Chinese Character and Writing Workbooks
By Mei Lin
Characters feel impossible until you see how they're built. These workbooks start there: stroke order rules you can apply to any character, the radicals and components that repeat across thousands of words, and the look-alike pairs that catch everyone out.
Then they move from recognising characters to writing with them, from typing your first messages in pinyin to guided paragraphs and essays at HSK 4, 5 and 6. There's a first-characters tracing book for children too. For copying practice with words you choose, the worksheet generator prints tracing sheets.
22 workbooks, most downloaded first. Free with a SayMei account: each workbook's page shows its first two pages.
Characters & writing workbooks (22)

HSK 4 Guided Writing Workbook
HSK 4 (HSK 3.0) · 39 pages

Printable Chinese Character Flashcards: 48 Starter Characters
Total beginner · 15 pages

Learn 100 Useful Chinese Characters by Component
Beginner literacy · 34 pages

Type Your First Chinese Messages with Pinyin
Total beginner · 13 pages

Look-Alike Chinese Characters: Spot the Difference
Beginner literacy · 16 pages

Kids' First Chinese Characters: Trace, Read & Color
Kids 5-9 (pre-A1) · 32 pages · Kids

Guess the Sound: Chinese Phonetic Components in Practice
Beginner to intermediate · 33 pages

Chinese Stroke Order Rules: Practice the Rules, Not Just the Characters
Total beginner · 27 pages

Write a Clear Chinese Essay: Paragraphs, Evidence & Revision
Upper intermediate · 40 pages

HSK 5 Paraphrasing & Written Responses
HSK 5 (HSK 3.0) · 40 pages

Chinese Radicals & Their Changing Forms: Quick Reference
Beginner · 6 pages

Read Chinese Without Pinyin: A Guided Transition Workbook
Beginner · 31 pages

Chinese Work Emails & Messages: Requests, Updates & Follow-Ups
Intermediate · 32 pages

HSK 6 Synthesis & Extended Writing
HSK 6 (HSK 3.0) · 40 pages

Simplified to Traditional Chinese: Recognition Practice
Beginner to intermediate · 32 pages

HSK 1 Guided Writing Workbook: Characters to Sentences
HSK 1 (HSK 3.0) · 36 pages

HSK 2 Guided Writing Workbook: Characters, Sentences & Messages
HSK 2 (HSK 3.0) · 39 pages

HSK 3 Guided Writing Workbook: Sentences to Short Paragraphs
HSK 3 (HSK 3.0) · 39 pages

Complete HSK 1 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test
HSK 1 (HSK 3.0) · 126 pages

Complete HSK 2 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test
HSK 2 (HSK 3.0) · 174 pages

Complete HSK 3 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test
HSK 3 (HSK 3.0) · 186 pages

Complete HSK 4 Workbook Pack: Reading, Vocabulary, Writing & Mock Test
HSK 4 (HSK 3.0) · 183 pages
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