HSK 7–9 characters
All 395 characters of HSK 3.0 level 7–9, most common first. Each one has its stroke order, words and example sentences.
- 尼níBuddhist nun; transliteration
- 罗luónet for catching birds; gauze
- 兰lánorchid; elegant, graceful
- 伊yīthird person pronoun; he, she, this, that
- 艾àiartemisia, mugwort
- 迪díenlighten, advance; progress
- 瑞ruìfelicitous omen; auspicious
- 萨sàBuddhist gods or immortals
- 凯kǎitriumphant; triumph, victory
- 乔qiáotall, lofty; proud, stately
- 勒lēito strap tightly; to bind
- 丹dāncinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment)
- 帕pàturban, kerchief, veil; wrap
- 兹zīnow, here; this; time, year
- 俄ésudden(ly), soon; Russian
- 爵juéfeudal title or rank
- 痴chīfoolish, stupid, dumb, silly
- 邦bāngnation, country, state
- 赫hèbright, radiant, glowing
- 芬fēnfragrance, aroma; perfume
- 戈gēhalberd, spear, lance; rad. 62
- 君jūnsovereign, monarch, ruler, chief, prince
- 尿niàourine; urinate
- 朱zhūcinnabar, vermilion; surname
- 敦dūnesteem; honest, candid, sincere
- 祷dǎopray; entreat, beg, plead; prayer
- 祈qípray; entreat, beseech
- 柏bǎicypress, cedar
- 呐nàraise voice, yell out loud, shout; stammer
- 荷hélotus
- 邪xiéwrong, evil, depraved, vicious, perverse, heterodox
- 贾jiǎsurname; merchant; buy, trade
- 蕾lěibuds, unopened flowers
- 爹diēfather, daddy
- 贱jiànmean, low; cheap, worthless
- 奸jiāncrafty, villainous, false
- 佐zuǒassist, aid, second; subordinate
- 拯zhěnghelp, save, aid; lift, raise
- 巫wūwizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman
- 轴zhóuaxle, axletree; pivot; axis
- 阁géchamber, pavilion; cabinet
- 萝luótype of creeping plant; turnip
- 芭bāplantain or banana palm; fragrant
- 佑yòuhelp, protect, bless
- 穆mùmajestic, solemn, reverent; calm
- 芝zhīsesame; a purplish or brown mushroom thought to have miraculous powers; 'a di...
- 唤huàncall
- 腊làyear-end sacrifice; dried meat
- 莲liánlotus, water lily; paradise
- 鹰yīngfalcon; Accipiter species (various)
- 裸luǒbare, nude; undress, strip
- 厄èadversity, difficulty, distress
- 坠zhuìfall down, drop, sink, go to ruin
- 藤téngrattan, cane; creeper plant
- 赐cìgive, bestow favors; appoint
- 妖yāostrange, weird, supernatural
- 屠túbutcher, slaughter, massacre
- 囚qiúprisoner, convict; confine
- 鹿lùdeer; surname; Kangxi radical 198
- 仆pūto fall forward; to fall prostrate
- 毙bìkill; die violent death
- 龟guīturtle or tortoise; cuckold
- 猩xīngspecies of orangutan
- 瞬shùnwink, blink; in a wink, a flash
- 鹅égoose
- 瞄miáotake aim at; look at
- 祭jìsacrifice to, worship
- 契qìdeed, contract, bond; engrave
- 冈gāngridge or crest of hill
- 杨yángwillow, poplar, aspen; surname
- 丫yāforked; bifurcation
- 浩hàogreat, numerous, vast, abundant
- 蝇yíngflies
- 乃nǎithen; really, indeed; as it turned out, after all; namely
- 瑰guīextraordinary, fabulous; rose
- 玫méirose
- 甸diànsuburbs of capital; govern; crops
- 垒lěirampart, military wall
- 镑bàngpound sterling
- 勋xūnmeritorious deed; merits; rank
- 赎shúbuy, redeem; ransom; atone for
- 卜boused in 胡萝卜, 萝卜
- 泣qìcry, sob, weep
- 缉jīto sew in close stitches
- 侍shìserve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai
- 豹bàoleopard, panther; surname
- 虾xiāshrimp, prawn
- 鲨shāshark
- 凤fèngmale phoenix; symbol of joy
- 囊nángbag, purse, sack; put in bag
- 呜wūsound of crying, sobbing
- 阱jǐngpitfall, trap, snare
- 翁wēngold man; father, father-in-law
- 鸦yācrow; Corvus species (various)
- 雀quèsparrow
- 廷tíngcourt
- 逆nìdisobey, rebel; rebel, traitor
- 翠cuìcolor green; kingfisher
- 芳fāngfragrant; virtuous; beautiful
- 涯yáshore, bank, water's edge
- 窥kuīpeep, watch, spy on, pry
- 菊júchrysanthemum
- 碟diésmall dish, plate
- 缸gāngearthenware jug, crock; cistern
- 唬hǔto intimidate; to scare
- 诀juétake leave of, bid farewell
- 贞zhēnvirtuous, chaste, pure; loyal
- 腕wànwrist
- 巢cháonest, living quarter in tree
- 夷yíancient barbarian tribes
- 姜jiāngsurname; ginger
- 棺guāncoffin
- 浆jiāngany thick fluid; starch; broth
- 寡guǎwidowed; alone, friendless
- 纱shāgauze, thin silk; yarn, thread
- 锡xītin, stannum; bestow, confer
- 矢shǐarrow, dart; vow, swear
- 匠jiàngcraftsman, artisan; workman
- 匿nìhide; go into hiding
- 绵miáncotton wad; wool; soft, downy
- 绞jiǎotwist, wring; intertwine; winch
- 爪zhǎofoot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons
- 肾shènkidneys; testes, gizzard
- 熙xībright, splendid, glorious
- 桩zhuāngstake, post; affair, matter
- 柳liǔwillow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
- 槽cáotrough; manger; vat, tank; groove; a distillery
- 脊jǐspine, backbone; ridge
- 笛díbamboo flute; whistle
- 垮kuǎbe defeated, fail, collapse
- 卵luǎnegg; ovum; roe; spawn
- 靴xuēboots
- 扳bānpull; drag; right itself
- 葱cōngscallions, leeks, green onions
- 燕yànswallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
- 炫xuànshine, glitter; show off, flaunt
- 稽jīexamine, investigate; delay
- 捅tǒngjab
- 粪fènmanure, dung, excrement, night soil
- 棚péngtent, awning; booth; shed
- 饵ěrbait; bait, entice; dumplings
- 弓gōngbow; curved, arched; Kangxi radical 57
- 菇gūmushrooms
- 徽huīa badge, insignia
- 蛙wāfrog
- 橱chúcabinet, wardrobe, cupboard
- 徐xúslowly, quietly, calmly; composed, dignified
- 跤jiāostumble, fall down; wrestle
- 铲chǎnspade, shovel, trowel, scoop
- 咧liěto draw back the corners of one's mouth
- 柄bǐnghandle, lever, knob; authority
- 萧xiāocommon artemisia; dejected
- 戳chuōprick, stab; stamp, seal, chop
- 鳄èalligator
- 胀zhàngswell, inflate, expand
- 棘jíjujube tree; thorns, brambles
- 剃tìshave
- 腺xiàngland
- 驯xùntame, docile, obedient
- 焊hànweld, solder
- 牡mǔmale of animals; bolt of door
- 躯qūbody
- 锯jùa saw; to saw; amputate
- 逞chěngindulge oneself; brag, show off
- 缅miǎndistant, remote; think of
- 募mùlevy, raise; summon; recruit
- 魁kuíchief; leader; best; monstrous
- 嗜shìbe fond of, have weakness for
- 舵duòrudder, helm
- 逸yìflee, escape, break loose
- 哗huāclang; sound of gurgling, splashing or flowing water
- 斧fǔaxe, hatchet; chop, hew
- 桂guìcassia or cinnamon
- 黏niánstick to; glutinous, sticky; glue
- 豁huòopen; clear; liberal-minded; generous; to exempt; to remit
- 儒rúConfucian scholar
- 绰chuògraceful, delicate; spacious
- 暮mùevening, dusk, sunset; ending
- 绷bēngbind, draw firmly, strap
- 萎wěiwither, wilt
- 焚fénburn
- 窍qiàohole, opening, aperture
- 窒zhìstop up, obstruct
- 撼hànmove, shake; (Cant.) to fight
- 媚mèicharming, attractive; flatter
- 橘júorange, tangerine
- 焕huànshining
- 渊yuānsurge up, bubble up, gush forth
- 鹤hècrane; Grus species (various)
- 芯xīnpith from rush (Juncus effusus)
- 溢yìoverflow, brim over; full
- 轿jiàosedan-chair, palanquin
- 蒜suàngarlic
- 汪wāngvast, extensive, deep; surname
- 醇chúnrich, good as wine; pure, unmixed
- 僚liáocompanion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face
- 蹭cèngto shuffle, procrastinate, dilly-dally
- 礁jiāoreef; jetty; submerged rocks
- 盏zhǎnsmall cup or container
- 坪pínglevel ground; Japanese measure
- 莽mǎngthicket, underbrush; poisonous
- 窟kūhole, cave; cellar; underground
- 撇piēto cast away; to fling aside
- 闺guīsmall entrance; women's quarters
- 酵jiàoyeast, leaven
- 赃zāngbooty, loot, stolen goods; bribe
- 栓shuānwooden peg, post or stick
- 炖dùnheat with fire; stew
- 函háncorrespondence; a case; a box
- 闸zhásluice; flood gate, canal lock
- 阀fápowerful and influential group
- 仲zhòngmiddle brother; go between, mediator; surname
- 蘑mótype of edible mushroom
- 卦guàfortune telling; tell fortunes
- 岭lǐngmountain ridge, mountain peak
- 揪jiūgrasp with hand, pinch
- 僧sēngBuddhist priest, monk; san of Sanskrit sangha
- 虔qiánact with reverence; reverent
- 栖qīperch; roost; stay
- 缆lǎnhawser, heavy-duty rope, cable
- 韵yùnrhyme; vowel
- 瘟wēnepidemic, plague, pestilence
- 钳qiánpincers, pliers, tongs; to compress
- 馨xīnfragrant, aromatic; distant fragrance
- 嬉xīenjoy; play, amuse oneself
- 砂shāsand; pebbles, gravel; gritty
- 蚊wénmosquito; gnat
- 耿gěngbright, shining; have guts
- 玄xuándeep, profound, abstruse; Kangxi radical 95
- 涡wōswirl, whirlpool, eddy
- 撬qiàolift, raise; pry open
- 凿záochisel; bore, pierce
- 髓suǐbone marrow; essences, substances
- 茅máoreeds, rushes, grass; surname
- 婿xùson-in-law; husband
- 萍píngduckweed; wandering, traveling
- 掺chānmix, blend, adulterate
- 酥sūbutter; flaky, crispy, light, fluffy
- 靶bǎtarget; splashboard on chariot
- 凰huángfemale phoenix
- 凳dèngbench; stool
- 弘hóngenlarge, expand; liberal, great
- 绽zhànripped seam, rend, crack
- 卒zúsoldier; servant; at last, finally
- 苛kēsmall, petty; harsh, rigorous
- 椰yēpalm tree, coconut palm
- 颊jiácheeks, jaw
- 寨zhàistockade, stronghold, outpost; brothel
- 寝qǐnsleep, rest; bed chamber
- 懈xièidle, relaxed, remiss
- 陨yǔnfall, slip; let fall; die
- 秽huìdirty, unclean; immoral, obscene
- 迭diérepeatedly, frequently
- 呛qiāngto choke (because of swallowing the wrong way)
- 煽shānstir up, incite, agitate, provoke
- 膨péngto swell; swollen, bloated, inflated
- 鼎dǐnglarge, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
- 藻zǎosplendid, magnificent; algae
- 婉wǎnamiable, congenial; restrained
- 彬bīncultivated, well-bred
- 矫jiǎoto correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave
- 骇hàiterrify, frighten, scare; shock
- 溯sùgo upstream, go against current; formerly
- 灼zhuóburn; broil; cauterize; bright
- 喧xuānlively, noisy; clamor, talk loudly
- 鹏péngfabulous bird of enormous size
- 拱gǒngfold hands on breast; bow, salute
- 挟xiéclasp under arm; hold to bosom
- 揽lǎngrasp, take hold of; monopolize
- 竿gānbamboo pole; penis
- 淌tǎngtrickle; flow down; drip
- 遛liùtake walk, stroll
- 菩púherb, aromatic plant
- 矣yǐparticle of completed action
- 糙cāocoarse, harsh, rough, unpolished rice
- 亩mǔChinese land measure; fields
- 枢shūdoor hinge; pivot; center of power
- 俏qiàolike, similar; resemble; pretty
- 筝zhēngstringed musical instrument; kite
- 怡yíharmony; pleasure, joy; be glad
- 炊chuīcook; meal
- 囱cōngchimney
- 潇xiāosound of beating wind and rain
- 孵fūsit on eggs, hatch
- 遂suìto satisfy; to succeed; then; thereupon; finally
- 撰zhuàncompose, write, compile
- 瞅chǒuto see; to look at; to gaze
- 刁diāotricky, sly, crafty, cunning
- 禅chánmeditation, contemplation
- 畸jīodd, fractional, remainder, odds
- 缕lǚthread; detailed, precise
- 娥ébe beautiful; good; surname
- 揣chuāito put into (one's pockets, clothes)
- 拴shuānbind with rope, fasten
- 绯fēiscarlet, dark red, crimson; purple
- 荫yīnshade (of a tree)
- 雁yànwild goose
- 铝lǚ
- 歼jiānannihilate, wipe out, kill off
- 咏yǒngsing song or poem, hum, chant
- 巅diānsummit of mountain, mountain top
- 颓tuíruined, decayed; disintegrate
- 肇zhàobegin, commence, originate
- 拎līnto haul; to lift; to take
- 旭xùrising sun; brilliance; radiant
- 稼jiàsow grain; sheaves of grain
- 吭kēngthroat
- 驭yùdrive, ride; manage, control
- 炬jùtorch
- 踹chuàitrample, tread on, kick; to crush
- 崛juétowering, eminent; rise abruptly
- 逾yúgo over, pass over, exceed
- 倔juéstubborn, obstinate, intransigent; firm
- 曙shǔbright, light of rising sun
- 禾hégrain still on stalk; rice plant
- 荆jīngthorns; brambles; my wife; cane
- 盹dǔnto doze; to nap; to nod
- 刨páoto dig; to excavate; (coll.) to exclude; not to count
- 胚pēiembryo; unfinished things
- 捂wǔresist
- 殷yīnmany, great; abundant, flourishing
- 楷kǎimodel style of Chinese writing
- 絮xùwaste cotton, raw silk or cotton
- 抠kōuraise, lift up; tight-fisted
- 煲bāoto heat; to boil a saucepan
- 窘jiǒngembarrassed; hard-pressed
- 赡shànsupport, aid; rich, elegant
- 敛liǎndraw back, fold back; collect
- 痰tánphlegm, mucus, spittle
- 砌qìto build, pile up; stone steps, brick walk
- 棱léngsquared timber; angle, edge
- 涤díwash, cleanse, purify; sweep
- 潦liáoto flood; a puddle; without care
- 阎yánvillage gate; surname
- 窑yáokiln; coal mine pit
- 曰yuēsay; Kangxi radical 73
- 祀sìto sacrifice, worship
- 倚yǐrely on, depend on; lean heavily
- 胧lóngcondition or appearance of moon
- 卤lǔsalt
- 秉bǐnggrasp, hold; bundle; authority
- 膳shànmeals, provisions, board
- 寥liáofew, scarce; empty, deserted
- 沽gūbuy and sell; inferior in quality
- 恤xùshow pity; relieve, help
- 骏jùnexcellent horse, noble steed
- 垦kěncultivate, reclaim, to farm land
- 潭tándeep pool, lake; deep, profound
- 顷qǐnga moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean
- 贮zhùstore, stockpile, hoard
- 朦méngcondition or appearance of moon
- 臊sāoto smell of urine (or sweat etc)
- 屹yìto rise high; to stand erect
- 峙zhìstand erect, stand up; pile up
- 蘸zhàndip (a brush); remarry
- 孪luántwins
- 澜lánoverflowing; waves, ripples
- 屯túnvillage, hamlet; camp; station; hexagram ䷂
- 慑shèafraid, scared, fearful
- 灸jiǔcauterize with moxa; moxibustion
- 抨pēngimpeach, censure; attack
- 捶chuístrike with stick, lash, beat
- 莹yíngluster of gems; bright, lustrous
- 媲pìmarry off, pair, match; compare
- 吏lìgovernment official, magistrate
- 秧yāngrice seedlings, young rice plants
- 馁něihungry, starving, famished
- 弧húwooden bow; arc, crescent
- 驮tuócarry on back
- 侃kǎnupright and strong; amiable
- 窿lóngmine shaft; cavity, hole
- 弛chíloosen, relax, unstring a bow
- 钧jūnunit of measure equivalent to thirty catties
- 钙gàicalcium (element 20, Ca)
- 冗rǒngexcessive; superfluous
- 缤bīnflourishing, thriving, abundant
- 粽zòngdumpling made of glutinous rice
- 枣zǎodate tree; dates, jujubes; surname
- 槛kǎnthreshold, door-sill
- 沏qīinfuse
- 漾yàngoverflow; swirl, ripple; to be tossed by waves
- 磊lěipile of rocks or stones; great
- 簇cùswarm, crowd together, cluster
- 攘rǎngseize, take by force; repel
- 抡lūnswing, brandish, flourish
- 冶yěsmelt, fuse metals; cast, found
- 弈yìChinese chess
- 酣hānenjoy intoxicants
- 讹éswindle, cheat; erroneous, wrong
- 竣jùnterminate, end, finish; quit
- 嫦chángname of a moon goddess
- 槐huáilocust tree
- 卉huìgeneral term for plants; myriads
- 涝làoinundate, flood; torrent
- 汛xùnhigh water, flood tides