Simplified Chinese character chart
Learn simplified Chinese characters with Mandarin pinyin. Follow the latest official HSK recognition syllabus, with all 8,105 general-standard characters available in the app.
Practice Simplified Chinese flashcardsHSK 3.0 recognition characters
The table below covers the 246 characters introduced in HSK 1. The app includes all 3,088 recognition characters across HSK 1–6 and 7–9, verified against the official query and the November 2025 syllabus, which specifies July 2026 implementation. These are recognition characters, not vocabulary-word or handwriting counts.
Simplified Chinese and pinyin
Simplified Chinese names the writing system. Pinyin represents Mandarin pronunciation. Cards use Unicode Unihan’s default mainland reading and display additional dictionary readings separately. A character-level English gloss does not assign a meaning to every pronunciation. Neutral tones have no accent mark.
The full collection follows the 2013 Table of General Standard Chinese Characters: 3,500 general-use, 3,000 less common, and 1,605 specialist characters. This is a defined 8,105-character standard, rather than every historical Chinese character.
HSK 1
| Character | Reading | Memory note |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 | ài | to love |
| 八 | bā | eight |
| 爸 | bà | father, papa |
| 吧 | ba Dictionary readings: ba · bā | emphatic final particle |
| 白 | bái | white |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 班 | bān | class, group, grade; squad; job |
| 半 | bàn | half |
| 包 | bāo | wrap, pack, bundle; package |
| 杯 | bēi | cup, glass |
| 本 | běn | root, origin, source; basis |
| 边 | biān | edge, margin, side, border |
| 便 | biàn Dictionary readings: biàn · pián | convenience, ease; expedient |
| 病 | bìng | illness, sickness, disease |
| 不 | bù | not; no |
| 菜 | cài | vegetables; dish, order; food |
| 茶 | chá | tea |
| 常 | cháng | common, normal, frequent, regular |
| 唱 | chàng | sing, chant, call; ditty, song |
| 超 | chāo | jump over, leap over; surpass |
| 车 | chē Dictionary readings: chē · jū | vehicle |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 出 | chū | go out, send out; stand; produce |
| 穿 | chuān | penetrate, pierce, drill; wear |
| 床 | chuáng | bed, couch; framework, chassis |
| 打 | dǎ Dictionary readings: dǎ · dá | strike, hit, beat; fight; attack |
| 大 | dà Dictionary readings: dà · dài | big |
| 蛋 | dàn | eggs; term of abuse |
| 到 | dào | go to, arrive, been to |
| 道 | dào | path, road, street; method, way |
| 得 | dé Dictionary readings: dé · de · děi | obtain, get, gain, acquire |
| 的 | de Dictionary readings: de · dī · dí · dì | possession / description particle |
| 弟 | dì | young brother; junior; I, me |
| 第 | dì | sequence, number; grade, degree |
| 点 | diǎn | dot, speck, spot; point, degree |
| 电 | diàn | electricity; electric; lightning |
| 东 | dōng | east, eastern, eastward |
| 都 | dōu Dictionary readings: dōu · dū | metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined |
| 读 | dú Dictionary readings: dú · dòu | to read |
| 对 | duì | correct, right; facing, opposed |
| 多 | duō | many; much |
| 儿 | ér | son, child; Kangxi radical 10 |
| 二 | èr | two |
| 饭 | fàn | cooked rice; food, meal |
| 房 | fáng | house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii |
| 飞 | fēi | fly; go quickly; dart; high |
| 非 | fēi | not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175 |
| 分 | fēn Dictionary readings: fēn · fèn | minute; to divide |
| 服 | fú Dictionary readings: fú · fù | clothes; wear, dress |
| 高 | gāo | tall; high |
| 哥 | gē | elder brother |
| 歌 | gē | song, lyrics; sing, chant; praise |
| 个 | gè Dictionary readings: gè · gě | general measure word |
| 给 | gěi Dictionary readings: gěi · jǐ | give; by, for |
| 工 | gōng | labor, work; worker, laborer |
| 公 | gōng | fair, equitable; public; duke |
| 狗 | gǒu | dog, Canis familiaris |
| 关 | guān | to close |
| 贵 | guì | expensive, costly, valuable |
| 国 | guó | country |
| 果 | guǒ | fruit; result |
| 还 | hái Dictionary readings: hái · huán | still, yet, also, besides |
| 孩 | hái | baby, child; children |
| 汉 | hàn | Chinese people; Chinese language |
| 好 | hǎo Dictionary readings: hǎo · hào | good |
| 号 | hào Dictionary readings: hào · háo | mark, sign; symbol; number |
| 喝 | hē Dictionary readings: hē · hè | to drink |
| 和 | hé Dictionary readings: hé · hè · hú · huó · huò · huo | and; with |
| 很 | hěn | very, quite, much |
| 后 | hòu | behind; after |
| 候 | hòu | wait; expect; visit; greet |
| 话 | huà | speech, talk, language; dialect |
| 欢 | huān | happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy |
| 回 | huí | return, turn around; a time |
| 会 | huì Dictionary readings: huì · kuài | assemble, meet together; meeting |
| 火 | huǒ | fire |
| 机 | jī | desk; machine; moment |
| 鸡 | jī | chicken |
| 几 | jǐ Dictionary readings: jǐ · jī | small table |
| 家 | jiā Dictionary readings: jiā · jia | home; family |
| 间 | jiān Dictionary readings: jiān · jiàn | midpoint, space; place, locality |
| 见 | jiàn Dictionary readings: jiàn · xiàn | to see; meet |
| 件 | jiàn | numerary adjunct for article; matter |
| 叫 | jiào | cry, shout; hail, greet, call |
| 姐 | jiě | elder sister, young lady |
| 今 | jīn | now; present |
| 九 | jiǔ | nine |
| 觉 | jué Dictionary readings: jué · jiào | to wake up from sleep; conscious |
| 开 | kāi | to open |
| 看 | kàn Dictionary readings: kàn · kān | to look; watch |
| 可 | kě Dictionary readings: kě · kè | may, can, -able; possibly |
| 客 | kè | guest, traveller; customer |
| 课 | kè | lesson; course; classwork |
| 口 | kǒu | mouth |
| 块 | kuài | piece, lump; dollar |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 老 | lǎo | old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125 |
| 了 | le Dictionary readings: le · liǎo | to finish; particle of completed action |
| 冷 | lěng | cold, cool; lonely |
| 里 | lǐ | inside |
| 两 | liǎng | two, both, pair, couple; ounce |
| 亮 | liàng | bright, brilliant, radiant, light |
| 零 | líng | zero; fragment, fraction |
| 六 | liù | six |
| 妈 | mā | mother, mama |
| 吗 | ma Dictionary readings: ma · má · mǎ | final interrogative particle |
| 买 | mǎi | buy, purchase; bribe, persuade |
| 卖 | mài | sell; betray; show off |
| 忙 | máng | busy, pressed for time; hustling |
| 猫 | māo | cat |
| 么 | me | interrogative particle; small |
| 没 | méi Dictionary readings: méi · mò | not, have not, none; drown, sink |
| 妹 | mèi | younger sister |
| 们 | men Dictionary readings: men · mén | plural marker for people |
| 米 | mǐ | hulled or husked uncooked rice |
| 面 | miàn | face; surface; plane; side, dimension; Kangxi radical 176 |
| 名 | míng | name, rank, title, position |
| 明 | míng | bright |
| 哪 | nǎ Dictionary readings: nǎ · na · né | which? where? how? |
| 那 | nà Dictionary readings: nà · nā | that |
| 奶 | nǎi | milk; woman's breasts; nurse |
| 男 | nán | male, man; son; baron; surname |
| 脑 | nǎo | brain |
| 呢 | ne Dictionary readings: ne · ní | interrogative or emphatic final; (Cant.) this |
| 能 | néng | to be able; can, permitted to; ability |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 您 | nín | honorific for 'you' |
| 牛 | niú | cow, ox, bull; Kangxi radical 93; 9th lunar mansion, determinative star β Capricorni (Dabih) |
| 女 | nǚ | woman, girl; feminine; Kangxi radical 38; 10th lunar mansion, determinative star ε Aquarii (Albali) |
| 朋 | péng | friend, pal, acquaintance |
| 漂 | piào Dictionary readings: piào · piāo · piǎo | float, drift; tossed about |
| 苹 | píng | artemisia; duckweed; apple |
| 七 | qī | seven |
| 期 | qī Dictionary readings: qī · jī | period of time; date; time limit |
| 起 | qǐ | rise, stand up; go up; begin |
| 气 | qì | steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84 |
| 千 | qiān | thousand |
| 前 | qián | front; before |
| 钱 | qián | money, currency, coins |
| 请 | qǐng | ask, request; invite; please |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 热 | rè | hot; heat; fever; restless; zeal |
| 人 | rén | person |
| 认 | rèn | recognize, know, understand |
| 日 | rì | sun; day |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 商 | shāng | commerce, business, trade |
| 上 | shàng Dictionary readings: shàng · shǎng | up; on; above |
| 少 | shǎo Dictionary readings: shǎo · shào | few; little |
| 谁 | shéi Dictionary readings: shéi · shuí | who? whom? whose? anyone? |
| 什 | shén Dictionary readings: shén · shí | file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous |
| 生 | shēng | life; to be born |
| 师 | shī | teacher, master, specialist |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 时 | shí | time; hour |
| 识 | shí Dictionary readings: shí · zhì | recognize, understand, know |
| 士 | shì | scholar, gentleman; soldier |
| 市 | shì | market, fair; city, town; trade |
| 事 | shì | affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident |
| 视 | shì | look at, inspect, observe, see |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 手 | shǒu | hand |
| 书 | shū | book |
| 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 睡 | shuì | sleep, doze |
| 说 | shuō Dictionary readings: shuō · shuì | to speak |
| 司 | sī | take charge of, control, manage; officer |
| 四 | sì | four |
| 岁 | suì | year; age; harvest |
| 他 | tā | he; him |
| 它 | tā | it; other |
| 她 | tā | she; her |
| 太 | tài | very, too, much; big; extreme |
| 题 | tí | forehead; title, headline; theme |
| 天 | tiān | sky; day |
| 条 | tiáo | clause, condition; string, stripe |
| 听 | tīng | to listen |
| 同 | tóng Dictionary readings: tóng · tòng | same, similar; together with |
| 外 | wài | outside |
| 玩 | wán | play with, joke, enjoy |
| 晚 | wǎn | late; evening |
| 喂 | wèi | interjection to call attention |
| 文 | wén | writing; language |
| 问 | wèn | ask about, inquire after |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
| 午 | wǔ | seventh earthly branch |
| 西 | xī | west(ern); westward; occident; Kangxi radical 146 |
| 息 | xī | rest, put stop to, end, cease |
| 习 | xí | practice; flapping wings |
| 喜 | xǐ | like, love, enjoy; joyful thing |
| 系 | xì Dictionary readings: xì · jì | system; line, link, connection |
| 下 | xià | down; below |
| 先 | xiān | first, former, previous |
| 现 | xiàn | appear, manifest, become visible |
| 想 | xiǎng | to think; want; miss |
| 小 | xiǎo | small |
| 校 | xiào Dictionary readings: xiào · jiào | school; military field officer |
| 些 | xiē | little, few; rather, somewhat |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 谢 | xiè | thank; decline |
| 新 | xīn | new, recent, fresh, modern |
| 星 | xīng | a star, planet; any point of light; 25th lunar mansion, determinative star α Hydrae (Alphard) |
| 兴 | xìng Dictionary readings: xìng · xīng | thrive, prosper, flourish |
| 休 | xiū | rest, stop; retire; do not! |
| 学 | xué | to study; learn |
| 雪 | xuě | snow; wipe away shame, avenge |
| 样 | yàng | shape, form, pattern, style |
| 要 | yào Dictionary readings: yào · yāo | necessary, essential; necessity |
| 也 | yě | also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity |
| 一 | yī | one |
| 衣 | yī | clothes, clothing; cover, skin; Kangxi radical 145 |
| 医 | yī | cure, heal; doctor, medical |
| 宜 | yí | suitable, right, fitting, proper |
| 以 | yǐ | by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to |
| 椅 | yǐ Dictionary readings: yǐ · yī | chair, seat |
| 影 | yǐng | shadow; image, reflection; photograph |
| 友 | yǒu | friend, companion; fraternity |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 语 | yǔ | language, words; saying, expression |
| 元 | yuán | first; dollar; origin; head |
| 院 | yuàn | courtyard, yard, court; school |
| 月 | yuè | moon; month |
| 再 | zài | again, twice, re- |
| 在 | zài | at; in; on |
| 早 | zǎo | early |
| 怎 | zěn | what? why? how? |
| 找 | zhǎo | search, seek, look for; find |
| 这 | zhè | this |
| 真 | zhēn | real, actual, true, genuine |
| 正 | zhèng Dictionary readings: zhèng · zhēng | right, proper, correct |
| 知 | zhī | know, perceive, comprehend |
| 只 | zhǐ Dictionary readings: zhǐ · zhī | only, just, simply |
| 中 | zhōng Dictionary readings: zhōng · zhòng | middle; center |
| 钟 | zhōng | clock; bell |
| 住 | zhù | reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop |
| 桌 | zhuō | table, desk, stand |
| 子 | zǐ | offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch |
| 字 | zì | character; written word |
| 租 | zū | rent, lease; rental; tax |
| 昨 | zuó | yesterday; in former times, past |
| 作 | zuò Dictionary readings: zuò · zuō | make; work; compose, write; act, perform |
| 坐 | zuò | sit; seat; ride, travel by |
| 做 | zuò | work, make; act |
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