HSK 4 characters

All 369 characters of HSK 3.0 level 4, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
• 尔ěryou; that, those; final particle
• 无wúnegative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
• 士shìscholar, gentleman; soldier
• 伙huǒcompanion, colleague; utensils
• 呀ya(particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)
• 战zhànwar, fighting, battle
• 抱bàoembrace, hold in arms, enfold
• 官guānofficial, public servant
• 亚yàAsia; second
• 歉qiàndeficient, lacking, insufficient
• 与yǔand; to give; together with
• 巴bāgreatly desire, anxiously hope
• 贝bèisea shell; money, currency
• 肯kěnwilling; consent to, permit
• 宝bǎotreasure, jewel; precious, rare
• 维wéimaintain, preserve, safeguard
• 案àntable, bench; legal case
• 王wángking, ruler; royal; surname
• 雷léithunder
• 林línforest, grove; surname
• 密mìdense, thick, close; intimate
• 著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
• 兄xiōngelder brother
• 未wèinot yet; eighth earthly branch
• 统tǒnggovern, command, control; unite
• 恶èevil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse; to harm
• 局júbureau, office; circumstance
• 治zhìgovern, regulate, administer
• 却quèstill, but; decline; retreat
• 森sēnforest; luxuriant vegetation
• 弹dàncrossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball
• 醒xǐngwake up; sober up; startle
• 梦mèngdream; visionary; wishful
• 闭bìshut, close; obstruct, block up
• 权quánpower, right, authority
• 吸xīinhale, suck in; absorb; attract
• 政zhènggovernment, political affairs
• 律lǜstatute, principle, regulation
• 即jípromptly, quickly, immediately
• 呼hūbreathe sigh, exhale; call, shout
• 引yǐnto pull, draw out, attract; to stretch
• 独dúalone, single, solitary, only
• 置zhìplace, lay out; set aside
• 松sōngpine tree; fir tree
• 惊jīngfrighten, surprise, startle
• 甚shèngreat extent; considerably
• 疑yídoubt, question, suspect
• 怀huáibosom, breast; carry in bosom
• 投tóuthrow, cast, fling, pitch; jump
• 博bógamble, play games; wide, broad
• 料liàoconsider, conjecture; materials, ingredients
• 则zérule, law, regulation; grades
• 激jīarouse, excite, incite; quickly
• 释shìinterpret, elucidate; release
• 脱tuōtake off
• 秘mìsecret, mysterious, abstruse
• 斗dòuto fight; to struggle; to condemn; to censure; to contend
• 骗piànswindle, cheat out of, defraud
• 猜cāiguess, conjecture, suppose; feel
• 承chénginherit, receive; succeed
• 码mǎnumber, numerals; yard; symbol
• 翻fānflip over, upset, capsize
• 婆póold woman; grandmother
• 戴dàiwear on top; support
• 聊liáosomewhat, slightly, at least
• 弃qìreject, abandon, discard
• 俩liǎtwo, pair
• 兵bīngsoldier, troops
• 究jiūexamine, investigate
• 严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 微wēismall, prefix micro-, trifling
• 厌yàndislike, detest, reject; satiate
• 守shǒudefend, protect, guard, conserve
• 竟jìngfinally, after all, at last
• 操cāoconduct, run, control, manage
• 冲chōngsoar; pour boiling water over
• 货huògoods, commodities, products
• 暗àndark; obscure; in secret, covert
• 替tìchange, replace, substitute for
• 陪péiaccompany, be with, keep company
• 临líndraw near, approach; descend
• 丢diūdiscard
• 细xìfine, tiny; slender, thin
• 败bàibe defeated, decline, fail
• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
• 寻xúnseek, search, look for; ancient
• 登dēngrise, mount, board, climb
• 遗yílose; articles lost; omit
• 型xíngpattern, model, type; law; mold
• 盖gàicover, hide, protect
• 虑lǜbe concerned, worry about
• 获huòobtain, get, receive; seize
• 牙yátooth, molars, teeth; serrated
• 测cèmeasure, estimate, conjecture
• 招zhāobeckon, summon; recruit, levy
• 户hùdoor; family
• 模móto imitate; model; norm; pattern
• 扰rǎodisturb, annoy, agitate
• 致zhìsend, deliver, present; cause
• 敌díenemy, foe, rival; resist
• 质zhìmatter, material, substance
• 顶dǐngtop, summit, peak; to carry on the head
• 列lièa line; to arrange in order, classify
• 毕bìend, finish, conclude; completed
• 府fǔprefecture; prefect; government
• 降jiàngto drop; to fall; to come down; to descend
• 免miǎnspare; excuse from; evade
• 袋dàipocket, bag, sack, pouch
• 译yìtranslate; decode; encode
• 移yíchange place, shift; move about
• 阻zǔimpede, hinder, obstruct; oppose
• 签qiānsign, endorse; slip of paper
• 谅liàngexcuse, forgive; guess, presume
• 辛xīnbitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
• 剩shèngleftovers, residue, remains
• 尝chángtaste; experience, experiment
• 软ruǎnsoft, flexible, pliable; weak
• 伴bàncompanion, comrade, partner; accompany
• 轮lúnwheel; revolve, turn; recur
• 研yángrind, rub; study, research
• 摆bǎiput, place; display; swing, sway
• 刺cìstab; prick, irritate; prod
• 抽chōudraw out, pull out; sprout
• 依yīrely on, be set in; consent, obey a wish
• 巨jùlarge, great, enormous; chief
• 勇yǒngbrave, courageous, fierce
• 禁jìnto prohibit; to forbid
• 笨bènfoolish, stupid, dull; awkward
• 奖jiǎngprize, reward; give award to
• 项xiàngneck, nape of neck; sum; funds
• 挑tiāoto carry on a shoulder pole; to choose; to pick; to nitpick
• 航hángsail; navigate; ship, boat
• 掌zhǎngpalm of hand, sole of foot, paw
• 尊zūnrespect, revere, venerate; honor
• 毫háofine hair; measure of length
• 智zhìwisdom, knowledge, intelligence
• 织zhīweave, knit; organize, unite
• 骨gǔbone; skeleton; frame, framework; Kangxi radical 188
• 仔zǐ(of domestic animals or fowl) young; fine; detailed
• 透tòupenetrate, pass through
• 厉lìwhetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
• 怜liánpity, sympathize
• 既jìalready; de facto; since; then
• 洲zhōucontinent; island; islet
• 源yuánspring; source, head; surname
• 挥huīdirect; wipe away; squander
• 归guīreturn; return to, revert to
• 疗liáobe healed, cured, recover
• 沉chénsink, submerge; addicted to
• 妇fùmarried women; woman; wife
• 良liánggood, virtuous, respectable
• 扔rēngthrow, hurl; throw away, cast
• 避bìavoid; turn aside; escape; hide
• 孤gūorphan, fatherless; solitary
• 撞zhuàngknock against, bump into, collide
• 施shīgrant, bestow; give; act; name
• 谓wèisay, tell; call, name; be called
• 洋yángocean, sea; foreign; western
• 闹nàoquarrel; dispute hotly
• 聚jùassemble, meet together, collect
• 默mòsilent; quiet, still; dark
• 忆yìremember, reflect upon; memory
• 秀xiùear of grain; flowering, luxuriant; refined, elegant, graceful
• 稍shāolittle, slightly; rather
• 财cáiwealth, valuables, riches
• 弱ruòweak; fragile, delicate
• 窗chuāngwindow
• 途túway, road, path, journey; course
• 诚chéngsincere, honest; true, real
• 席xíseat; mat; take seat; banquet
• 授shòugive to, transmit; confer
• 拒jùward off with hand, defend
• 匙shispoon; surname
• 赞zànhelp, support, assist, aid
• 陆lùland, continental; army
• 限xiànboundary, limit, line
• 折zhéto break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend
• 圈quānto circle; a circle; corral
• 劲jìnstrength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression
• 闪shǎnflash; avoid, dodge, evade
• 赚zhuànmake money, earn; gain, profit
• 编biānknit, weave; arrange; compile
• 钥yàokey; lock
• 虫chónginsects, worms; Kangxi radical 142
• 漫mànoverflow of water; spreading
• 饼bǐngrice-cakes, biscuits
• 宁níngpeaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)
• 帅shuàicommander, commander-in-chief
• 童tóngchild, boy, servant boy; virgin
• 奋fènstrive, exert effort; arouse
• 尤yóuespecially, particularly
• 尾wěitail, extremity; end, stern; 6th lunar mansion, determinative star μ¹ Scorpii...
• 摸mōgently touch with hand; caress
• 硬yìnghard, firm, strong; obstinate
• 摇yáowag, swing, wave; shake; scull
• 允yǔnto grant, to allow, to consent
• 染rǎndye; be contagious; infect
• 迫pòcoerce, force, compel; urgent
• 惜xīpity, regret, rue, begrudge
• 阵zhèncolumn, row or file of troops
• 卷juǎnto roll up; (fig.) to sweep up; to engulf
• 余yúI, my, me; surname; surplus
• 赏shǎngreward, grant, bestow; appreciate
• 偶ǒuaccidentally, coincidently; an idol
• 络luòenmesh, wrap around; web, net
• 隔géseparate, partition
• 胸xiōngbreast, bosom, chest; thorax
• 载zàito carry; to convey; to load; to hold; to fill up; and; also
• 率lǜratio; rate; proportion
• 邀yāoinvite, welcome; meet, intercept
• 针zhēnneedle; pin; tack; acupuncture
• 叶yèto harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
• 寄jìsend, transmit, mail; rely on
• 暂zàntemporary
• 纯chúnpure, clean, simple
• 销xiāomelt, fuse; market, sell
• 序xùseries, serial order, sequence
• 尺chǐChinese measure approx. 'foot'
• 征zhēnginvade, attack, conquer
• 郎lánggentleman, young man; husband
• 彻chèpenetrate, pervade; penetrating
• 扮bàndress up; dress up as
• 稳wěnstable, firm, solid, steady
• 诗shīpoetry; poem, verse, ode
• 估gūmerchant; estimate, guess, presume
• 减jiǎndecrease, subtract, diminish
• 圆yuáncircle; round, circular; complete
• 圾jīgarbage, rubbish; shaking; danger
• 垃lāgarbage, refuse, waste
• 虎hǔtiger; brave, fierce; surname
• 拾shípick up, collect, tidy up; accounting form of the numeral ten
• 构gòuframe, building, structure
• 悔huǐrepent, show remorse, regret
• 躺tǎnglie down, recline
• 竞jìngcontend, vie, compete
• 豆dòubeans, peas; bean-shaped; Kangxi radical 151
• 愉yúpleasant, delightful; please
• 鼓gǔdrum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
• 肚dùbelly; abdomen; bowels
• 擦cāwipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
• 尚shàngstill, yet; even; fairly, rather
• 乘chéngride, ascend; avail oneself of; numerary adjunct for vehicles
• 距jùdistance; bird's spur
• 傲àoproud, haughty, overbearing
• 耐nàiendure, bear; resist; patient
• 盒hésmall box or case; casket
• 羞xiūdisgrace, shame; ashamed; shy
• 括kuòinclude, embrace, enclose
• 键jiàndoor bolt, lock bolt; key
• 敲qiāostrike, beat, pound, hammer; rap
• 述shùnarrate, state, express
• 贴tiēpaste to, stick on; attached to
• 貌màocountenance, appearance
• 燃ránburn; light fire, ignite
• 企qǐplan a project; stand on tiptoe
• 固gùto become solid, solidify; strength
• 饮yǐndrink; swallow; kind of drink
• 阶jiēstairs, steps; rank, degree
• 倍bèitimes, fold, multiple times
• 申shēnto state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch
• 益yìprofit, benefit; advantage; hexagram ䷩
• 玉yùjade, precious stone, gem
• 肥féifat, plump, obese; fertile
• 延yándelay, postpone, defer
• 植zhíplant, trees, plants; grow
• 逐zhúchase, expel; one by one
• 址zhǐsite, location, land for house
• 描miáocopy, trace, sketch; depict
• 宽kuānbroad, wide; spacious, vast
• 购gòubuy, purchase; hire
• 辩biàndispute, argue, debate, discuss
• 孙sūngrandchild, descendent; surname
• 潮cháotide; moist, wet, damp; flow
• 粗cūrough, thick, course; rude
• 薄báothin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile
• 符fúi.d. tag, tally, symbol, charm
• 贺hècongratulate; send present
• 穷qióngpoor, destitute, impoverished
• 缩suōcontract, draw in, reduce
• 汗hànperspiration, sweat
• 湿shīwet, moist, humid, damp; illness
• 渐jiàngradually
• 售shòusell
• 抬táilift, carry
• 召zhàoimperial decree; summon
• 殊shūdifferent, special, unusual
• 骄jiāospirited horse; haughty
• 江jiānglarge river; the Yangzi; surname
• 辣làpeppery, pungent, hot; cruel
• 趟tàngtime, occasion; take journey
• 幽yōuquiet, secluded, tranquil; dark
• 含hánhold in mouth; cherish; contain
• 污wūfilthy, dirty, impure, polluted
• 肤fūskin; superficial, shallow
• 龄língage; years
• 泪lèitears; weep, cry
• 幼yòuinfant, young child; immature
• 猴hóumonkey, ape; monkey-like
• 寸cùninch; small, tiny; Kangxi radical 41
• 汇huìconcourse; flow together, gather
• 悉xīknow, learn about, comprehend
• 矿kuàngmine; mineral, ore
• 扬yángscatter, spread; praise
• 腐fǔrot, decay, spoil; rotten
• 桶tǒngpail, bucket, tub; cask, keg
• 淡dànweak, watery; insipid, tasteless
• 巾jīnkerchief; towel; turban; Kangxi radical 50
• 酸suāntart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled
• 培péibank up with dirt; cultivate
• 递dìhand over, deliver; substitute
• 狮shīlion
• 弯wānbend, curve
• 励lìstrive; encourage
• 填tiánfill in, fill up; make good
• 俗súsocial customs; vulgar, unrefined
• 缓huǎnslow, leisurely; to postpone, delay
• 厚hòuthick; substantial; greatly
• 慕mùlong for, desire; admire
• 恼nǎoangered, filled with hate
• 寒háncold, wintry, chilly
• 腰yāowaist; kidney
• 泉quánspring, fountain; wealth, money
• 详xiángdetailed, complete, thorough
• 措cuòplace; collect, arrange; employ
• 润rùnsoft, moist; sleek; freshen
• 塑sùmodel in clay, sculpt; plastics
• 傅fùtutor, teacher; assist; surname
• 堵dǔwall; stop, prevent; stop up
• 懒lǎnlazy, languid, listless
• 逛guàngramble, stroll, roam, wander
• 扩kuòexpand, enlarge, stretch
• 脾píspleen, pancreas; disposition
• 盐yánsalt
• 映yìngproject; reflect light
• 裹guǒwrap, bind; encircle, confine
• 均jūnequal, even, fair; all, also
• 羽yǔfeather, plume; wings; Kangxi radical 124
• 浓nóngthick, strong, concentrated
• 谊yìfriendship; appropriate, suitable
• 浅qiǎnshallow, not deep; superficial
• 阅yuèexamine, inspect, review, read
• 袜wàsocks, stockings
• 迅xùnquick, hasty, rapid, sudden
• 戚qīrelative; be related to; sad
• 促cùurge, press, hurry; close
• 棵kēnumerary adjunct for trees
• 晒shàidry in sun, expose to sun
• 咳kécough
• 纷fēnin disorder, scattered, tangled
• 抄chāocopy, confiscate, seize
• 县xiàncounty, district, subdivision
• 粮liángfood, grain, provisions
• 膏gāogrease, fat; paste, ointment
• 综zōngarrange threads for weaving
• 暑shǔhot
• 泼pōpour, splash, water, sprinkle
• 聘pìnengage, employ; betroth
• 羡xiànenvy, admire; praise; covet
• 咸xiántogether; all, completely; united; hexagram ䷞
• 嗽sòucough, gargle, clear throat
• 厘límanage, control; thousandth part of tael
• 燥zàodry, parched, arid; quick-tempered
• 硕shuògreat, eminent; large, big
• 窄zhǎinarrow, tight; narrow-minded
• 趋qūhasten, hurry; be attracted to
• 乓pāng(used with 乒) “pong” of “ping pong”
• 乒pīng(used with 乓) “ping” of “ping pong”
• 柿shìpersimmon