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诉 — to complain; to sue; to tell

Pinyin
sù
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 诉: 7 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.

诉 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 诉 in the HSK syllabus: 11

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. 告诉gàosuto tell; to inform; to let knowHSK 2
  2. 投诉tóusùto lodge a complaintHSK 6
  3. 起诉qǐsùto sue; to bring a lawsuit against; to prosecuteHSK 7–9
  4. 倾诉qīngsùto say everythingHSK 7–9
  5. 上诉shàngsùto appeal; appealHSK 7–9
  6. 申诉shēnsùto file a complaint; to appeal; complaint; appealHSK 7–9
  7. 诉苦sùkǔto grumble; to complain; grievanceHSK 7–9
  8. 诉求sùqiúto demand; to call for; to petitionHSK 7–9
  9. 诉说sùshuōto recount; to tell of; to relateHSK 7–9
  10. 诉讼sùsònglawsuitHSK 7–9
  11. 诉诸sùzhūto appeal; to resort toHSK 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.