Chinese Character Worksheets

Practice Chinese characters with stroke order, pinyin and printable PDFs. Pick a set below — every worksheet opens in the generator, so you can tweak it before printing.

Beginner

Everyday themes for first-time writers — numbers, family, colors and more.

Numbers 1–10 Trace and write the Chinese numbers from one to ten with stroke order and pinyin. Open & download PDF →

Big Numbers Practice zero, hundred, thousand, ten thousand and “two of something” in Chinese. Open & download PDF →

Family Members Write the words for mom, dad, siblings and grandparents in Chinese. Open & download PDF →

Colors Practice the six essential Chinese color characters with pinyin and stroke order. Open & download PDF →

Animals Trace cats, dogs, birds, fish and more — favorite animals in Chinese characters. Open & download PDF →

Food & Drinks Rice, noodles, tea and eggs: practice food characters you can use every day. Open & download PDF →

Greetings & Manners Learn to write 你好, thank you and the other polite words every beginner needs. Open & download PDF →

Body Parts Head, eyes, mouth and hands: classic pictograph characters perfect for practice. Open & download PDF →

Nature & Weather Mountains, rivers, sun and rain — pictographs drawn from nature itself. Open & download PDF →

Daily Verbs Eat, drink, read, write: the seven verbs that power everyday conversation. Open & download PDF →

Directions & Movement Up, down, in and out — simple characters with big everyday value. Open & download PDF →

Happy Words 开心 (happy), 高兴 (glad), 快乐 (joyful) — write the words for feeling good in Chinese. Open & download PDF →

HSK Vocabulary

Vocabulary from the official HSK proficiency levels 1–2.

HSK 1 HSK 1 · People & Pronouns Core HSK 1 pronouns: I, you, he, she and asking “who is that?”. Open & download PDF →

HSK 1 HSK 1 · School Student, teacher, school and books — the HSK 1 classroom vocabulary. Open & download PDF →

HSK 1 HSK 1 · Everyday Objects Computer, TV, phone and tea — HSK 1 nouns you can point at. Open & download PDF →

HSK 1 HSK 1 · Actions Can, sit, live, go: high-frequency HSK 1 verbs for your first sentences. Open & download PDF →

HSK 2 HSK 2 · Describing Things Big, small, fast and slow — HSK 2 adjectives with example words. Open & download PDF →

HSK 2 HSK 2 · Time Words Year, month, minute: HSK 2 time words for talking about your day. Open & download PDF →

HSK 2 HSK 2 · Little Words That Matter Because, feel, most: the connective HSK 2 grammar words. Open & download PDF →

HSK 1 HSK 1 · Family & People Mom, dad, siblings and grandparents — the HSK 1 family words every learner starts with. Open & download PDF →

HSK 1 HSK 1 · Food & Drink Rice, noodles, vegetables and tea — practice the HSK 1 food vocabulary you will order with. Open & download PDF →

HSK 1 HSK 1 · Question Words What, who, which — the HSK 1 question words that unlock your first conversations. Open & download PDF →

HSK 2 HSK 2 · Colors & Clothes Red, yellow, blue and the words for clothes — HSK 2 vocabulary you can see every day. Open & download PDF →

HSK 2 HSK 2 · Body Parts Head, eyes, mouth and hands — classic pictograph characters from the HSK 2 word list. Open & download PDF →

Popular

Well-loved characters and festival words, ready to print.

你好 · Hello The first two characters everyone learns: nǐ hǎo — hello! Open & download PDF →

谢谢 · Thank You Practice 谢谢 (xièxie, thank you) — politeness in two strokes sets. Open & download PDF →

中国 · China Write “China” — the Middle Kingdom — in two characters. Open & download PDF →

春节 · Spring Festival Chinese New Year’s name, character by character: chūn jié. Open & download PDF →

福 · Good Fortune The famous lucky character pasted on doors at New Year — now in your own hand. Open & download PDF →

龙 · Dragon Year of the Dragon favorite: five strokes, one legendary creature. Open & download PDF →

爱 · Love Ten strokes of the most romantic character in Chinese. Open & download PDF →

新年快乐 · Happy New Year The full New Year greeting: xīnnián kuàilè, ready to write and gift. Open & download PDF →

生日快乐 · Happy Birthday Write Happy Birthday in Chinese for a card they will keep. Open & download PDF →

学习 · Study For students of Chinese: the word “to study” itself. Open & download PDF →