棒 (bàng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

bàng great; excellent; awesome HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 5 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 棒 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 棒

棒 bàng great; excellent; awesome
你做得真棒！
Nǐ zuò de zhēn bàng!
You did a great job!
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About the character 棒

棒 (bàng) means great; excellent; awesome. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".