4-Stroke Characters
56 characters with 4 strokes.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | (negative prefix) | HSK 1 |
| 中 | Zhōng | China | HSK 1 |
| 中 | zhōng | within | HSK 1 |
| 中 | zhòng | to hit (the mark) | HSK 1 |
| 什 | shén | what | HSK 1 |
| 什 | shí | ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) | HSK 1 |
| 今 | jīn | today | HSK 1 |
| 天 | tiān | day | HSK 1 |
| 手 | shǒu | hand | HSK 1 |
| 日 | Rì | abbr. for 日本[Ri4 ben3], Japan | HSK 1 |
| 日 | rì | sun | HSK 1 |
| 比 | Bǐ | Belgium | HSK 1 |
| 比 | bǐ | (particle used for comparison and "-er than") | HSK 1 |
| 比 | bì | to associate with | HSK 1 |
| 水 | Shuǐ | surname Shui | HSK 1 |
| 水 | shuǐ | water | HSK 1 |
| 为 | wéi | as (in the capacity of) | HSK 2 |
| 为 | wèi | because of | HSK 2 |
| 为 | wéi | variant of 為|为[wei2] | HSK 2 |
| 为 | wèi | variant of 為|为[wei4], because of | HSK 2 |
| 见 | jiàn | to see | HSK 1 |
| 见 | xiàn | to appear | HSK 1 |
| 认 | rèn | to recognize | HSK 5 |
| 开 | kāi | to open | HSK 1 |
| 太 | tài | highest | HSK 1 |
| 少 | shǎo | few | HSK 1 |
| 少 | shào | young | HSK 1 |
| 书 | Shū | abbr. for 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1] | HSK 1 |
| 书 | shū | book | HSK 1 |
| 月 | yuè | moon | HSK 1 |
| 气 | qì | gas | HSK 2 |
| 化 | huā | variant of 花[hua1] | HSK 3 |
| 化 | huà | to make into | HSK 3 |
| 区 | Ōu | surname Ou | HSK 3 |
| 区 | qū | area | HSK 3 |
| 牛 | Niú | surname Niu | HSK 3 |
| 牛 | niú | ox | HSK 3 |
| 以 | yǐ | old variant of 以[yi3] | HSK 4 |
| 以 | yǐ | old variant of 以[yi3] | HSK 4 |
| 以 | Yǐ | abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4] | HSK 4 |
| 以 | yǐ | to use | HSK 4 |
| 片 | piān | disk | HSK 2 |
| 片 | piàn | thin piece | HSK 2 |
| 公 | gōng | public | HSK 6 |
| 分 | fēn | to divide | HSK 1 |
| 分 | fèn | part | HSK 1 |
| 方 | Fāng | surname Fang | HSK 4 |
| 方 | fāng | square | HSK 4 |
| 车 | Chē | surname Che | HSK 1 |
| 车 | chē | car | HSK 1 |
| 车 | jū | war chariot (archaic) | HSK 1 |
| 长 | cháng | length | HSK 2 |
| 长 | zhǎng | chief | HSK 2 |
| 风 | fēng | wind | HSK 1 |
| 午 | wǔ | 7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse | |
| 友 | yǒu | friend |