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适 — to fit; suitable; proper

to fit; suitable; proper; just; comfortable; well; to go

Pinyin
kuò · shì · Shì
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — kuò, shì, Shì — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 适: 9 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. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

适 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

Build a printable practice sheet with 适

Words with 适 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. 合适héshìsuitable; fitting; appropriateHSK 3
  2. 适合shìhéto fit; to suitHSK 4
  3. 适应shìyìngto adapt; to fit; to suitHSK 4
  4. 适当shìdàngsuitable; appropriateHSK 5
  5. 适用shìyòngto be applicableHSK 5
  6. 舒适shūshìcozy; snugHSK 5
  7. 不适búshìunwell; indisposed; out of sortsHSK 6
  8. 适度shìdùmoderately; appropriateHSK 6
  9. 适宜shìyísuitable; appropriateHSK 6
  10. 适量shìliàngappropriate amountHSK 7–9
  11. 适时shìshítimely; apt to the occasion; in due courseHSK 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.