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Chinese Character Stroke Order
HSK 1 — All 50 Characters
Click any character below to see its animated stroke order diagram, pinyin, meaning, stroke count, and a step-by-step breakdown. These are the 50 most essential characters in Mandarin Chinese — mastering their stroke order builds the correct muscle memory for every character that follows.
Looking for a specific character? Find it in the grid below and click to see its full stroke order animation.
Single Characters (47)
Tone colours: 1st (flat)2nd (rising)3rd (dipping)4th (falling)
一
yī
1 stroke
二
èr
2 strokes
三
sān
3 strokes
四
sì
5 strokes
五
wǔ
4 strokes
六
liù
4 strokes
七
qī
2 strokes
八
bā
2 strokes
九
jiǔ
2 strokes
十
shí
2 strokes
人
rén
2 strokes
大
dà
3 strokes
小
xiǎo
3 strokes
中
zhōng
4 strokes
日
rì
4 strokes
月
yuè
4 strokes
水
shuǐ
4 strokes
火
huǒ
4 strokes
木
mù
4 strokes
山
shān
3 strokes
我
wǒ
7 strokes
你
nǐ
7 strokes
他
tā
5 strokes
她
tā
6 strokes
好
hǎo
6 strokes
是
shì
9 strokes
不
bù
4 strokes
有
yǒu
6 strokes
来
lái
7 strokes
去
qù
5 strokes
看
kàn
9 strokes
说
shuō
9 strokes
听
tīng
7 strokes
吃
chī
6 strokes
喝
hē
12 strokes
爱
ài
10 strokes
在
zài
6 strokes
上
shàng
3 strokes
下
xià
3 strokes
里
lǐ
7 strokes
年
nián
6 strokes
今
jīn
4 strokes
天
tiān
4 strokes
学
xué
8 strokes
校
xiào
10 strokes
家
jiā
10 strokes
国
guó
8 strokes
Common HSK 1 Words (3)
These multi-character words are essential HSK 1 vocabulary. Click to see the stroke order for each character in the word.
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