HSK Level 1 Characters

一 yī/yí/yì one 七 qī seven 三 sān three 上 shàng Up 下 xià down 不 bú/bù not 东 dōng East 两 liǎng two 个 ge/gě/gè individual 中 zhōng/zhòng middle 么 me An interrogative particle or suffix. 九 jiǔ nine 也 yě also 习 xí to practice 书 shū Book 买 mǎi to buy 了 le/liǎo particle for completed action or to understand 事 shì matter 二 èr Two. 五 wǔ five 些 xiē some 京 jīng capital 人 rén person 什 shén/shí What 今 jīn Now or today 介 jiè To introduce 从 cóng From 他 tā He or him 们 men plural marker for people 休 xiū To rest 会 huì/kuài Meeting 住 zhù to live 体 tǐ body 作 zuō/zuò to do 你 nǐ you 候 hòu wait / time / season 假 jiǎ/jià fake 做 zuò to do 儿 ér Child 元 yuán first 先 xiān first 八 bā Eight 六 liù Six 关 guān To close 兴 xīng/xìng Interest 再 zài again 写 xiě To write 冷 lěng cold 净 jìng clean 准 zhǔn accurate 几 jī/jǐ how many 出 chū To go out 分 fēn/fèn To divide 别 bié/biè Don't / Other. 到 dào To arrive / To reach. 前 qián front 动 dòng move 包 bāo to wrap 北 běi North 医 yī medicine 十 shí ten 午 wǔ noon 半 bàn half 南 nán south 去 qù to go 友 yǒu Friend. 口 kǒu mouth or opening 叫 jiào to call 右 yòu right (side) 号 háo/hào number 吃 chī to eat 同 tóng Same or together 名 míng Name 后 hòu behind 吗 ma/mǎ question particle 吧 ba/bā modal particle / bar 听 tīng to listen 告 gào to tell 呢 ne/ní particle for questions or indicating state 和 hé/hè/hú/huó/huò and 哥 gē Older brother 哪 na/nǎ/né/něi Which 唱 chàng to sing 商 shāng business / commerce / to discuss 喜 xǐ happy / joy / to like 喝 hē/hè To drink 四 sì Four. 回 huí To return 国 guó Country / Nation 图 tú Picture / Map / Diagram 在 zài At 地 de/dì Ground 场 cháng/chǎng Field / Place / Market 坏 huài Bad 坐 zuò To sit 块 kuài Piece 备 bèi To prepare / Ready / Spare 外 wài outside / foreign / external 多 duō Many 大 dà/dài Big / large 天 tiān Sky / Day / Heaven 太 tài Too 女 nǚ female 奶 nǎi milk 她 tā She 好 hǎo/hào good 妈 mā mom 妹 mèi younger sister 姐 jiě elder sister 子 zi/zǐ Child 字 zì character 学 xué To study 孩 hái Child. 客 kè Guest 家 jiā Home / Family 对 duì Correct / Towards / Pair 小 xiǎo small / little 少 shǎo/shào Few 就 jiù just 山 shān mountain 岁 suì Year / Age 工 gōng Work / Worker / Industry 左 zuǒ Left 差 chā/chà/chāi/cī difference 师 shī teacher 帮 bāng To help 常 cháng Often / Frequent / Common 干 gān/gàn dry / to do / stem 年 nián Year 床 chuáng bed 店 diàn shop 开 kāi to open 弟 dì younger brother 影 yǐng shadow 很 hěn very 得 de/dé/děi To get / obtain / must 忘 wàng To forget 忙 máng Busy 快 kuài Fast 怎 zěn how 息 xī To rest or breathe. 您 nín you (polite) 想 xiǎng to think 慢 màn slow 我 wǒ I 房 fáng house 手 shǒu hand 打 dá/dǎ to hit 找 zhǎo to look for 拿 ná to take 放 fàng to put 教 jiāo/jiào to teach 文 wén culture 新 xīn new 方 fāng square 旁 páng side 日 rì Sun / day 早 zǎo early 时 shí time 明 míng bright 星 xīng Star 昨 zuó Yesterday 是 shì To be 晚 wǎn late / evening 最 zuì Most / -est 月 yuè month 有 yǒu to have 朋 péng friend 服 fú/fù clothes / to serve 期 qī Period 本 běn Root / Origin / This / (Measure word for books) 机 jī machine 条 tiáo strip 来 lái to come 杯 bēi cup 果 guǒ fruit 树 shù tree 校 jiào/xiào School / To check 样 yàng Sample 桌 zhuō table / desk 楼 lóu building 次 cì Time / Order / Next 欢 huān Happy / Joyous 歌 gē song 正 zhēng/zhèng Correct / Upright 比 bǐ To compare / Than 毛 máo Hair 气 qì Air / Gas / Vital energy 水 shuǐ Water 汉 hàn Han (Chinese / Han ethnicity) 汽 qì Steam / vapor 没 méi/mò Not / Have not 洗 xǐ To wash. 渴 kě Thirsty 火 huǒ fire 点 diǎn point / dot / to order / o'clock 热 rè Hot or heat 爱 ài Love 爷 yé Grandfather 爸 bà Dad 牛 niú cow / ox / cattle 玩 wán to play 现 xiàn Present 班 bān Class 球 qiú Ball 生 shēng to give birth 用 yòng To use 电 diàn electricity 男 nán Male 病 bìng illness 白 bái white 百 bǎi Hundred 的 de/dī/dí/dì possessive particle / of 看 kān/kàn to look 真 zhēn real 着 zhāo/zháo/zhe/zhuó To wear 睡 shuì To sleep. 知 zhī to know 票 piào Ticket 穿 chuān To wear / to pass through 站 zhàn To stand 笑 xiào To laugh or smile 第 dì prefix for ordinal numbers 等 děng To wait 答 dā/dá To answer 米 mǐ Rice (husked) 系 jì/xì System / Department / To tie 累 léi/lěi/lèi tired 绍 shào To carry on 给 gěi/jǐ To give. 网 wǎng Net / Internet 老 lǎo old 考 kǎo To test 肉 ròu meat / flesh 能 néng can 脑 nǎo brain 花 huā Flower 茶 chá tea 菜 cài vegetable 蛋 dàn egg 行 háng/xíng To walk / Okay / Row 衣 yī clothes 西 xī west 要 yāo/yào To want / Must / Important 见 jiàn/xiàn to see 视 shì To look at 觉 jiào/jué To feel 认 rèn to recognize 记 jì To remember or record 识 shí/zhì To know / To recognize / Knowledge 诉 sù To tell / To complain / To sue 试 shì To try 话 huà word 语 yǔ language or speech 说 shuì/shuō to speak 请 qǐng please / to invite 读 dú To read 课 kè Lesson 谁 shéi/shuí Who 谢 xiè to thank 贵 guì Expensive 走 zǒu To walk / To go 起 qǐ to rise 跑 pǎo to run 跟 gēn with / to follow 路 lù road 身 shēn body 车 chē/jū car or vehicle 边 biān Side / Edge / Border 过 guò to pass 还 hái/huán to return (something) 这 zhè this 进 jìn Enter / Come in 远 yuǎn Far / Distant 送 sòng to give as a gift 道 dào Road / Path / Way 那 nà That. 都 dōu/dū All / Both / Capital 里 lǐ inside 重 chóng/zhòng Heavy 钱 qián money 错 cuò Wrong / mistake 门 mén door 问 wèn to ask 间 jiān/jiàn between / room / gap / interval 院 yuàn courtyard or institution 难 nán/nàn difficult 雨 yǔ rain 零 líng zero 非 fēi Non- 面 miàn Face 页 yè page 风 fēng Wind 飞 fēi to fly 饭 fàn meal 饿 è Hungry 馆 guǎn Establishment / restaurant / gallery 马 mǎ Horse 高 gāo high 鸡 jī Chicken