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

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:

Animate — Watch the correct stroke order play out one stroke at a time. The order matters: incorrect stroke order is the #1 reason characters look "wrong" even when all the strokes are present.
Practice — Trace the character with your mouse or finger. Each stroke is checked; mistakes are highlighted and you can retry. Aim to complete each character three times in a row without mistakes before moving on.

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 HSK 4 syllabus expects active handwriting of approximately 150 characters that go beyond the HSK 1–3 basics. The list on this page reflects the most commonly tested set used by Mandarin Zone in classroom prep.

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.