在 · zài · to exist
Learn the Chinese character 在 with its source-linked HSK 1 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 在.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 在
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 在.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 现在xiànzàinow
- 在zàito exist
- 正在zhèngzàito be in the process of (doing sth)
- 实在shízàireally
- 存在cúnzàito exist
- 在场zàichǎngto be present
- 在乎zàihuto rest with
- 在内zàinèi(included) in it
- 在线zàixiànonline
- 在于zàiyúto rest with
- 在意zàiyìto care about
- 好在hǎozàiluckily
- 内在nèizàiinner
- 潜在qiánzàihidden
- 所在suǒzàiplace
- 外在wàizàiexternal
- 在所难免zàisuǒnánmiǎnto be unavoidable (idiom)
- 在职zàizhíto be employed
- 旨在zhǐzàito have as its purpose
- 自在zìzaicomfortable
Real usage
Example sentences with 在
Published HSK 1 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 1 course context containing 在 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 在
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 在 mean in Chinese?
在 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to exist.
How do you pronounce 在?
在 is shown as zài.
Is 在 an HSK 1 character?
Yes. 在 is HSK 1 recognition character #227.
Can I practise writing 在?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 1 recognition
- HSK 1–2 writing inventory
- 20 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 1 recognition character #227.
- Writing scope: HSK 1–2 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.