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

xiǎn danger; risk (as in 危险/保险) HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 229 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 险 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 险

wēixiǎn dangerous; danger
在路上开车不要看手机,太危险了。
Zài lù shàng kāichē búyào kàn shǒujī, tài wēixiǎn le.
Don't look at your phone while driving, it's too dangerous.

Tasks Featuring 险 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论社会现象
Social Phenomena · 危险
xián All Characters xiàn →

About the character 险

(xiǎn) means danger; risk (as in 危险/保险). 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".