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HSK 4 Handwriting Characters: 150 with Stroke Order (Free PDF)

Cover of the HSK 4 handwriting characters PDF: 150 characters with stroke order

The 150 characters HSK 4 asks you to write by hand on the 2025 HSK syllabus (HSK 3.0), 400 in all with the levels below. Each gets its stroke order, a row of boxes that builds it one stroke at a time, empty boxes to write it from memory and a pinyin line.

Characters:: 150 to write · 400 in all by HSK 4
Format:: PDF · 8 sheets of up to 20 · 75 pages on A4 / 77 on US Letter
Practice:: Stroke order · boxes that add one stroke at a time · empty 田字格 (tián zì gé) boxes · a pinyin line
List:: HSK 3.0 handwriting list (2025 syllabus) · a QR code on every sheet for online practice
Price:: Free · no sign-up · updated Oct 27, 2026

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All 150 HSK 4 characters to write

HSK 4's characters take from 2 to 16 strokes, 8 on average. The fewest: 厂 (chǎng, factory), 刀 (dāo, knife) and 入 (rù, to enter). The most: 餐 (cān, meal). 53 of the 150 are written differently in traditional Chinese, and 11 have a second reading in the official word list. They are listed below in the syllabus's own order, which is roughly alphabetical by pinyin.

#	Character	Pinyin	Meaning	Strokes	Traditional	Example words
1	巴	bā	to hope for; to cling to; (sound "ba")	4	巴	大巴 dàbā coach; large bus; 嘴巴 zuǐba mouth
2	保	bǎo	to protect; to keep; to guarantee	9	保	保护 bǎohù to protect; 保证 bǎozhèng to guarantee
3	抱	bào	to hold in the arms; to hug	8	抱	抱歉 bàoqiàn sorry; to apologize; 抱怨 bàoyuàn to complain
4	背	bēi	to carry on the back	9	背	背包 bēibāo backpack; 背景 bèijǐng background
5	标	biāo	mark; sign; label	9	標	目标 mùbiāo goal; target; 标准 biāozhǔn standard
6	并	bìng	and; also; to combine	6	並	并且 bìngqiě and; moreover; 合并 hébìng to merge
7	部	bù	part; department; ministry	10	部	部分 bùfen part; section; 部门 bùmén department
8	餐	cān	meal	16	餐	餐厅 cāntīng restaurant; dining hall; 早餐 zǎocān breakfast
9	产	chǎn	to produce; product	6	產	产生 chǎnshēng to produce; to cause; 生产 shēngchǎn to produce; production
10	厂	chǎng	factory	2	廠	工厂 gōngchǎng factory; 厂商 chǎngshāng manufacturer
11	晨	chén	morning; dawn	11	晨	早晨 zǎochen morning; 清晨 qīngchén early morning
12	程	chéng	procedure; journey; rule	12	程	过程 guòchéng process; 课程 kèchéng course; curriculum
13	吹	chuī	to blow	7	吹
14	此	cǐ	this; these	6	此	因此 yīncǐ therefore; 此外 cǐwài in addition
15	村	cūn	village	7	村	农村 nóngcūn countryside; village; 乡村 xiāngcūn countryside; village
16	达	dá	to reach; to achieve	6	達	达到 dádào to reach; to achieve; 发达 fādá developed
17	刀	dāo	knife	2	刀	剪刀 jiǎndāo scissors
18	导	dǎo	to guide; to lead	6	導	导游 dǎoyóu tour guide; 领导 lǐngdǎo leader; to lead
19	倒	dào	to pour; upside down; contrary to expectation	10	倒	倒是 dàoshì actually; though; 倒闭 dǎobì to go bankrupt
20	低	dī	low; to lower	7	低	降低 jiàngdī to lower; to reduce; 低于 dīyú lower than; below
21	掉	diào	to drop; to fall; to lose	11	掉
22	度	dù	degree; extent	9	度	速度 sùdù speed; 态度 tàidù attitude
23	断	duàn	to break; to cut off	11	斷	不断 búduàn continuously; 判断 pànduàn to judge; judgment
24	队	duì	team; line (of people)	4	隊	队员 duìyuán team member; 球队 qiúduì sports team
25	烦	fán	annoyed; to bother	10	煩	麻烦 máfan trouble; troublesome; 烦恼 fánnǎo worry; to be worried
26	反	fǎn	opposite; reverse; against	4	反	反对 fǎnduì to oppose; 相反 xiāngfǎn opposite; on the contrary
27	份	fèn	portion; copy (measure word)	6	份	月份 yuèfèn month; 身份证 shēnfènzhèng ID card
28	否	fǒu	no; not; to deny	7	否	是否 shìfǒu whether; 否则 fǒuzé otherwise
29	父	fù	father	4	父	父亲 fùqīn father; 父母 fùmǔ parents
30	改	gǎi	to change; to correct	7	改	改变 gǎibiàn to change; 改革 gǎigé reform
31	敢	gǎn	to dare	11	敢	勇敢 yǒnggǎn brave; 敢于 gǎnyú to dare to
32	各	gè	each; every	6	各	各种 gèzhǒng all kinds of; 各地 gèdì all over; various places
33	够	gòu	enough	11	夠	能够 nénggòu can; to be able to; 不够 búgòu not enough
34	挂	guà	to hang	9	掛	挂号 guàhào to register (at a hospital)
35	观	guān	to look at; view	6	觀	观众 guānzhòng audience; viewers; 参观 cānguān to visit (a place)
36	管	guǎn	to manage; to be in charge of; tube	14	管	管理 guǎnlǐ to manage; management; 尽管 jǐnguǎn although; even though
37	广	guǎng	wide; broad	3	廣	广告 guǎnggào advertisement; 广播 guǎngbō broadcast; radio
38	喊	hǎn	to shout; to call	12	喊
39	忽	hū	suddenly; to neglect	8	忽	忽然 hūrán suddenly; 忽视 hūshì to ignore
40	虎	hǔ	tiger	8	虎	老虎 lǎohǔ tiger; 马虎 mǎhu careless
41	划	huà	to plan; to mark (as in 计划)	6	劃	计划 jìhuà plan; to plan; 规划 guīhuà to plan; plan
42	基	jī	base; foundation	11	基	基本 jīběn basic; basically; 基础 jīchǔ foundation; basis
43	及	jí	and; to reach; in time	3	及	及时 jíshí in time; timely; 来不及 láibují too late; not enough time
44	计	jì	to count; to calculate; plan	4	計	计划 jìhuà plan; to plan; 估计 gūjì to estimate
45	技	jì	skill	7	技	技术 jìshù technology; skill; 科技 kējì science and technology
46	际	jì	border; between (as in 国际)	7	際	国际 guójì international; 实际 shíjì actual; reality
47	济	jì	to help; to cross (a river)	9	濟	经济 jīngjì economy
48	寄	jì	to mail; to send	11	寄	邮寄 yóujì to mail; to post
49	建	jiàn	to build; to set up	8	建	建议 jiànyì to suggest; suggestion; 建设 jiànshè to build; construction
50	江	jiāng	river	6	江
51	将	jiāng	will; to be going to	9	將	将来 jiānglái future; 将要 jiāngyào will; be going to
52	金	jīn	gold; metal; money	8	金	奖金 jiǎngjīn bonus; prize money; 现金 xiànjīn cash
53	京	jīng	capital city	8	京	京剧 jīngjù Peking opera
54	究	jiū	to investigate; after all	7	究	研究 yánjiū to research; research; 究竟 jiūjìng after all; exactly
55	举	jǔ	to lift; to hold up	9	舉	举行 jǔxíng to hold (a meeting or ceremony); 举办 jǔbàn to hold (an event)
56	科	kē	subject; department	9	科	科技 kējì science and technology; 科学 kēxué science
57	克	kè	gram; to overcome	7	克	千克 qiānkè kilogram; 巧克力 qiǎokèlì chocolate
58	况	kuàng	situation; moreover	7	況	情况 qíngkuàng situation; 状况 zhuàngkuàng condition; situation
59	困	kùn	trapped; difficult; sleepy	7	困	困难 kùnnan difficulty; difficult; 贫困 pínkùn poor; poverty
60	拉	lā	to pull	8	拉
61	利	lì	benefit; sharp	7	利	顺利 shùnlì smooth; successfully; 流利 liúlì fluent
62	例	lì	example; case	8	例	例如 lìrú for example; 例子 lìzi example
63	俩	liǎ	two (people); both	9	倆
64	连	lián	to connect; even	7	連	连续 liánxù continuous; in a row; 连接 liánjiē to connect
65	联	lián	to unite; to connect	12	聯	联系 liánxì to contact; 互联网 hùliánwǎng internet
66	量	liàng	amount; quantity	12	量	大量 dàliàng a large amount; 质量 zhìliàng quality
67	另	lìng	other; another	5	另	另外 lìngwài besides; another
68	流	liú	to flow	10	流	交流 jiāoliú to exchange; to communicate; 流行 liúxíng popular; fashionable
69	论	lùn	to discuss; theory	6	論	讨论 tǎolùn to discuss; 无论 wúlùn no matter (what)
70	麻	má	hemp; numb	11	麻	麻烦 máfan trouble; troublesome
71	美	měi	beautiful; America	9	美	美丽 měilì beautiful; 美好 měihǎo wonderful; happy
72	民	mín	people; citizen	5	民	民族 mínzú ethnic group; nation; 人民 rénmín the people
73	内	nèi	inside; inner	4	內	内容 nèiróng content; 内心 nèixīn inner heart
74	农	nóng	farming; farmer	6	農	农村 nóngcūn countryside; village; 农业 nóngyè agriculture
75	弄	nòng	to do; to make; to handle	7	弄
76	排	pái	row; to line up; to arrange	11	排	安排 ānpái to arrange; plan; 排队 páiduì to line up; to queue
77	牌	pái	sign; brand; card	12	牌	牌子 páizi sign; brand; 品牌 pǐnpái brand
78	篇	piān	piece of writing (measure word)	15	篇
79	品	pǐn	product; article; to taste	9	品	商品 shāngpǐn goods; product; 作品 zuòpǐn work (of art or writing)
80	普	pǔ	general; universal	12	普	普通 pǔtōng ordinary; common; 普遍 pǔbiàn common; widespread
81	强	qiáng	strong	12	強	加强 jiāqiáng to strengthen; 勉强 miǎnqiǎng reluctantly; barely
82	青	qīng	green; blue; young	8	青	青年 qīngnián young people; youth; 青春 qīngchūn youth
83	取	qǔ	to take; to get; to fetch	8	取	取得 qǔdé to obtain; to achieve; 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
84	确	què	true; firm; really	12	確	正确 zhèngquè correct; 确实 quèshí indeed; really
85	任	rèn	to appoint; duty; any	6	任	任务 rènwu task; mission; 任何 rènhé any
86	扔	rēng	to throw; to throw away	5	扔
87	入	rù	to enter; to join	2	入	进入 jìnrù to enter; 收入 shōurù income
88	社	shè	society; organization	7	社	社会 shèhuì society; 社区 shèqū community
89	深	shēn	deep; dark (color)	11	深	深入 shēnrù thorough; to go deep into; 深刻 shēnkè profound
90	省	shěng	province; to save	9	省	省会 shěnghuì provincial capital; 省份 shěngfèn province
91	食	shí	food; to eat	9	食	食品 shípǐn food; food products; 食物 shíwù food
92	使	shǐ	to make; to cause; to use	8	使	使用 shǐyòng to use; 即使 jíshǐ even if
93	示	shì	to show	5	示	表示 biǎoshì to show; to express; 显示 xiǎnshì to show; to display
94	式	shì	style; type; form	6	式	方式 fāngshì way; manner; 正式 zhèngshì formal; official
95	输	shū	to lose; to transport	13	輸	运输 yùnshū to transport; transportation; 输入 shūrù to input; to enter
96	熟	shú	ripe; cooked; familiar	15	熟	熟悉 shúxi to be familiar with; 成熟 chéngshú mature; ripe
97	术	shù	skill; method	5	術	技术 jìshù technology; skill; 艺术 yìshù art
98	顺	shùn	smooth; along; to follow	9	順	顺利 shùnlì smooth; successfully; 顺序 shùnxù order; sequence
99	随	suí	to follow; at will	11	隨	随着 suízhe along with; 随便 suíbiàn as you like; casual
100	台	tái	platform; stage; measure word for machines	5	台	平台 píngtái platform; 舞台 wǔtái stage
101	态	tài	attitude; state	8	態	态度 tàidù attitude; 状态 zhuàngtài state; condition
102	谈	tán	to talk; to discuss	10	談	谈话 tánhuà conversation; to talk; 谈判 tánpàn to negotiate
103	汤	tāng	soup	6	湯	汤圆 tāngyuán sweet rice balls
104	堂	táng	hall; class period	11	堂	课堂 kètáng classroom; 食堂 shítáng cafeteria; canteen
105	讨	tǎo	to discuss; to ask for	5	討	讨论 tǎolùn to discuss; 讨厌 tǎoyàn to dislike; annoying
106	套	tào	set; cover; to put on	10	套	外套 wàitào coat; jacket; 手套 shǒutào glove
107	庭	tíng	courtyard; hall; family (as in 家庭)	9	庭	家庭 jiātíng family; household
108	停	tíng	to stop; to park	11	停	停止 tíngzhǐ to stop; 暂停 zàntíng to pause
109	通	tōng	to go through; to connect	10	通	通过 tōngguò to pass; through; 交通 jiāotōng traffic; transportation
110	痛	tòng	pain; ache; painful	12	痛	头痛 tóutòng headache; 痛苦 tòngkǔ pain; painful
111	土	tǔ	soil; earth; local	3	土	土地 tǔdì land; 土豆 tǔdòu potato
112	推	tuī	to push	11	推	推出 tuīchū to launch; to release; 推迟 tuīchí to postpone
113	味	wèi	taste; flavor; smell	8	味	味道 wèidào taste; flavor; 意味着 yìwèizhe to mean; to imply
114	温	wēn	warm; temperature	12	溫	温度 wēndù temperature; 气温 qìwēn air temperature
115	无	wú	no; without	4	無	无法 wúfǎ unable to; 无论 wúlùn no matter (what)
116	误	wù	mistake; to miss	9	誤	错误 cuòwù mistake; wrong; 误会 wùhuì misunderstanding; to misunderstand
117	线	xiàn	line; thread; wire	8	線	线下 xiànxià offline; 线上 xiànshàng online
118	象	xiàng	elephant; image; shape	11	象	印象 yìnxiàng impression; 现象 xiànxiàng phenomenon
119	性	xìng	nature; quality; sex	8	性	女性 nǚxìng woman; female; 男性 nánxìng man; male
120	兄	xiōng	older brother	5	兄	兄弟 xiōngdì brothers
121	许	xǔ	to allow; maybe	6	許	许多 xǔduō many; a lot of; 也许 yěxǔ perhaps
122	血	xiě	blood (spoken)	6	血	血液 xuèyè blood
123	压	yā	to press; pressure	6	壓	压力 yālì pressure; stress; 压岁钱 yāsuìqián lucky money (given at Chinese New Year)
124	亚	yà	Asia; second	6	亞	亚洲 Yàzhōu Asia; 亚军 yàjūn runner-up; second place
125	研	yán	to research; to grind	9	研	研究 yánjiū to research; research; 研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student
126	验	yàn	to check; to test	10	驗	经验 jīngyàn experience; 实验 shíyàn experiment
127	夜	yè	night	8	夜	夜晚 yèwǎn night; 夜间 yèjiān at night
128	印	yìn	to print; seal; mark	5	印	印象 yìnxiàng impression; 打印 dǎyìn to print
129	永	yǒng	forever; always	5	永	永远 yǒngyuǎn forever
130	由	yóu	from; by; due to	5	由	由于 yóuyú because of; due to; 自由 zìyóu freedom; free
131	油	yóu	oil	8	油	加油 jiāyóu to refuel; come on! (cheering); 加油站 jiāyóuzhàn gas station
132	与	yǔ	and; with	3	與	与其 yǔqí rather than; 参与 cānyù to take part in
133	原	yuán	original; former	10	原	原来 yuánlái originally; so it turns out; 原因 yuányīn reason; cause
134	约	yuē	to make an appointment; about	6	約	大约 dàyuē about; approximately; 节约 jiéyuē to save; to economize
135	云	yún	cloud	4	雲
136	增	zēng	to increase; to add	15	增	增长 zēngzhǎng to grow; growth; 增加 zēngjiā to increase
137	章	zhāng	chapter; section	11	章	文章 wénzhāng article; essay
138	之	zhī	of (literary 的)	3	之	之间 zhījiān between; among; 之后 zhīhòu after; later
139	支	zhī	to support; measure word for pens and teams	4	支	支持 zhīchí to support; 支付 zhīfù to pay
140	止	zhǐ	to stop	4	止	停止 tíngzhǐ to stop; 禁止 jìnzhǐ to forbid
141	指	zhǐ	finger; to point	9	指	指出 zhǐchū to point out; 指导 zhǐdǎo to guide; guidance
142	至	zhì	to; until; most	6	至	甚至 shènzhì even; 至少 zhìshǎo at least
143	志	zhì	will; ambition; record	7	志	杂志 zázhì magazine; 标志 biāozhì sign; symbol
144	众	zhòng	crowd; many	6	眾	观众 guānzhòng audience; viewers; 听众 tīngzhòng audience; listeners
145	专	zhuān	special; focused	4	專	专业 zhuānyè major (subject); professional; 专门 zhuānmén specially; specialized
146	转	zhuǎn	to turn; to change; to transfer	8	轉	转发 zhuǎnfā to forward; to share; 转机 zhuǎnjī to change planes
147	装	zhuāng	to pack; to install; to pretend	12	裝	安装 ānzhuāng to install; 服装 fúzhuāng clothing
148	资	zī	money; resources	10	資	资料 zīliào materials; information; 工资 gōngzī wages; salary
149	组	zǔ	group; to form	8	組	小组 xiǎozǔ group; team; 组织 zǔzhī organization; to organize
150	座	zuò	seat; measure word for buildings and mountains	10	座	座位 zuòwèi seat; 讲座 jiǎngzuò lecture

How to use it

Read the pinyin and meaning on the sheet's first page, and say each character out loud.
Follow the row that builds the character one stroke at a time, tracing each new stroke in the order shown.
Write it from memory in the empty boxes and its pinyin on the line, then scan the QR code to check your strokes online.

Common questions

How many characters do you need to write for HSK 4?

150 new ones. The 2025 HSK syllabus (HSK 3.0) adds 150 characters to its handwriting list, 书写字 (shū xiě zì), at HSK 4, for 400 in all with the levels below. You need to recognize more than you write: 441 new reading characters at HSK 4, 1,096 in all.

Is the HSK 4 characters PDF free?

Yes. It is a free PDF in A4 or US Letter, with no account or email needed; the page picks the paper used in your country. The 150 characters come in 8 sheets of up to 20, 75 pages on A4, and every sheet has a QR code that opens online practice for its characters.

What is on each page?

Each sheet starts with its characters' pinyin and meanings. Then every character gets its stroke order as a strip, a row of 田字格 (tián zì gé) boxes that adds one stroke at a time in color, empty boxes to write it from memory and a line for its pinyin. Stroke-direction cards close each sheet.

Which HSK 4 characters have the most strokes?

餐 (cān, meal) has 16 strokes, the most at HSK 4; 厂 (chǎng, factory), 刀 (dāo, knife) and 入 (rù, to enter) have just 2. The average is 8 strokes.

How is this different from the HSK 4 writing workbook?

The writing workbook traces every word of the level in fading boxes, a word at a time. These sheets are for the 150 single characters HSK 4 asks you to write from memory, built up one stroke at a time. Learn the characters here first, then write them inside words in the workbook.

Can I print copies for my class?

Yes. Print as many copies as you like — it's free. Print every sheet or only the ones your class needs; to change the characters on a sheet, open it in the worksheet generator and edit it there.

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Character list: the 2025 HSK syllabus, 书写字 (Center for Language Education and Cooperation). Pinyin choices, meanings and traditional forms: SayMei. Updated Oct 27, 2026.