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次 — next in sequence; second

next in sequence; second; the second; secondary; vice-; sub-

Pinyin
cì
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 次: 6 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

次 — 6 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 次 in the HSK syllabus: 19

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second; secondaryHSK 2
  2. 此次cǐ cìthis timeHSK 4
  3. 其次qícìnext; secondlyHSK 4
  4. 再次zàicìonce more; once againHSK 4
  5. 首次shǒucìfirst; first time; for the first timeHSK 5
  6. 一次性yícìxìngone-off; one-time; single-use; disposableHSK 5
  7. 层次céngcìlayer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideasHSK 6
  8. 场次chǎngcìthe number of showings of a movie, play etcHSK 6
  9. 次数cìshùnumber of times; frequency; order number; powerHSK 6
  10. 次品cìpǐnsubstandard products; defective; secondsHSK 7–9
  11. 次日cìrìnext day; the morrowHSK 7–9
  12. 次序cìxùsequence; orderHSK 7–9
  13. 次要cìyàosecondaryHSK 7–9
  14. 档次dàngcìgrade; class; quality; levelHSK 7–9
  15. 屡次lǚcìrepeatedly; time and againHSK 7–9
  16. 名次míngcìposition in a ranking of names; place; rankHSK 7–9
  17. 人次réncìperson-times; visitsHSK 7–9
  18. 三番五次sānfān-wǔcìover and over againHSK 7–9
  19. 依次yīcìin order; in successionHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.