HSK 1–9 handwriting list
240 steps
240 sessions of about 15 minutes
Characters you must write
Follow the new-standard syllabus in small, exact practice sets. Beta steps name content still to come.
What you can do at the end
Work through the available syllabus practice and pass its short knowledge checks. This is not an exam score prediction.
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Each step ends with 3–5 questions about its words, grammar or skill. Score 80% or better to unlock the next step. Review and retry as often as you like. Already know a step? Take the following step's check to complete both. The lessons are also available outside the path for review.
Characters you must write practice — available practice complete
Work through the available syllabus practice and pass its short knowledge checks. This is not an exam score prediction.
Pick your next pathWriting 1-2
The handwriting list only, not the recognition list. Cover the model and write each character from memory.
Writing 1-2 · set 1
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 2
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 3
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 4
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 5
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 6
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 7
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 8
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 9
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 10
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 11
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 12
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 13
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 14
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 15
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 16
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 17
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 18
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 19
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 1-2 · set 20
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3
The handwriting list only, not the recognition list. Cover the model and write each character from memory.
Writing 3 · set 1
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 2
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 3
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 4
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 5
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 6
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 7
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 8
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 9
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 10
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 11
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 12
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 13
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 14
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 15
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 16
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 17
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 18
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 19
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 20
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 21
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 22
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 23
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 24
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 25
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 26
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 27
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 28
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 29
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 3 · set 30
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4
The handwriting list only, not the recognition list. Cover the model and write each character from memory.
Writing 4 · set 1
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 2
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 3
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 4
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 5
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 6
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 7
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 8
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 9
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 10
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 11
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 12
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 13
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 14
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 15
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 16
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 17
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 18
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 19
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 20
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 21
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 22
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 23
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 24
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 25
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 26
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 27
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 28
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 29
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 4 · set 30
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5
The handwriting list only, not the recognition list. Cover the model and write each character from memory.
Writing 5 · set 1
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 2
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 3
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 4
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 5
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 6
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 7
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 8
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 9
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 10
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 11
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 12
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 13
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 14
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 15
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 16
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 17
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 18
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 19
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 20
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 21
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 22
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 23
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 24
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 25
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 26
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 27
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 28
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 29
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 5 · set 30
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6
The handwriting list only, not the recognition list. Cover the model and write each character from memory.
Writing 6 · set 1
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 2
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 3
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 4
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 5
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 6
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 7
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 8
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 9
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 10
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 11
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 12
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 13
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 14
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 15
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 16
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 17
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 18
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 19
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 20
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 21
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 22
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 23
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 24
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 25
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 26
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 27
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 28
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 29
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 6 · set 30
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9
The handwriting list only, not the recognition list. Cover the model and write each character from memory.
Writing 7-9 · set 1
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 2
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 3
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 4
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 5
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 6
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 7
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 8
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 9
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 10
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 11
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 12
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 13
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 14
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 15
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 16
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 17
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 18
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 19
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 20
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 21
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 22
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 23
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 24
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 25
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 26
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 27
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 28
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 29
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 30
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 31
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 32
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 33
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 34
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 35
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 36
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 37
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 38
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 39
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 40
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 41
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 42
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 43
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 44
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 45
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 46
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 47
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 48
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 49
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 50
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 51
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 52
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 53
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 54
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 55
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 56
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 57
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 58
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 59
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 60
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 61
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 62
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 63
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 64
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 65
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 66
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 67
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 68
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 69
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 70
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 71
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 72
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 73
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 74
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 75
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 76
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 77
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 78
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 79
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 80
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 81
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 82
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 83
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 84
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 85
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 86
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 87
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 88
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 89
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 90
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 91
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 92
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 93
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 94
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 95
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 96
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 97
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 98
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 99
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
Writing 7-9 · set 100
About 15 minutes: study this set, practise it, then return for the check.
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