HSK 4 Required Characters / HSK 4 必写汉字

All 150 characters the HSK 4 syllabus expects you to be able to handwrite. Tap any character to see its stroke order animation and try the interactive handwriting practice — your strokes are checked one by one.

巴 bā 忽 hū 牌 pái 无 wú 保 bǎo 虎 hǔ 篇 piān 误 wù 抱 bào 划 huà 品 pǐn 线 xiàn 背 bèi 基 jī 普 pǔ 象 xiàng 标 biāo 及 jí 强 qiáng 性 xìng 并 bìng 计 jì 青 qīng 兄 xiōng 部 bù 技 jì 取 qǔ 许 xǔ 餐 cān 际 jì 确 què 血 xuè 产 chǎn 济 jì 任 rèn 压 yā 厂 chǎng 寄 jì 扔 rēng 亚 yà 晨 chén 建 jiàn 入 rù 研 yán 程 chéng 江 jiāng 社 shè 验 yàn 吹 chuī 将 jiāng 深 shēn 夜 yè 此 cǐ 金 jīn 省 shěng 印 yìn 村 cūn 京 jīng 食 shí 永 yǒng 达 dá 究 jiū 使 shǐ 由 yóu 刀 dāo 举 jǔ 示 shì 油 yóu 导 dǎo 科 kē 式 shì 与 yǔ 倒 dào 克 kè 输 shū 原 yuán 低 dī 况 kuàng 熟 shú 约 yuē 掉 diào 困 kùn 术 shù 云 yún 度 dù 拉 lā 顺 shùn 增 zēng 断 duàn 利 lì 随 suí 章 zhāng 队 duì 例 lì 台 tái 之 zhī 烦 fán 俩 liǎ 态 tài 支 zhī 反 fǎn 连 lián 谈 tán 止 zhǐ 份 fèn 联 lián 汤 tāng 指 zhǐ 否 fǒu 量 liàng 堂 táng 至 zhì 父 fù 另 lìng 讨 tǎo 志 zhì 改 gǎi 流 liú 套 tào 众 zhòng 敢 gǎn 论 lùn 庭 tíng 专 zhuān 各 gè 麻 má 停 tíng 转 zhuǎn 够 gòu 美 měi 通 tōng 装 zhuāng 挂 guà 民 mín 痛 tòng 资 zī 观 guān 内 nèi 土 tǔ 组 zǔ 管 guǎn 农 nóng 推 tuī 座 zuò 广 guǎng 弄 nòng 味 wèi 喊 hǎn 排 pái 温 wēn

Recognition Characters / 认读字 (291)

Beyond the 150 writing characters above, the official syllabus lists 291 more characters you must recognize when reading — handwriting them is not required. Tap any character for its meaning, pinyin, stroke order, and the HSK 4 words that use it.

按 àn 案 àn 傲 ào 败 bài 棒 bàng 倍 bèi 笨 bèn 鼻 bí 毕 bì 饼 bǐng 播 bō 博 bó 膊 bó 擦 cā 猜 cāi 材 cái 彩 cǎi 操 cāo 厕 cè 察 chá 诚 chéng 乘 chéng 厨 chú 础 chǔ 窗 chuāng 粗 cū 存 cún 待 dāi 袋 dài 戴 dài 弹 tán 登 dēng 底 dǐ 递 dì 订 dìng 堵 dǔ 肚 dù 顿 dùn 尔 ěr 翻 fān 费 fèi 奋 fèn 丰 fēng 肤 fū 符 fú 幅 fú 福 fú 付 fù 负 fù 傅 fù 富 fù 赶 gǎn 钢 gāng 膏 gāo 胳 gē 格 gé 功 gōng 供 gōng 购 gòu 估 gū 姑 gū 鼓 gǔ 光 guāng 逛 guàng 规 guī 咳 ké 寒 hán 汗 hàn 航 háng 何 hé 盒 hé 贺 hè 厚 hòu 呼 hū 互 hù 户 hù 怀 huái 悔 huǐ 伙 huǒ 货 huò 获 huò 圾 jī 积 jī 即 jí 籍 jí 纪 jì 既 jì 继 jì 价 jià 减 jiǎn 键 jiàn 奖 jiǎng 降 jiàng 郊 jiāo 骄 jiāo 巾 jīn 仅 jǐn 尽 jǐn / jìn 紧 jǐn 禁 jìn 惊 jīng 精 jīng 景 jǐng 警 jǐng 竞 jìng 竟 jìng 镜 jìng 拒 jù 具 jù 剧 jù 距 jù 聚 jù 绝 jué 烤 kǎo 棵 kē 肯 kěn 恐 kǒng 苦 kǔ 垃 lā 辣 là 懒 lǎn 浪 làng 厉 lì 丽 lì 励 lì 谅 liàng 列 liè 林 lín 龄 líng 乱 luàn 落 luò 律 lǜ 虑 lǜ 馒 mán 漫 màn 帽 mào 貌 mào 梦 mèng 迷 mí 密 mì 免 miǎn 秒 miǎo 命 mìng 默 mò 母 mǔ 慕 mù 耐 nài 恼 nǎo 闹 nào 嗯 ǹg 娘 niáng 暖 nuǎn 偶 ǒu 判 pàn 乓 pāng 陪 péi 批 pī 皮 pí 脾 pí 频 pín 聘 pìn 乒 pīng 评 píng 泼 pō 破 pò 葡 pú 戚 qī 弃 qì 签 qiān 歉 qiàn 敲 qiāo 桥 qiáo 巧 qiǎo 切 qiè / qiē 亲 qīn 琴 qín 庆 qìng 缺 quē 却 què 染 rǎn 扰 rǎo 仍 réng 散 sàn 森 sēn 伤 shāng 稍 shāo 摄 shè 申 shēn 甚 shèn 剩 shèng 失 shī 拾 shí 氏 shì 柿 shì 释 shì 匙 shi / chí 首 shǒu 授 shòu 售 shòu 暑 shǔ 帅 shuài 硕 shuò 死 sǐ 松 sōng 嗽 sòu 速 sù 塑 sù 酸 suān 孙 sūn 抬 tái 躺 tǎng 趟 tàng 萄 táo 填 tián 厅 tīng 童 tóng 桶 tǒng 脱 tuō 袜 wà 危 wēi 微 wēi 围 wéi 污 wū 吸 xī 悉 xī 惜 xī 细 xì 咸 xián 险 xiǎn 羡 xiàn 乡 xiāng 详 xiáng 项 xiàng 消 xiāo 效 xiào 辛 xīn 醒 xǐng 幸 xìng 修 xiū 羞 xiū 秀 xiù 序 xù 续 xù 烟 yān 严 yán 盐 yán 厌 yàn 扬 yáng 洋 yáng 邀 yāo 钥 yào 叶 yè 疑 yí 艺 yì 忆 yì 译 yì 谊 yì 引 yǐn 赢 yíng 勇 yǒng 优 yōu 幽 yōu 尤 yóu 愉 yú 预 yù 阅 yuè 允 yǔn 杂 zá 仔 zǐ 暂 zàn 则 zé 责 zé 账 zhàng 招 zhāo 折 zhé 针 zhēn 争 zhēng 整 zhěng 证 zhèng 汁 zhī 值 zhí 职 zhí 植 zhí 址 zhǐ 质 zhì 洲 zhōu 祝 zhù 著 zhù 赚 zhuàn 族 zú 尊 zūn

How to Practice HSK 4 Character Writing

The HSK 4 writing section (书写) tests your ability to physically write Chinese characters from memory. Unlike multiple-choice questions, there is no shortcut — only spaced, deliberate practice builds the muscle memory you need on test day. Each character page on this site offers two modes:

Combine this with our HSK 4 vocabulary list and writing practice exercises for a full study routine.

FAQ

How many characters does HSK 4 require you to write?

The official HSK 4 syllabus (《HSK考试大纲》) lists exactly 150 handwriting characters (书写字) you must be able to write, plus 441 reading-recognition characters (认读字) you only need to recognize. This page covers the complete official handwriting list — verified character-by-character against the syllabus.

Does the HSK 4 exam still test handwriting?

The paper-based HSK 4 includes a writing section (书写) where you compose sentences using given vocabulary. Even if you take the computer-based version, the ability to handwrite characters fluently is essential for everyday use of Chinese.

Why does stroke order matter?

Correct stroke order produces balanced, recognizable characters and makes handwriting much faster. It also helps you correctly identify and write characters you have only seen briefly — a major advantage during the timed writing section.