歉 (qiàn) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 歉 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 歉
抱歉
sorry; apologetic
非常抱歉，让你久等了。
Fēicháng bàoqiàn, ràng nǐ jiǔ děng le.
Very sorry to have kept you waiting.
道歉
to apologize
你应该向他道歉。
Nǐ yīnggāi xiàng tā dàoqiàn.
You should apologize to him.
Tasks Featuring 歉 / 相关任务
Words containing 歉 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 歉
歉 (qiàn) means apology; regret (as in 抱歉/道歉). 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".