Printable Chinese reference sheets

Every sheet prints clean, saves as a PDF from the same dialog, and is built from the same checked data the course runs on — so the pinyin is right and the meanings match what the words actually do. Free, no signup, no email needed to use any of them.

• The 200 highest-leverage words The 200 words that are 85% of what a learner actually says, in rank order. If you print one sheet, print this one.
• The 120 most productive radicals The building blocks that carry the most characters, with readings and meanings.
• HSK 1 vocabulary All 150 HSK 1 words with pinyin and English.
• HSK 2 vocabulary All 147 HSK 2 words with pinyin and English.
• HSK 3 vocabulary All 298 HSK 3 words with pinyin and English.
• HSK 4 vocabulary All 598 HSK 4 words with pinyin and English.
• HSK 5 vocabulary All 1298 HSK 5 words with pinyin and English.
• HSK 6 vocabulary All 2500 HSK 6 words with pinyin and English.

Why these are worth printing

Paper does one thing a screen cannot: it stays open. A list pinned above a desk gets read in the gaps — while the kettle boils, between meetings — and those gaps are where most self-study actually happens. It is also the one form of review that never opens a notification.

What paper cannot do is tell you whether you have learned any of it, or when a word is about to fall out of memory. That part needs a system: the dependency-ordered curriculum decides what is ready for you, and spaced review decides when it comes back.

For a screen instead

These sheets are the paper half of the same collection. The other half is the shareables: single-image teaching cards that export at TikTok, feed and link-preview sizes, including the HSK 1 → 9 band ladders that place a topic's whole vocabulary at the level where the official syllabus introduces each word.

Frequently asked questions

What are the printable Chinese sheets?

A collection of 8 reference sheets: every HSK vocabulary list with pinyin and English, the 120 most productive radicals, and the 200 highest-leverage words. Each one prints clean.

Are the printables free?

Yes. They are free, with no signup, and no email is needed to use any of them.

How do I save a sheet as a PDF?

Every sheet prints clean and saves as a PDF from the same print dialog.

Where does the data on the sheets come from?

Each sheet is built from the same checked data the course runs on, so the pinyin is right and the meanings match what the words actually do.

Is printing enough to learn the words?

Paper stays open, so a list pinned above a desk gets read in the gaps of a day. What paper cannot do is tell you whether you have learned any of it, or when a word is about to fall out of memory. That part needs a system: the dependency-ordered curriculum decides what is ready for you, and spaced review decides when it comes back.