Beginners who want to describe the physical world in Mandarin — how tall, how heavy, how many, or how far — can use this HSK 1 worksheet to build handwriting fluency with eight essential characters. After completing the page, you'll be able to write each character from memory and recognize them in everyday sentences about size, quantity, and distance.
This is a free printable page of 田字格 (tián zì gé) tracing grids with pinyin above each word. You can print it directly or download it as a PDF — no signup needed. The vocabulary comes from the HSK 3.0 word lists and matches SayMei's course weeks, so it lines up with what you're already studying in the HSK 1 lessons hub page.
The Size, Amount & Distance worksheet covers eight characters that let you describe and measure things around you. You'll practice 小 (xiǎo), 高 (gāo), 多 (duō), 少 (shǎo), 重 (zhòng), and 远 (yuǎn) — words for talking about how small or tall something is, how much or how little there is, how heavy an object feels, and how far away a place sits. The remaining two characters, 半 (bàn) and 百 (bǎi), round out the set with concepts of halves and hundreds.
Each character starts with guided strokes inside the 田字格 grids. Trace those strokes first to build muscle memory for stroke order and proportion. Then move to the blank grids and write the same character from memory, saying the word aloud as you go. Repeating this trace-then-write cycle is what turns recognition into recall.
If you want extra practice space, grab the blank printable 田字格 writing grid paper and fill it with any characters you're still mastering. You can also try the printable "Shopping & Money" worksheet (HSK 1) or the printable "Food, Drinks & Likes" worksheet (HSK 1) to keep building vocabulary. To create your own themed pages, use the free printable Chinese worksheet generator.
Words on this worksheet: 小 (xiǎo) — Small; 高 (gāo) — high; 多 (duō) — many, much, more; 少 (shǎo) — less; 重 (zhòng) — heavy; 半 (bàn) — half; 远 (yuǎn) — far; 百 (bǎi) — hundred. Hear these words in beginner Mandarin songs.The worksheet includes eight HSK 1 characters: 小 (xiǎo), 高 (gāo), 多 (duō), 少 (shǎo), 重 (zhòng), 半 (bàn), 远 (yuǎn), and 百 (bǎi). Together they let you describe how big, tall, heavy, many, or far something is in everyday Mandarin sentences.
Each word appears in 田字格 (tián zì gé) grids with pinyin printed above. You trace guided strokes first to learn stroke order and spacing, then write the same character from memory in blank grids. Saying each word aloud as you write reinforces the link between sound, meaning, and shape.
No. The Size, Amount & Distance worksheet is free to print or download as a PDF with no signup needed. You can also generate your own themed pages with the free printable Chinese worksheet generator whenever you want extra practice.
Yes. The characters come from the HSK 3.0 vocabulary lists and match SayMei's HSK 1 course weeks. If you're following the lessons, this page pairs naturally with what you're already studying, covering words like 多 (duō) and 少 (shǎo) for quantity alongside size and distance terms.