HSK 5 characters

All 423 characters of HSK 3.0 level 5, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.

• 杀shākill, slaughter, murder; hurt
• 德déethics, morality, virtue
• 枪qiāngspear, lance; gun, rifle
• 军jūnarmy, military; soldiers, troops
• 托tuōto hold up with palm; to support, rely on
• 击jīstrike, hit, beat; attack, fight
• 搞gǎoto clear, clarify
• 拜bàido obeisance, bow, kowtow
• 帝dìsupreme ruler, emperor; god
• 鬼guǐghost; spirit of dead; devil; Kangxi radical 194; 23rd lunar mansion, determi...
• 令lìngto order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause
• 犯fàncommit crime, violate; criminal
• 疯fēngcrazy, insane, mentally ill
• 棒bàngstick, club, truncheon; hit
• 威wēipomp, power; powerful; dominate
• 罪zuìcrime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
• 塔tǎtower, spire, tall building
• 控kòngaccuse, charge; control
• 丝sīsilk; fine thread; wire; strings
• 偷tōuto steal, burglar, thief
• 逃táoescape, flee; abscond, dodge
• 糟zāosediment, dregs; pickle
• 麦màiwheat, barley, oats; simplified form of Kangxi radical 199
• 毒dúpoison, venom; poisonous
• 索suǒlarge rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isol...
• 灵língspirit, soul; spiritual world
• 射shèshoot, eject, issue forth, emit
• 炸zhàto burst; to explode; to blow up; to bomb
• 唯wéionly; yes
• 滚gǔnturn
• 傻shǎfoolish, silly, stupid; an imbecile
• 狂kuánginsane, mad; violent; wild
• 藏cángto conceal; to hide away; to harbor; to store; to collect
• 幕mùcurtain, screen, tent
• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show
• 野yěopen country, field; wilderness
• 胡húrecklessly, foolishly; wildly
• 吓xiàto frighten; to scare
• 私sīprivate, personal; secret
• 劳láolabor, toil, do manual work
• 呆dāidull; dull-minded, simple, stupid
• 坦tǎnflat, smooth; self-possessed
• 瞧qiáoglance at, look at, see
• 岛dǎoisland
• 股gǔthighs, haunches, rump; share
• 佛fóBuddha; Buddhism (abbr. for 佛陀)
• 摩mórub, scour, grind; friction
• 丁dīngmale adult; robust, vigorous; 4th heavenly stem
• 拥yōngembrace, hug, squeeze; crowd
• 荣róngglory, honor; flourish, prosper
• 库kùarmory, treasury, storehouse
• 恋liànlove; long for, yearn for; love
• 锁suǒlock, padlock; shackles, chains
• 彼bǐthat, there, those
• 享xiǎngenjoy
• 摄shètake in, absorb; act as deputy
• 忍rěnendure, bear, suffer; forbear
• 抢qiǎngplunder, rob, take by force
• 迹jìtraces, impressions, footprints
• 恨hènhatred, dislike; resent, hate
• 皇huángroyal, imperial; ruler, superior
• 抗kàngresist, oppose, defy, reject
• 雄xióngmale of species; hero; manly
• 废fèiabrogate, terminate, discard
• 臭chòusmell, stink, emit foul odor
• 烂lànrotten, spoiled, decayed
• 灭mièextinguish; wipe out, exterminate
• 朗lǎngclear, bright; distinct
• 协xiébe united; cooperate
• 辈bèigeneration, lifetime; class
• 珍zhēnprecious, valuable, rare
• 曲qǔtune; song
• 悲bēisorrow, grief; sorry, sad
• 执zhíhold in hand; keep; carry out
• 吻wěnkiss; the lips; coinciding
• 敬jìngrespect, honor; respectfully
• 厅tīnghall, central room
• 款kuǎnitem, article; clause; fund
• 醉zuìintoxicated, drunk; addicted to
• 搜sōusearch, seek; investigate
• 躲duǒhide, secrete; avoid, escape
• 秒miǎobeard of grain or corn; a second
• 田tiánfield, arable land, cultivated
• 素sùwhite (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
• 戒jièwarn, caution, admonish
• 乖guāirebel; crafty, shrewd
• 妙miàomysterious, subtle; exquisite
• 犹yóulike, similar to, just like, as
• 洞dòngcave, grotto; ravine; hole
• 残cáninjure, spoil; oppress; broken
• 祖zǔancestor, forefather; grandfather
• 档dàngshelf; frame, crosspiece
• 碎suìbreak, smash; broken, busted
• 驾jiàto drive, sail, fly; a cart, carriage
• 盾dùnshield, shield-shaped object; currency sign for Dutch guilder
• 委wěiappoint, send, commission
• 佩pèibelt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect
• 启qǐopen; begin, commence; explain
• 宇yǔhouse; building, structure; eaves
• 触chùbutt, ram, gore; touch
• 幻huànillusion, fantasy, mirage
• 蜜mìhoney; sweet; nectar
• 旦dàndawn; morning; day
• 拳quánfist; various forms of boxing
• 讯xùninquire; ask; examine; reproach
• 雇gùemploy, to hire
• 怖bùterror, fear; frighten; terrified
• 鼠shǔrat, mouse; Kangxi radical 208
• 罚fápenalty, fine; punish, penalize
• 胆dǎngall bladder; bravery, courage
• 滑huáslip, slide; slippery, polished
• 欠qiànowe, lack, be deficient; Kangxi radical 76
• 核héseed, kernel, core, nut; atom
• 胁xiéribs, armpits; flank; threaten
• 颗kēgrain, kernel
• 嫁jiàto marry, give a daughter in marriage
• 凡fánall, any, every; ordinary, common
• 损sǔndiminish; impair; injure
• 琴qínChinese lute or guitar
• 堆duīheap, pile, crowd; pile up
• 狼lángwolf
• 豪háobrave, heroic, chivalrous
• 虚xūfalse
• 尖jiānsharp, pointed, acute, keen
• 奈nàibut, how; bear, stand, endure
• 灰huīashes; dust; lime, mortar
• 敏mǐnfast, quick, clever, smart
• 略lüèapproximately, roughly; outline
• 丑chǒuclown, comedian; second earthly branch
• 版bǎnprinting blocks; edition
• 怒nùanger, rage, passion; angry
• 憾hànto regret, remorse; dissatisfied
• 插chāinsert, stick into; plant
• 冠guànto put on a hat; to be first; to dub
• 甲jiǎarmor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 炮pàolarge gun, cannon; artillery
• 咬yǎobite, gnaw
• 策cèscheme, plan; to whip; urge
• 慰wèicomfort, console, calm
• 献xiànoffer, present; show, display
• 吐tǔto spit
• 域yùdistrict, region, boundary; land
• 震zhènshake, quake, tremor; excite; trigram ☳; hexagram ䷲
• 频pínfrequently, again and again
• 珠zhūprecious stone, gem, jewel, pearl
• 侵qīninvade, encroach upon, raid
• 挡dǎngobstruct, impede; stop; resist
• 违wéidisobey, violate, defy; be apart from
• 绪xùend of thread; thread, clue
• 液yèsap, juice, liquid, fluid
• 池chípool, pond; moat; cistern
• 寓yùresidence; lodge; dwell
• 驶shǐsail, drive, pilot; fast, quick
• 拼pīnjoin together, link, incorporate
• 宙zhòutime as concept; infinite time
• 闲xiánfence, guard; defend; idle time
• 账zhàngaccounts; bill, debt; credit
• 碍àiobstruct, hinder, block, deter
• 岸ànbank, shore; beach, coast
• 俱jùall, together; accompany
• 舍shěto give up; to abandon; to give alms
• 辞cíwords, speech, expression, phrase
• 革géleather, animal hides; Kangxi radical 177; hexagram ䷰
• 烤kǎobake, roast, toast, cook
• 宗zōnglineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
• 匹pǐbolt of cloth; counter for horses
• 恢huīrestore; big, great, immense, vast
• 钢gāngsteel; hard, strong, tough
• 怨yuànhatred, enmity, resentment
• 壁bìpartition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pe...
• 剪jiǎnscissors; cut, divide, separate
• 酱jiàngany jam-like or paste-like food
• 糊húto paste; to glue; blurry; unclear; muddled
• 凭pínglean on, depend on, rely on
• 裁cáicut out; decrease
• 卧wòlie down; crouch
• 厕cèmingle with; toilet, lavatory
• 遵zūnobey, comply with, follow; honor
• 蛇shésnake
• 缘yuánhem, margin; reason, cause; fate
• 摔shuāifall to the ground; stumble, trip
• 筑zhùancient lute; build
• 柔róusoft; gentle, pliant
• 返fǎnreturn, revert to, restore
• 喷pēnspurt, blow out, puff out
• 灾zāicalamity, disaster, catastrophe
• 惠huìfavor, benefit, confer kindness
• 拔báuproot, pull out
• 伸shēnextend, stretch out, open up; trust
• 欣xīnhappy, joyous, delighted
• 嘉jiāexcellent; joyful; auspicious
• 绕ràoentwine; wind around; surround
• 铃língbell
• 姻yīnrelatives by marriage
• 誉yùfame, reputation; praise
• 滩tānbank, a sandbar, shoal; rapids
• 瞎xiāblind, reckless; rash
• 歇xiērest, stop, lodge
• 柜guìcabinet, cupboard; shop counter
• 兔tùrabbit, hare
• 绳shéngrope, string, cord; control
• 融róngmelt, fuse; blend, harmonize
• 眠miánclose eyes, sleep; hibernate
• 闯chuǎngrush in, burst in, charge in
• 砍kǎnhack, chop, cut, fell
• 夹jiābe wedged or inserted between
• 涂túsurname; name of certain rivers
• 牵qiāndrag, pull, lead by hand
• 矩jǔcarpenter's square, ruler, rule
• 漏lòuleak, drip; funnel; hour glass
• 饰shìdecorate, ornament, adorn
• 振zhènraise, excite, arouse action
• 肩jiānshoulders; to shoulder; bear
• 冻dòngfreeze; cold, congeal; jelly
• 链liànchain, wire, cable; chain, shack
• 宿sùlodge for the night; old; former
• 骂màaccuse, blame, curse, scold
• 娶qǔmarry, take wife
• 偿chángrepay, recompense; restitution
• 肠chángintestines; emotions; sausage
• 辑jígather up, collect; edit, compile
• 俊jùntalented, capable; handsome
• 脆cuìcrisp; fragile, frail; brittle
• 趁chèntake advantage of, avail oneself
• 诊zhěnexamine patient, diagnose
• 晕yūnconfused; dizzy; giddy; to faint; to swoon
• 膀bǎngupper arm; wing
• 愤fènresent, hate; indignant
• 舌shétongue; clapper of bell; Kangxi radical 135
• 桃táopeach; marriage; surname
• 胶jiāoglue, gum, resin, rubber; sound; shin bone
• 夸kuāextravagant, luxurious; handsome
• 押yāmortgage, pledge; deposit; to pawn; to arrest, detain, guard
• 蜂fēngbee, wasp, hornet
• 玻bōglass
• 胃wèistomach; gizzard of fowl; 17th lunar mansion, determinative star 35 Arietis
• 拆chāito break up, split apart, rip open; to destroy
• 挣zhēngused in 掙扎
• 陌mòfoot path between rice fields
• 慌huāngnervous, panicky, frantic
• 艰jiāndifficult, hard; distressing
• 幅fúpiece, strip, breadth of, hem
• 税shuìtaxes
• 尘chéndust, dirt, ashes, cinders
• 甩shuǎithrow away, discard
• 挤jǐcrowd, squeeze, push against
• 疾jíillness, disease, sickness; to hate
• 滴dīdrip; drop of water
• 亏kuīlose, fail; damage; deficient
• 析xīsplit wood; break apart; divide
• 漠mòdesert; aloof, indifferent, cool
• 宴yànto entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
• 仿fǎngimitate, copy; as if
• 脖bóneck
• 扇shànfan; door panel
• 勤qínindustrious, diligent, attentive
• 赔péiindemnify, suffer loss
• 璃líglass
• 霉méimildew, mold; moldy, mildewed
• 唉āialas, exclamation of surprise or pain
• 衡héngmeasure, weigh, judge, consider
• 横hénghorizontal; across; crosswise
• 煮zhǔcook
• 讽fěngrecite, incant; satirize
• 慧huìbright, intelligent; intelligence
• 炒chǎofry, saute, roast, boil, cook
• 雾wùfog, mist, vapor, fine spray
• 撕sīrip, tear; buy cloth
• 罐guànjar, jug, pitcher, pot
• 繁fáncomplicated, complex, difficult
• 磁címagnetic; magnetism; porcelain
• 逗dòutempt, allure, arouse, stir
• 捡jiǎnto pick up
• 捐juāncontribute; give up, renounce
• 宠chǒngfavorite, concubine; favor
• 逻luópatrol; inspect; watch; patrol
• 屈qūbend, flex; bent, crooked; crouch
• 册cèbook, volume, register, list
• 寂jìstill, silent, quiet; desolate
• 踩cǎistep on
• 钓diàofish; fishhook; tempt, lure
• 肌jīmuscle tissue; meat on bones
• 央yāngcenter, conclude, run out; beg
• 沟gōuditch, drain, narrow waterway
• 睁zhēngopen eyes; stare
• 愧kuìashamed, conscience-stricken
• 贷dàilend; borrow; pardon
• 紫zǐpurple, violet; amethyst; surname
• 朴pǔsimple, unadorned; sincere; surname; a tree
• 拦lánobstruct, impede, bar, hinder
• 舅jiùmother's brother, uncle
• 询xúninquire into, ask about; consult
• 佣yōngto hire; to employ; servant; hired laborer; domestic help
• 披pīwear; split; crack
• 哲zhéwise, sagacious; wise man, sage
• 翅chìwings; fin
• 悄qiāoused in 悄悄
• 柴cháifirewood, faggots, fuel
• 劝quànrecommend, advise, urge
• 叉chācrotch; fork, prong
• 姿zīone's manner, carriage, bearing
• 扶fúsupport, help; protect; hold on
• 锅guōcooking-pot, saucepan
• 魅mèikind of forest demon, elf
• 肺fèilungs
• 毯tǎnrug, carpet, blanket
• 飘piāowhirlwind, cyclone; floating
• 棋qíchess; any game similar to chess
• 催cuīpress, urge
• 疲pífeel tired, be exhausted; weak
• 寿shòuold age, long life; lifespan
• 肃sùpay respects; reverently
• 抖dǒutremble, shake, rouse; give shake
• 谜míriddle, conundrum; puzzle
• 谨jǐnprudent, cautious; attentive
• 妨fánginterfere with, impede, obstruct
• 荐jiànrepeat, reoccur; recommend
• 鸭yāduck; Anas species (various)
• 慎shènact with care, be cautious
• 贡gòngoffer tribute; tribute, gifts
• 蹲dūnsquat, crouch; idle about
• 乏fálack; poor
• 煎jiānfry in fat or oil; boil in water
• 悠yōulong, far, remote, distant; leisurely
• 摘zhāipluck, pick; select; specify
• 拐guǎikidnap, abduct; turn
• 蜡làwax; candle; waxy, glazed; maggot; (same as 䄍) meaning imperial harvest
• 粒lìgrain; small particle
• 跃yuèskip, jump, frolic
• 寞mòsilent, still, lonely, solitary
• 烫tàngscald, heat; wash; iron clothes
• 寺sìcourt, office; temple, monastery
• 胳gēarmpit, arms
• 删shānto cut; delete
• 劣lièbad, inferior; slightly
• 娱yúpleasure, enjoyment, amusement
• 膊bóshoulders, upper arms
• 痒yǎngitch
• 夕xīevening, night, dusk; slanted
• 氛fēngas, vapor, air
• 烛zhúcandle, taper; shine, illuminate
• 矛máospear, lance; Kangxi radical 110
• 览lǎnlook at, inspect; perceive
• 粘zhānviscous, mucous; glutinous
• 盆pénbasin, tub, pot, bowl
• 苗miáosprouts; Miao nationality
• 铜tóngcopper, brass, bronze
• 辅fǔcheek bone; protective; assist
• 眉méieyebrows; upper margin of book
• 蝶diébutterfly
• 竹zhúbamboo; flute; Kangxi radical 118
• 届jiènumerary adjunct for time, term
• 橡xiàngchestnut oak; rubber tree; rubber
• 庙miàotemple, shrine; imperial court
• 艳yànbeautiful, sexy, voluptuous
• 煤méicoal, coke, charcoal, carbon
• 洒sǎsprinkle; scatter; pour; to wipe away; to shiver
• 豫yùrelaxed, comfortable, at ease; hexagram ䷏
• 梨lípear; opera; cut, slash
• 赠zènggive present; bestow, confer
• 鞭biānwhip; whip; string of firecrackers
• 涨zhǎngrise in price
• 厢xiāngside-room, wing; theatre box
• 棉miáncotton; cotton padded
• 椒jiāopepper, spices
• 籍jírecord, register, list; census
• 匆cōnghastily, in haste, hurriedly
• 耽dānindulge in; be negligent
• 枕zhěnpillow
• 歪wāislant; inclined; askew, awry
• 蝴húbutterfly
• 贸màotrade, barter; mixed; rashly
• 愁chóuanxiety; to worry about, be anxious
• 狡jiǎocunning, deceitful, treacherous
• 盼pànlook, gaze; expect, hope for
• 孝xiàofilial piety, obedience; mourning
• 鸽gēpigeon, dove; Columba species (various)
• 咐fùinstruct, order
• 嘱zhǔorder, tell, instruct, leave word
• 郊jiāosuburbs; waste land, open spaces
• 嚷rǎngshout, brawl, make uproar, cry
• 醋cùvinegar; jealousy, envy
• 梳shūcomb; brush
• 吨dūnmetric ton; (Cant.) to babble, gibberish
• 秩zhìorder; orderly; salary; decade
• 锐ruìsharp, keen, acute, pointed
• 虹hóngrainbow
• 猾huácrafty, cunning, shrewd; deceitful
• 谦qiānhumble, modest
• 叙xùexpress, state, relate, narrate
• 斜xiéslanting, sloping, inclined
• 帘liánflag-sign of a tavern
• 嫩nènsoft, tender, delicate; young
• 壶hújar, pot, jug, vase; surname
• 嗓sǎngvoice; throat
• 蔬shūvegetables, greens
• 裔yìprogeny, descendants, posterity
• 皂zàosoap; black; menial servant
• 泛fànto drift, float; careless, reckless
• 勺sháospoon, ladle; unit of volume
• 恳kěnsincere, earnest, cordial
• 咨zīinquire, consult, discuss; plan
• 屉tìdrawer; tray; pad; screen
• 绒róngsilk, cotton, or woolen fabric
• 浇jiāospray, water, sprinkle
• 践jiàntrample, tread upon, walk on
• 骤zhòuprocedure; gallop; sudden(ly)
• 乙yǐsecond; 2nd heavenly stem
• 炭tàncharcoal; coal; carbon
• 绸chóusilk cloth, satin damask
• 髦máoflowing hair of young child
• 傍bàngby side of, beside, near, close
• 惭cánashamed, humiliated; shameful
• 姥lǎomaternal grandmother; midwife
• 嚏tìsneeze
• 丙bǐngthird; 3rd heavenly stem
• 馒mánsteamed bread; steamed dumplings
• 浏liúclear; bright; whistling
• 纲gāngheavy rope, hawser; main points
• 匀yúnequal
• 倡chàngguide, leader; lead, introduce
• 桔júused in 桔子, 金桔
• 旬xúnten-day period; period of time