HSK Shapes Vocabulary List

The following vocabulary list features vocabulary words from the HSK centered around the topic of Shapes. In some cases the HSK vocabulary might be a bit lacking, and we may follow it will additional vocabulary we recommend for a fuller discussion on the topic.

Chinese Pinyin English HSK Level
形状 xíngzhuàng shape HSK5
yuán round HSK5
椭圆 tuǒyuán oval HSK6

Additional Shapes Vocabulary

These words are not on the current official HSK list, but you may find them useful for your discussions on this topic.

三角形 sānjiǎoxíng triangle B2
正方形 zhèngfāngxíng square B2
长方形 chángfāngxíng rectangle B2
菱形 língxíng rhombus B2
梯形 tīxíng ladder-shaped B2
矩形 jǔxíng rectangle C1
平行四边形 píngxíngsìbiānxíng parallelogram C1
五边形 wǔbiānxíng pentagon C1
六边形 liùbiānxíng hexagon C1
七边形 qībiānxíng heptagon C1
八边形 bābiānxíng octagon C1
九边形 jiǔbiānxíng nonagon C1