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HSK 3.0 · Level 1 reference

HSK 1 Characters

246 recognition characters · 95 also in the HSK 1–2 writing inventory

246recognition characters
Recognition official level inventoryWrite official HSK 1–2 combined writing inventory · 100 characters
  1. 爱Write
    ài爱to love
    #1 · 动
  2. 八Write
    bā八eight
    #2 · 数
  3. 爸Write
    bà爸爸father; dad
    #3 · 名
  4. ba吧to puff (on a pipe etc)
    #4 · 助
  5. bái白天white
    #5 · 名
  6. 百Write
    bǎi百hundred
    #6 · 数
  7. bān上班team
    #7 · 动
  8. 半Write
    bàn半half
    #8 · 数、(副)
  9. bāo包子to cover
    #9 · 名
  10. bēi杯子cup
    #10 · 名
  11. běn本(bound form) root
    #11 · 量
  12. 边Write
    biān边side
    #12 · 名、后缀
  13. biàn便宜plain
    #13 · 形
  14. bìng病illness
    #14 · 名、动
  15. 不Write
    bù不no
    #15 · 副
  16. cài菜vegetable
    #16 · 名
  17. 茶Write
    chá茶tea
    #17 · 名
  18. cháng非常always
    #18 · 副
  19. chàng唱to sing
    #19 · 动
  20. chāo超市to exceed
    #20 · 名
  21. chē车car
    #21 · 名
  22. chī吃to eat
    #22 · 动
  23. chū出租车to go out
    #23 · 名
  24. chuān穿to bore through
    #24 · 动
  25. chuáng起床bed
    #25 · 动
  26. 打Write
    dá打电话to hit
    #26 · word
  27. 大Write
    dà大big
    #27 · 形
  28. dàn鸡蛋egg
    #28 · 名
  29. dào到to reach
    #29 · 动
  30. dào知道way; road
    #30 · 动
  31. dé觉得to obtain
    #31 · 动
  32. 的Write
    de的of
    #32 · 助
  33. dì弟弟younger brother
    #33 · 名
  34. dì第(old) residence of a high official
    #34 · 前缀
  35. 点Write
    diǎn点to touch briefly
    #35 · 量、(名)
  36. diàn打电话lightning
    #36 · word
  37. dōng东西east
    #37 · 名
  38. dōu都all
    #38 · 副
  39. dú读comma
    #39 · 动
  40. 对Write
    duì对right
    #40 · 形、介、(动、量)
  41. 多Write
    duō多many
    #41 · 形、动、代、(数、副)
  42. 儿Write
    ér儿子child
    #42 · 名
  43. 二Write
    èr二two
    #43 · 数
  44. fàn饭cooked rice
    #44 · 名
  45. fáng房间house
    #45 · 名
  46. fēi飞机to fly
    #46 · 名
  47. fēi非常to not be
    #47 · 副
  48. 分Write
    fēn分to divide
    #48 · 量、(动、名)
  49. fú衣服clothes
    #49 · 名
  50. gāo高兴high
    #50 · 形
  51. 哥Write
    gē哥哥elder brother
    #51 · 名
  52. gē歌(bound form) to sing
    #52 · 名
  53. 个Write
    gè个(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
    #53 · 量
  54. gěi给to
    #54 · 动、(介)
  55. 工Write
    gōng工作work
    #55 · 动、名
  56. gōng公司public
    #56 · 名
  57. gǒu狗dog
    #57 · 名
  58. guān没关系mountain pass
    #58 · word
  59. guì贵expensive
    #59 · 形
  60. 国Write
    guó国country
    #60 · 名
  61. guǒ苹果fruit
    #61 · 名
  62. 还Write
    hái还still
    #62 · 副
  63. hái孩子(bound form) child
    #63 · 名
  64. 汉Write
    hàn汉语man
    #64 · 名
  65. 好Write
    hǎo好good
    #65 · 形、(副)、(动)
  66. hào号(bound form) to wail
    #66 · 名、量
  67. hē喝to drink
    #67 · 动
  68. 和Write
    hé和(joining two nouns) and
    #68 · 介、连
  69. 很Write
    hěn很very
    #69 · 副
  70. 后Write
    hòu后empress
    #70 · 名
  71. hòu时候to wait
    #71 · 名
  72. huà打电话dialect
    #72 · word
  73. huān喜欢joyous
    #73 · 动
  74. huí回to go back
    #74 · 动、(量)
  75. 会Write
    huì会can
    #75 · 动
  76. huǒ火车fire
    #76 · 名
  77. jī飞机(bound form) machine
    #77 · 名
  78. jī鸡蛋fowl
    #78 · 名
  79. 几Write
    jǐ几small table
    #79 · 代、数
  80. 家Write
    jiā大家home
    #80 · 代
  81. 间Write
    jiān房间between
    #81 · 名
  82. jiàn见to see
    #82 · 动
  83. jiàn件item
    #83 · 量
  84. 叫Write
    jiào叫to shout
    #84 · 动、(介)
  85. 姐Write
    jiě姐姐older sister
    #85 · 名
  86. 今Write
    jīn今年now
    #86 · 名
  87. 九Write
    jiǔ九nine
    #87 · 数
  88. jiào觉得a nap
    #88 · 动
  89. kāi开to open (transitive or intransitive)
    #89 · 动
  90. kàn好看to look after
    #90 · 形
  91. 可Write
    kě可以(prefix) can
    #91 · 动、形
  92. kè不客气customer
    #92 · word
  93. kè课subject
    #93 · 名
  94. 口Write
    kǒu口mouth
    #94 · 名、量
  95. kuài块lump
    #95 · 量
  96. 来Write
    lái来to come
    #96 · 动
  97. lǎo老师old
    #97 · 名
  98. 了Write
    le了(completed action marker)
    #98 · 助
  99. lěng冷cold
    #99 · 形
  100. lǐ里lining
    #100 · 名
  101. 两Write
    liǎng两two
    #101 · 数
  102. liàng漂亮bright
    #102 · 形
  103. líng零zero
    #103 · 数
  104. 六Write
    liù六six
    #104 · 数
  105. 妈Write
    mā妈妈ma
    #105 · 名
  106. 吗Write
    ma吗(coll.) what?
    #106 · 助
  107. mǎi买to buy
    #107 · 动
  108. mài卖to sell
    #108 · 动
  109. máng忙busy
    #109 · 形、动
  110. māo猫(dialect) to hide oneself
    #110 · 名
  111. 么Write
    má什么exclamatory final particle
    #111 · 代
  112. 没Write
    méi没关系(negative prefix for verbs) have not
    #112 · word
  113. mèi妹妹younger sister
    #113 · 名
  114. 们Write
    men们plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
    #114 · 后缀
  115. mǐ米饭uncooked rice
    #115 · 名
  116. miàn面包face
    #116 · 名
  117. 名Write
    míng名字name
    #117 · 名
  118. míng明年bright
    #118 · 名
  119. nǎ哪how
    #119 · 代
  120. 那Write
    nà那surname Na
    #120 · 代、(连)
  121. nǎi牛奶breast
    #121 · 名
  122. 男Write
    nán男(bound form) male
    #122 · 形
  123. nǎo电脑brain
    #123 · 名
  124. ne呢(discourse particle) used to mark a slight pause or emphasis in speech
    #124 · 助
  125. néng能can
    #125 · 动
  126. 你Write
    nǐ你HSK 1 recognition character
    #126 · 代
  127. 年Write
    nián今年year
    #127 · 名
  128. nín您HSK 1 recognition character
    #128 · 代
  129. niú牛奶ox
    #129 · 名
  130. 女Write
    nǚ女female
    #130 · 形
  131. péng男朋友friend
    #131 · 名
  132. piāo漂亮to float
    #132 · 形
  133. píng苹果(artemisia)
    #133 · 名
  134. 七Write
    qī七seven
    #134 · 数
  135. qī星期a period of time
    #135 · 名
  136. qǐ对不起to rise
    #136 · 动
  137. qì不客气gas
    #137 · word
  138. qiān千thousand
    #138 · 数
  139. qián前front
    #139 · 名
  140. qián钱coin
    #140 · 名
  141. qǐng请to ask
    #141 · 动
  142. 去Write
    qù去to go
    #142 · 动
  143. rè热to warm up
    #143 · 形
  144. 人Write
    rén家人person
    #144 · 名
  145. rèn认识to recognize
    #145 · 动
  146. 日Write
    rì日(bound form) sun
    #146 · 量、(名)
  147. 三Write
    sān三three
    #147 · 数
  148. shāng商店commerce
    #148 · 名
  149. 上Write
    shàng上(bound form) up
    #149 · 名、动
  150. 少Write
    shǎo多少few
    #150 · 代
  151. shéi/shuí谁who
    #151 · 代
  152. 什Write
    shén什么what
    #152 · 代
  153. 生Write
    shēng大学生to grow
    #153 · 名
  154. shī老师teacher
    #154 · 名
  155. 十Write
    shí十ten
    #155 · 数
  156. 时Write
    shí时候o'clock
    #156 · 名
  157. shí认识to know
    #157 · 动
  158. shì女士member of the senior ministerial class (old)
    #158 · 名
  159. shì超市market
    #159 · 名
  160. shì没事matter
    #160 · 动
  161. shì电视(literary, or bound form) to look at
    #161 · 名
  162. 是Write
    shì是to be (followed by substantives only)
    #162 · 动
  163. shǒu手机hand
    #163 · 名
  164. 书Write
    shū读书book
    #164 · 动
  165. shuǐ水water
    #165 · 名
  166. shuì睡to sleep
    #166 · 动
  167. 说Write
    shuō说to persuade
    #167 · 动
  168. sī公司to take charge of
    #168 · 名
  169. 四Write
    sì四four
    #169 · 数
  170. 岁Write
    suì岁classifier for years (of age)
    #170 · 量
  171. 他Write
    tā他(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he
    #171 · 代
  172. tā它it
    #172 · 代
  173. 她Write
    tā她she
    #173 · 代
  174. tài太highest
    #174 · 副
  175. tí问题topic
    #175 · 名
  176. 天Write
    tiān白天day
    #176 · 名
  177. tiáo面条儿strip
    #177 · 名
  178. tīng好听to listen to
    #178 · 形
  179. 同Write
    tóng同学like
    #179 · 名
  180. wài外outside
    #180 · 名
  181. wán好玩儿to play
    #181 · 形
  182. wǎn晚evening
    #182 · 形
  183. wèi喂hello (when answering the phone)
    #183 · 叹
  184. 文Write
    wén中文language
    #184 · 名
  185. wèn请问to ask
    #185 · 动
  186. 我Write
    wǒ我me
    #186 · 代
  187. 五Write
    wǔ五five
    #187 · 数
  188. 午Write
    wǔ上午ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)
    #188 · 名
  189. xī东西west
    #189 · 名
  190. xī休息breath
    #190 · 动
  191. 习Write
    xí学习(bound form) to practice
    #191 · 动
  192. xǐ喜欢to be fond of
    #192 · 动
  193. jì没关系to tie
    #193 · word
  194. 下Write
    xià下down
    #194 · 名、动、量
  195. xiān先生beforehand
    #195 · 名
  196. 现Write
    xiàn现在to appear
    #196 · 名
  197. xiǎng想to think (about)
    #197 · 动
  198. 小Write
    xiǎo小small
    #198 · 形、前缀
  199. jiào学校to check
    #199 · 名
  200. xiē哪些HSK 1 recognition character
    #200 · 代
  201. 写Write
    xiě写to write
    #201 · 动
  202. xiè谢谢to thank
    #202 · 动
  203. xīn新new
    #203 · 形
  204. xīng星期star
    #204 · 名
  205. xīng高兴to rise
    #205 · 形
  206. xiū休息to rest
    #206 · 动
  207. 学Write
    xué大学to learn
    #207 · 名
  208. xuě雪snow
    #208 · 名
  209. yàng怎么样manner
    #209 · 代
  210. 要Write
    yào不要(bound form) to demand
    #210 · 副
  211. 也Write
    yě也also
    #211 · 副
  212. 一Write
    yī一one
    #212 · 数
  213. yī衣服clothes
    #213 · 名
  214. yī医生medical
    #214 · 名
  215. yí便宜proper
    #215 · 形
  216. 以Write
    yǐ可以to use
    #216 · 动、形
  217. yǐ椅子chair
    #217 · 名
  218. yǐng电影picture
    #218 · 名
  219. yǒu男朋友friend
    #219 · 名
  220. 有Write
    yǒu没有to have
    #220 · 动、副
  221. yǔ下雨rain
    #221 · word
  222. 语Write
    yǔ汉语dialect
    #222 · 名
  223. yuán元currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan)
    #223 · 量
  224. yuàn电影院courtyard
    #224 · 名
  225. 月Write
    yuè月moon
    #225 · 名
  226. zài再again
    #226 · 副
  227. 在Write
    zài现在to exist
    #227 · 名
  228. zǎo早early
    #228 · 形
  229. zěn怎么how
    #229 · 代
  230. zhǎo找to try to find
    #230 · 动
  231. 这Write
    zhè这(pronoun) this
    #231 · 代
  232. zhēn真really
    #232 · 副、(形)
  233. zhēng正在first month of the lunar year
    #233 · 副
  234. zhī知道to know
    #234 · 动
  235. zhī只grain that has begun to ripen
    #235 · 量
  236. 中Write
    zhōng中国within
    #236 · 名
  237. zhōng分钟amount of time
    #237 · 量
  238. zhù住to live
    #238 · 动
  239. zhuō桌子table
    #239 · 名
  240. 子Write
    zǐ包子son
    #240 · 名
  241. 字Write
    zì汉字letter
    #241 · 名
  242. zū出租车to hire
    #242 · 名
  243. zuó昨天yesterday
    #243 · 名
  244. 作Write
    zuō工作(bound form) worker
    #244 · 动、名
  245. zuò坐to sit
    #245 · 动
  246. zuò做to make
    #246 · 动

What is in the HSK 1 character list?

This page contains all 246 official HSK 1 recognition-character records. Recognition means the character belongs to the Level 1 recognition inventory; writing status is kept as a separate source-backed field.

Recognition
246 characters
Writing matches
95
Entity pages
246 source-linked
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Recognition characters vs the HSK 1–2 writing inventory

The HSK 3.0 source publishes one 100-character writing inventory for HSK 1 and HSK 2 combined. hskone does not invent an official HSK 1-only writing count. The HSK 1 Handwriting tool instead lets you practise all 246 HSK 1 recognition characters and labels the 95 that also occur in that combined writing inventory.

How to learn an HSK 1 character

Use the character list for recognition, then open the linked HSK 1 words to learn the Hanzi in context. Characters used by a lesson's focus vocabulary also link back to that lesson as Related Characters, so the reference and course work in both directions.

All 246 recognition characters can enter HSK 1 Handwriting practice. Each of the 246 recognition characters has a dedicated source-linked character reference. These pages keep official recognition data, supplemental dictionary data, handwriting practice, HSK vocabulary, and published course contexts distinct.

English meanings and stroke data are supplemental learning metadata; official recognition and writing-inventory membership remain separate source-backed fields.

HSK 1 character questions

How many HSK 1 recognition characters are there?

This page contains 246 official HSK 1 recognition records.

Are there 100 official HSK 1 writing characters?

No. The source publishes one combined HSK 1–2 writing inventory of 100 characters. 95 of the HSK 1 recognition characters occur in that combined inventory.

Can I practise all HSK 1 recognition characters by hand?

Yes. HSK 1 Handwriting uses the full recognition set and marks the characters that also belong to the official writing inventory.

How do characters connect to HSK 1 lessons?

A lesson links the recognition characters found in its focus vocabulary as Related Characters. This page links those same records back to the relevant lessons.