Primary 6 Chinese Vocabulary List

Singapore MOE Curriculum — 我会认 (Recognition) & 我会写 (Writing) Characters

Quick Answer

Singapore Primary 6 Chinese covers 307 characters across 10 lessons, aligned to the Singapore MOE curriculum. Students must recognise 169 characters (我会认) and be able to write 138 characters from memory (我会写). The full list with Hanyu Pinyin and English meanings is below.

307

Total Characters

169

我会认 (Recognise)

138

我会写 (Write)

Lessons

Complete Primary 6 Character List

我会写 Must write from memory

我会认 Must recognise when reading

Character	Hanyu Pinyin	English Meaning	Type
Lesson 1
压	yā	press / pressure	我会写
克	kè	overcome / gram	我会写
梦	mèng	dream	我会写
勤	qín	diligent / hardworking	我会写
复	fù	repeat / recover	我会写
计	jì	plan / count	我会写
划	huà	plan / stroke	我会写
勇	yǒng	brave / courageous	我会写
景	jǐng	scenery / situation	我会写
引	yǐn	lead / guide	我会写
颜	yán	colour / face	我会写
阵	zhèn	battle formation / spell	我会写
榜	bǎng	list / notice board	我会写
克	kè	overcome / gram	我会认
锻	duàn	forge / temper	我会认
炼	liàn	smelt / refine / train	我会认
验	yàn	examine / test	我会认
严	yán	strict / severe	我会认
勤	qín	diligent / hardworking	我会认
懒	lǎn	lazy	我会认
惰	duò	idle / lazy	我会认
划	huà	plan / stroke	我会认
临	lín	face / overlook / arrive	我会认
托	tuō	support / entrust	我会认
艳	yàn	gorgeous / colourful	我会认
滴	dī	drop (of liquid)	我会认
埋	mái	bury / hide	我会认
暴	bào	violent / sudden	我会认
狂	kuáng	wild / crazy	我会认
榜	bǎng	list / notice board	我会认
Lesson 2
孙	sūn	grandchild / surname Sun	我会写
趣	qù	interest / fun	我会写
解	jiě	untie / explain / solve	我会写
贴	tiē	paste / stick / close	我会写
共	gòng	together / share / total	我会写
陪	péi	accompany	我会写
斜	xié	slanted / oblique	我会写
踩	cǎi	step on / trample	我会写
歪	wāi	crooked / askew	我会写
眯	mī	squint / narrow eyes	我会写
换	huàn	exchange / change	我会写
挡	dǎng	block / obstruct	我会写
忆	yì	remember / recall	我会写
孙	sūn	grandchild / surname Sun	我会认
牵	qiān	lead / pull	我会认
促	cù	urge / promote / close	我会认
庭	tíng	courtyard / family	我会认
谐	xié	harmonious	我会认
拨	bō	dial / stir / allocate	我会认
智	zhì	wisdom / intellect	我会认
闷	mèn	stuffy / bored	我会认
斜	xié	slanted / oblique	我会认
迅	xùn	swift / rapid	我会认
踩	cǎi	step on / trample	我会认
眯	mī	squint / narrow eyes	我会认
哟	yo	(exclamation particle)	我会认
挡	dǎng	block / obstruct	我会认
唇	chún	lip	我会认
忆	yì	remember / recall	我会认
Lesson 3
炸	zhá	deep-fry / explode	我会写
烤	kǎo	roast / bake / grill	我会写
苗	miáo	seedling / sprout	我会写
盘	pán	plate / dish / coil	我会写
瘦	shòu	thin / lean / slim	我会写
汁	zhī	juice / liquid	我会写
粒	lì	grain / particle	我会写
除	chú	remove / divide / except	我会写
例	lì	example / precedent	我会写
争	zhēng	compete / argue	我会写
断	duàn	break / cut off	我会写
伟	wěi	great / mighty	我会写
蒸	zhēng	steam / evaporate	我会认
脆	cuì	crispy / brittle	我会认
煎	jiān	pan-fry / decoct	我会认
赠	zèng	give as gift / present	我会认
咸	xián	salty	我会认
粥	zhōu	porridge / congee	我会认
粒	lì	grain / particle	我会认
仿	fǎng	imitate / resemble	我会认
例	lì	example / precedent	我会认
毒	dú	poison / toxic	我会认
财	cái	wealth / money	我会认
夺	duó	seize / snatch	我会认
彼	bǐ	that / the other	我会认
劲	jìn	strength / energy	我会认
伟	wěi	great / mighty	我会认
慧	huì	wise / intelligent	我会认
Lesson 4
价	jià	price / value	我会写
货	huò	goods / merchandise	我会写
宜	yí	suitable / appropriate	我会写
量	liàng	quantity / measure	我会写
修	xiū	repair / study / build	我会写
腰	yāo	waist / middle	我会写
理	lǐ	reason / manage / tidy	我会写
套	tào	set / cover / trap	我会写
趣	qù	interest / fun	我会写
弯	wān	bend / curve	我会写
随	suí	follow / along with	我会写
示	shì	show / indicate	我会写
趁	chèn	take advantage of	我会写
反	fǎn	opposite / rebel	我会写
珠	zhū	pearl / bead	我会认
链	liàn	chain / necklace	我会认
货	huò	goods / merchandise	我会认
宜	yí	suitable / appropriate	我会认
质	zhì	quality / nature	我会认
销	xiāo	sell / melt / cancel	我会认
售	shòu	sell	我会认
损	sǔn	damage / lose	我会认
修	xiū	repair / study / build	我会认
趣	qù	interest / fun	我会认
匆	cōng	hurried / hasty	我会认
扰	rǎo	disturb / harass	我会认
普	pǔ	general / universal	我会认
趁	chèn	take advantage of	我会认
慈	cí	kind / compassionate	我会认
祥	xiáng	auspicious / lucky	我会认
Lesson 5
达	dá	reach / achieve / express	我会写
创	chuàng	create / start	我会写
肥	féi	fat / fertile / loose	我会写
垃	lā	(used in 垃圾 rubbish)	我会写
圾	jī	(used in 垃圾 rubbish)	我会写
铃	líng	bell / ring	我会写
院	yuàn	courtyard / institution	我会写
搬	bān	move / carry	我会写
碎	suì	broken / smash	我会写
苯	běn	benzene / stupid	我会写
逃	táo	escape / flee	我会写
袋	dài	bag / sack / pocket	我会写
靠	kào	lean on / rely on	我会写
忍	rěn	endure / tolerate	我会写
择	zé	choose / select	我会认
述	shù	state / narrate	我会认
呈	chéng	present / submit	我会认
式	shì	style / form / ceremony	我会认
创	chuàng	create / start	我会认
肥	féi	fat / fertile / loose	我会认
性	xìng	nature / character / sex	我会认
贫	pín	poor / poverty	我会认
砸	zá	smash / pound	我会认
碎	suì	broken / smash	我会认
镇	zhèn	town / suppress / calm	我会认
锤	chuí	hammer / mallet	我会认
聋	lóng	deaf	我会认
糟	zāo	messy / terrible / dregs	我会认
捂	wǔ	cover / muffle	我会认
塞	sāi	stuff / plug / stopper	我会认
捞	lāo	fish out / scoop up	我会认
Lesson 6
杰	jié	outstanding / hero	我会写
俊	jùn	handsome / talented	我会写
帅	shuài	commander / handsome	我会写
议	yì	discuss / opinion	我会写
够	gòu	enough / sufficient	我会写
愿	yuàn	wish / willing	我会写
罚	fá	punish / penalty	我会写
必	bì	must / certainly	我会写
须	xū	must / need / beard	我会写
盖	gài	cover / lid / build	我会写
催	cuī	urge / hasten	我会写
躲	duǒ	hide / dodge / avoid	我会写
妙	miào	wonderful / clever	我会写
抗	kàng	resist / fight against	我会认
忠	zhōng	loyal / faithful	我会认
杰	jié	outstanding / hero	我会认
德	dé	virtue / morality	我会认
江	jiāng	river / Yangtze	我会认
俊	jùn	handsome / talented	我会认
帅	shuài	commander / handsome	我会认
妒	dù	jealous / envy	我会认
忌	jì	avoid / jealous / taboo	我会认
箭	jiàn	arrow	我会认
甘	gān	sweet / willing	我会认
罚	fá	punish / penalty	我会认
延	yán	extend / delay	我会认
罪	zuì	crime / sin / guilt	我会认
催	cuī	urge / hasten	我会认
雾	wù	fog / mist	我会认
绳	shéng	rope / string	我会认
射	shè	shoot / emit	我会认
妙	miào	wonderful / clever	我会认
佩	pèi	admire / wear (ornament)	我会认
Lesson 7
街	jiē	street	我会写
幅	fú	width / measure word (cloth/paintings)	我会写
抄	chāo	copy / plagiarise	我会写
消	xiāo	disappear / eliminate	我会写
巧	qiǎo	skilful / clever / coincidence	我会写
置	zhì	place / set up	我会写
骑	qí	ride (horse/bike)	我会写
底	dǐ	bottom / base / end	我会写
梯	tī	ladder / stairs	我会写
篮	lán	basket	我会写
津	jīn	ford / saliva / Tianjin	我会写
邻	lín	neighbour / adjacent	我会写
拖	tuō	drag / pull / delay	我会写
扁	biǎn	flat / small	我会写
厕	cè	toilet / lavatory	我会写
幅	fú	width / measure word (cloth/paintings)	我会认
抄	chāo	copy / plagiarise	我会认
赚	zhuàn	earn / profit	我会认
氛	fēn	atmosphere / ambience	我会认
局	jú	bureau / situation / game	我会认
厦	shà	tall building / mansion	我会认
贡	gòng	tribute / contribute	我会认
置	zhì	place / set up	我会认
政	zhèng	politics / government	我会认
府	fǔ	government / mansion	我会认
廊	láng	corridor / veranda	我会认
吊	diào	hang / suspend / condole	我会认
租	zū	rent / hire	我会认
吩	fēn	(used in 吩咐 instruct)	我会认
咐	fù	(used in 吩咐 instruct)	我会认
津	jīn	ford / saliva / Tianjin	我会认
捏	niē	pinch / knead / fabricate	我会认
Lesson 8
介	jiè	introduce / between	我会写
绍	shào	(used in 介绍 introduce)	我会写
录	lù	record / copy	我会写
页	yè	page / leaf	我会写
码	mǎ	code / number / yard	我会写
式	shì	style / form / ceremony	我会写
篇	piān	piece (of writing) / chapter	我会写
义	yì	meaning / righteousness	我会写
翻	fān	turn over / flip / translate	我会写
败	bài	defeat / fail / decay	我会写
算	suàn	calculate / count / plan	我会写
鬼	guǐ	ghost / devil / spirit	我会写
中	zhōng	middle / centre / China	我会写
牌	pái	card / sign / brand	我会写
穷	qióng	poor / exhausted	我会写
糟	zāo	messy / terrible / dregs	我会写
吞	tūn	swallow / engulf	我会写
版	bǎn	edition / plate / page	我会认
社	shè	society / organisation	我会认
章	zhāng	chapter / seal / badge	我会认
朗	lǎng	clear / bright / recite	我会认
译	yì	translate / interpret	我会认
妖	yāo	demon / monster / bewitching	我会认
魔	mó	demon / magic / devil	我会认
鬼	guǐ	ghost / devil / spirit	我会认
申	shēn	state / report / 9th earthly branch	我会认
悉	xī	know / all / fully	我会认
贪	tān	greedy / covet	我会认
余	yú	surplus / remaining / I (formal)	我会认
忧	yōu	worry / anxiety	我会认
跨	kuà	stride / span / cross	我会认
寻	xún	search / seek	我会认
暂	zàn	temporary / for the time being	我会认
Lesson 9
品	pǐn	product / quality / taste	我会写
按	àn	press / according to	我会写
旺	wàng	prosperous / vigorous	我会写
幻	huàn	fantasy / illusion	我会写
度	dù	degree / measure / pass	我会写
窗	chuāng	window	我会写
烦	fán	annoyed / vexed / troubled	我会写
厉	lì	strict / severe / fierce	我会写
晃	huǎng	sway / flash / dazzle	我会写
敲	qiāo	knock / beat	我会写
云	yún	cloud	我会写
滴	dī	drop (of liquid)	我会写
存	cún	exist / store / deposit	我会写
罩	zhào	cover / shade / envelop	我会认
遭	zāo	meet with / encounter (bad)	我会认
技	jì	skill / technique	我会认
搜	sōu	search / look for	我会认
索	suǒ	search / rope / demand	我会认
堵	dǔ	block / wall / stuffy	我会认
航	háng	navigate / flight	我会认
幻	huàn	fantasy / illusion	我会认
源	yuán	source / origin	我会认
砖	zhuān	brick	我会认
唤	huàn	call / summon	我会认
厉	lì	strict / severe / fierce	我会认
丝	sī	silk / thread / tiny	我会认
荡	dàng	swing / wash / dissolute	我会认
瞟	piǎo	glance sideways	我会认
虑	lǜ	consider / worry	我会认
端	duān	end / upright / hold level	我会认
胀	zhàng	swell / expand	我会认
Lesson 10
毕	bì	finish / complete / graduate	我会写
邀	yāo	invite	我会写
证	zhèng	certificate / prove	我会写
醒	xǐng	wake up / sober	我会写
务	wù	affair / duty / must	我会写
弃	qì	abandon / give up	我会写
盼	pàn	hope / look forward to	我会写
踏	tà	step on / tread	我会写
依	yī	depend on / according to	我会写
舍	shě	give up / let go	我会写
途	tú	road / way / journey	我会写
坚	jiān	firm / hard / persist	我会写
废	fèi	废 / abolish / useless	我会写
守	shǒu	guard / keep / observe	我会写
毕	bì	finish / complete / graduate	我会认
届	jiè	session / term / expire	我会认
恳	kěn	sincere / earnest	我会认
邀	yāo	invite	我会认
致	zhì	send / cause / devote	我会认
仪	yí	ceremony / instrument	我会认
奏	zòu	play music / present	我会认
诵	sòng	recite / chant	我会认
慕	mù	admire / yearn for	我会认
键	jiàn	key (piano/keyboard)	我会认
悲	bēi	sad / sorrowful	我会认
稍	shāo	slightly / a little	我会认
含	hán	contain / hold in mouth	我会认
怨	yuàn	complain / resent	我会认
途	tú	road / way / journey	我会认
孤	gū	lonely / orphan	我会认

Understanding the Primary 6 Chinese Curriculum

The Singapore MOE Primary 6 Chinese curriculum introduces characters progressively across two semesters. Characters are introduced progressively across two semesters. Each lesson introduces a set of 我会认 characters for reading comprehension and a smaller set of 我会写 characters for dictation (听写, tīng xiě).

The distinction between the two types is important for exam preparation. 我会认 characters appear in reading passages and comprehension questions. 我会写 characters are tested in dictation exercises where students must write the character correctly — including stroke order — from memory, given only the pinyin or a sentence context.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Chinese characters does Primary 6 cover in Singapore?

Singapore Primary 6 Chinese covers 307 characters across 10 lessons. Of these, 169 are 我会认 (recognition) characters and 138 are 我会写 (writing) characters.

What is the difference between 我会认 and 我会写?

我会认 (wǒ huì rèn) means 'I can recognise' — the student reads and understands the character but does not need to write it from memory. 我会写 (wǒ huì xiě) means 'I can write' — the student must write the character correctly from memory, including correct stroke order. All 我会写 characters are also 我会认 characters.

How many characters does a Primary 6 student need to write?

A Primary 6 student in Singapore is required to write 138 characters from memory by the end of the year (我会写). They must also recognise an additional 169 characters (我会认) when reading.

What textbook does Singapore Primary Chinese use?

Singapore Primary Chinese follows the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) Chinese language curriculum.

How can I help my child practise Primary 6 Chinese characters at home?

The free Playful Chinese by Buzzi app (chinese.getbuzzi.com) covers all Primary 6 characters with Flashcard, Quiz, Game, and Phrases modes. Each character includes pinyin, tone colour coding, stroke order animation, and example phrases. No sign-up is needed and the app works on any device.

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