlive, dwell, reside, sit
• 具jùtool, implement; draw up, write
• 展zhǎnopen, unfold; stretch, extend
• 纪jìrecord, annal, historical account
• 职zhíduty, profession; office, post
• 专zhuānmonopolize, take sole possession
• 形xíngform, shape, appearance
• 速sùquick, prompt, speedy
• 剧jùtheatrical plays, opera, drama
• 双shuāngset of two, pair, couple; both
• 预yùprepare, arrange; in advance
• 规guīrules, regulations, customs, law
• 龙lóngdragon; symbolic of emperor
• 坚jiānhard, strong, firm; resolute
• 糕gāocakes, pastry
• 误wùerr, make mistake; interfere
• 冰bīngice; ice-cold
• 防fángdefend; prevent; embankment
• 志zhìpurpose, will, determination; annals
• 胜shèngvictory; excel, be better than
• 按ànput hand on, press down with hand
• 压yāpress; oppress; crush; pressure
• 烟yānsmoke, soot; opium; tobacco, cigarettes
• 浪làngwave; wasteful, reckless
• 社shègod of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
• 众zhòngmultitude, crowd; masses, public
• 屋wūhouse; room; building, shelter
• 围wéisurround, encircle, corral
• 土tǔsoil, earth; items made of earth
• 烧shāoburn; bake; heat; roast
• 仍réngyet, still, as ever; again; keep -ing, continuing
• 群qúngroup, crowd, multitude, mob
• 状zhuàngform; appearance; shape; official
• 木mùtree; wood, lumber; wooden
• 汤tānghot water; soup, gravy, broth
• 族zúa family clan, ethnic group, tribe
• 姑gūfather's sister; husband's mother
• 迟chílate, tardy; slow; delay
• 创chuàngto initiate; to create; to achieve (sth for the first time)
• 属shǔclass, category, type; belong to
• 判pànjudge; discriminate; conclude
• 牌páisignboard, placard
• 升shēngarise, go up; hoist; advance; hexagram ䷭
• 杂zámixed, blended; mix, mingle
• 箱xiāngcase, box, chest, trunk
• 效xiàoresult, effect; effectiveness
• 困kùnto surround, besiege; to be surrounded; difficult; hexagram ䷮
• 刀dāoknife; old coin; measure
• 输shūtransport, carry, haul
• 营yíngencampment, barracks; manage
• 李lǐplum; judge; surname
• 配pèimatch, pair; equal; blend
• 技jìskill, ability, talent, ingenuity
• 散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse
• 冒màorisk, brave, dare
• 甜tiánsweet, sweetness
• 概gàigenerally, approximately
• 境jìngboundary, frontier; area, region
• 较jiàocompare; comparatively, more
• 艺yìart; talent, ability; craft
• 镜jìngmirror; lens; glass; glasses
• 搬bāntransfer, move, remove, shift
• 环huánjade ring or bracelet; ring
• 富fùabundant, ample; rich, wealthy
• 聪cōngintelligent, clever, bright
• 充chōngfill, be full, supply
• 训xùnteach, instruct; exegesis
• 伟wěigreat, robust; extraordinary
• 初chūbeginning, initial, primary
• 吵chǎoargue, dispute; disturb, annoy
• 优yōusuperior, excellent; actor
• 采cǎicollect, gather; pick, pluck
• 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
• 巧qiǎoskillful, ingenious, clever
• 附fùadhere to, append; rely on near to
• 村cūnvillage, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar
• 势shìpower, force; tendency
• 朝cháoimperial or royal court; government; dynasty
• 挂guàhang, suspend; suspense
• 彩cǎihue, color; variegated colors
• 播bōsow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject
• 旧jiùold, ancient; former, past
• 盘pántray, plate, dish; examine
• 猪zhūpig, hog, wild boar
• 耳ěrear; merely, only; handle; Kangxi radical 128
• 季jìquarter of year; season; surname
• 景jǐngscenery, view; conditions
• 补bǔmend, patch, fix, repair, restore
• 糖tángsugar; candy; sweets
• 宣xuāndeclare, announce, proclaim
• 烈lièfiery, violent, vehement, ardent
• 裤kùtrousers, pants
• 访fǎngvisit; ask, inquire
• 厨chúkitchen; closet; cupboard
• 章zhāngcomposition; chapter, section
• 宾bīnguest, visitor; surname; submit
• 鲜xiānfresh; delicious; attractive
• 乡xiāngcountry; rural; village
• 熊xiónga bear; brilliant; bright; surname
• 缺quēbe short of, lack; gap, deficit
• 互hùmutually, reciprocally
• 农nóngagriculture, farming; farmer
• 庆qìngcongratulate, celebrate
• 范fànsurname; bee-like insect
• 材cáimaterial, stuff; timber; talent
• 握wògrasp, hold fast, take by hand
• 评píngappraise, criticize, evaluate
• 扫sǎoto sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out
• 厂chǎngfactory, workshop; radical 27
• 订dìngdraw up agreement; arrange
• 帽màohat, cap; cap-like tops
• 增zēngincrease, add to, augment
• 齐qíeven, uniform, of equal length
• 梯tīladder, steps, stairs; lean
• 桥qiáobridge; beam, crosspiece
• 邮yóupostal, mail; post office
• 批pīcomment, criticize; wholesale
• 啤píbeer
• 朵duǒcluster of flowers; earlobe
• 暖nuǎnwarm, genial
• 鼻bínose; first; Kangxi radical 209
• 济jìhelp, aid, relieve; ferry, cross
• 胖pàngfat, obese; fatty
• 姨yímother/wife's sister; concubine
• 积jīaccumulate, store up, amass
• 邻línneighbor; neighborhood
• 币bìcurrency, coins, legal tender
• 媒méigo-between, matchmaker; medium
• 丰fēngabundant, lush, bountiful, plenty
• 裙qúnskirt, apron, petticoat
• 汁zhījuice, liquor, fluid, sap, gravy, sauce
• 刷shuābrush; clean with brush, scrub
• 葡púgrapes
• 衫shānshirt; robe; gown; jacket
• 萄táograpes
• 衬chènunderwear; inner garments
• 刮guāshave, pare off, scrape
• 瘦shòuthin, emaciated, lean; meager
• 炼liànsmelt, refine; distill, condense
• 伞sǎnumbrella, parasol, parachute
• 矮ǎishort, dwarf; low
• 础chǔfoundation stone, plinth
• 蕉jiāobanana; plantain
• 锻duànforge metal; temper, refine
• 铅qiānlead (element 82, Pb)