极
jí
How do you say 'extremely' in Chinese? It's 极 (j
Browse Chinese Characters — Learn Chinese Through Stories
Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.
楚
chǔ
楚 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced chǔ. I
梯
tī
梯 (tī) means 'ladder' or 'stairs' — a foundatio
根
gēn
Think: 'Gēn = Ground-level origin — G for Ground
查
chá
Discover 查 (chá): the HSK 3 character meaning 't
板
bǎn
The Chinese character 板 (bǎn) means 'board' — f
束
shù
Master 束 (shù), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word
李
lǐ
What does 李 mean? Pronounced lǐ, HSK level 3, th
朵
duǒ
朵 • duǒ • 'flower' — HSK 3 Chinese character
末
mò
Explore the meaning of 末 (mò): 'tip' in Chinese,
更
gèng
The Chinese character 更 (gèng) means 'more; even
历
lì
What does 历 mean? Pronounced lì, HSK level 3, th
春
chūn
How do you say 'spring' in Chinese? It's 春 (chūn
易
yì
Discover 易 (yì): the Chinese character embodying
斤
jīn
Write 斤 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced jīn, me
料
liào
料 (liào) means 'material' — essential for cooki
文
wén
The Chinese character 文 (wén) — 4-stroke HSK Le
故
gù
The Chinese character 故 (gù) — 9 strokes, HSK 3
放
fàng
What does 放 mean? Pronounced fàng, HSK level 3,
据
jù
Discover 据 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'ac
担
dān
How do you say 'to undertake' in Chinese? It's 担
择
zé
择 (zé) means 'to select' with care and consequen
搬
bān
搬 (bān) means 'to move' in Chinese — a HSK 3 ch
换
huàn
Discover 换 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'to
提
tí
Master 提 (tí): a 12-stroke HSK 3 character meani