Chinese text difficulty grader

Choosing a reading for a class or a tutee? Paste a candidate text and see the HSK level at which a reader reaches comfortable coverage, a plain-language difficulty band, and the list of above-level words. It runs in your browser: no accounts, no student data, nothing uploaded.

What it reports

• The minimum HSK level at which a reader reaches roughly 95 percent and 98 percent word coverage.
• A plain-language band: beginner, lower-intermediate, intermediate, or advanced.
• The count and list of words above that level, and the share of words outside the HSK vocabulary.

How to read the result honestly

The grade is a word-recognition estimate, not a comprehension guarantee. Segmentation is imperfect, and grammar and idiom carry meaning that word coverage cannot see. Use the band to compare texts and set expectations, not as an exact reading score. HanziCoverage is independent and not affiliated with HSK, Hanban, or Chinese Testing International.