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These are the 100 characters the HSK 3.0 syllabus (2025 edition, page 374) asks you to write by hand at levels 1 and 2. Each one comes with pinyin, an English meaning and its stroke order.
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ài10 strokes
to love; to be fond of; to like
bā2 strokes
eight; 8
bà8 strokes
father; dad; pa; papa
bǎi6 strokes
hundred
bàn5 strokes
half; semi-; incomplete
bǐ4 strokes
to compare; than
biān5 strokes
side; edge; margin; border; boundary
bù4 strokes
no; not so; not; un-
chá9 strokes
tea; tea plant
dǎ5 strokes
to hit; to play (a sport)
dà3 strokes
big; large; great
de6 strokes
earth; ground; place
de8 strokes
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
diǎn9 strokes
point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock
duì5 strokes
right; correct; towards; at; for
duō6 strokes
many; much; too many; in excess
ér2 strokes
son · in 儿子 (ér zi)
èr2 strokes
two
fēn4 strokes
minute; point; to divide
gē10 strokes
elder brother
gè3 strokes
general measure word; individual
gōng3 strokes
to work; (of a machine) to operate; job · in 工作 (gōng zuò)
kǒu3 strokes
mouth
guó8 strokes
country; nation
guò6 strokes
to pass; to spend (time)
hái7 strokes
still; also; to give back
hàn5 strokes
Chinese language · in 汉语 (hàn yǔ)
hǎo6 strokes
good; appropriate; proper; all right!
hé8 strokes
and; with
hěn9 strokes
(adverb of degree); quite; very; awfully
hòu6 strokes
after; behind; back
huì6 strokes
can; to have the skill; to know how to
jǐ2 strokes
how many; a few
jiā10 strokes
home; family
jiān7 strokes
between; among
jiào5 strokes
to shout; to call; to order; to ask
jiě8 strokes
older sister
jīn4 strokes
today; at the present; now · in 今天 (jīn tiān)
nán7 strokes
male; man
jiǔ2 strokes
nine; 9
kě5 strokes
can; may
lái7 strokes
to come
le2 strokes
(completed action marker)
liǎng7 strokes
two; both; some; a few
liù4 strokes
six; 6
mā6 strokes
ma; mom; mother
ma6 strokes
question particle
me3 strokes
what?; something; anything · in 什么 (shén me)
méi7 strokes
not; have not
men5 strokes
plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
míng6 strokes
name; noun (part of speech)
nà6 strokes
that
nǐ7 strokes
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)
nián6 strokes
year
qī2 strokes
seven; 7
qù5 strokes
to go; to go to (a place)
rén2 strokes
person; people
rì4 strokes
sun; day
sān3 strokes
three
shǎo4 strokes
few; less; to lack; to be missing
shàng3 strokes
up; on; above; last (week)
shén4 strokes
what?; something; anything · in 什么 (shén me)
shēng5 strokes
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow
shí2 strokes
ten; 10
shí7 strokes
time; hour
shì9 strokes
to be (followed by substantives only)
shū4 strokes
book
shuō9 strokes
to speak; to say
sì5 strokes
four; 4
suì6 strokes
years old
tā5 strokes
he
tā6 strokes
she
tiān4 strokes
day; sky; heaven
tóng6 strokes
like; same; similar; together; alike
wéi4 strokes
for; because of
wén4 strokes
Chinese language · in 中文 (zhōng wén)
wǒ7 strokes
I; me; my
wǔ4 strokes
five; 5
wǔ4 strokes
morning · in 上午 (shàng wǔ)
xí3 strokes
to learn; to study · in 学习 (xué xí)
xià3 strokes
down; downwards; below; lower; later
xiǎo3 strokes
small; tiny; few; young
xiàn8 strokes
now; at present; at the moment; modern · in 现在 (xiàn zài)
xiě5 strokes
to write
xué8 strokes
to learn; to study; to imitate; science
yào9 strokes
to want; will; need to
yě3 strokes
also; too
yī1 stroke
one; single; a (article); as soon as
yǐ4 strokes
to use; so as to
yǒu6 strokes
to have; there is; having; with; -ful
yǔ9 strokes
Chinese language · in 汉语 (hàn yǔ)
yuè4 strokes
moon; month; monthly
zài6 strokes
at; in; to be (somewhere)
cháng4 strokes
length; long; forever; always
zhè7 strokes
(pronoun) this; these; this
zhōng4 strokes
China; Chinese
zǐ3 strokes
son; child; seed; egg; small thing
nǚ3 strokes
female; woman; daughter
zì6 strokes
letter; symbol; character; word
zuò7 strokes
to do; to make; to write