Although Chinese characters are the building blocks of the language, just learning Chinese characters is far from being enough. You need to know how the characters are combined to form words, idioms, sentences, etc. In fact, once you know about 20 most frequently used Chinese characters, you should start learning Chinese words ASAP. In this post, I will recommend you books for learning Chinese words. The books are available in the paperback format on my Amazon homepage (this page/site contains affiliate links; see Affiliate disclosure).

For the simplicity of learning Chinese, I have organized Chinese words in the form of word search puzzles. You’ll be solving these puzzles to learn Chinese words. Well, each of these books, with trim size 8.5″ x 11″ (21.59 x 27.94 cm), contain over 100 Chinese word search puzzles. Each puzzle is a 15 x 15 grid, containing 225 characters. Each book contains over 100 grids. You’ll need to find specific lists of words in those grids. Essentially, the books listed on this page are based on the concept of word search puzzles. However, the grids in these recommended books contain Chinese characters. Pinyin and English interpretation of the words are included for your reference. Solutions of the puzzles are also provided. Hence, these books are suitable for HSK all level students.

The whole book series is available on Amazon.

• Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles Books

Additional books for learning Mandarin Chinese (with pinyin, English)

• Books for Beginners to Learn Chinese Characters
• Remember & Recognize Chinese Characters
• Brain Games for Fast Reading Chinese Characters
• Pocket Chinese Character Puzzle Books for Beginners

Learn Thousands of Mandarin Chinese Words

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 1)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550121).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 2)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550138).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 3)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550145).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 4)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550152).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 5)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550169).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 6)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550176).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 7)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550183).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 8)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550190).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 9)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550206).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 10)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798887550213).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 11)

Paperback (ISBN:  9798849608686).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 12)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849608723).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 13)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849610528).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 14)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849610900).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 15)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849655390).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 16)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849719740).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 17)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849719764).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 18)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849719856).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 19)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849719924).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 20)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849720302).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 21)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849720425).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 22)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849720531).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 23)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849720623).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 24)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849721613).

Extremely Difficult Chinese Word Search Puzzles (Volume 25)

Paperback (ISBN: 9798849720791).