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.

躁

zào

How do you say 'impatient; hot-tempered' in Chines

蹬

dēng

Write 蹬 correctly: 19 strokes, pronounced dēng,

蹦

bèng

What does 蹦 mean? Pronounced bèng, HSK level 6,

踪

zōng

What does 踪 mean? Pronounced zōng, HSK level 6,

蹋

tà

The Chinese character 蹋 (tà) means 'to step on'

蹈

dǎo

Write 蹈 correctly: 17 strokes, pronounced dǎo, m

踏

tà

The Chinese character 踏 (tà) means 'to tread'—a

踊

yǒng

The Chinese character 踊 (yǒng) means 'leap'—a d

跪

guì

The Chinese character 跪 (guì) means 'to kneel'

跨

kuà

跨 means 'to step across' — a dynamic HSK 6 chara

跌

diē

跌 (diē) means 'to fall' in Chinese — a HSK 6 ch

趴

pā

趴 (pā) means 'to lie on one's stomach' in Chines

赴

fù

The Chinese character 赴 (fù) means 'to go' with

赤

chì

Write 赤 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced chì, me

赠

zèng

The Chinese character 赠 (zèng) means 'to give as

赖

lài

The Chinese character 赖 (lài), HSK 6 and 13 stro

赌

dǔ

Write 赌 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced dǔ, me

赋

fù

The Chinese character 赋 (fù) — a 12-stroke HSK

贤

xián

贤 (xián) means 'worthy or virtuous person' in Ch

贼

zéi

贼 (zéi) means 'thief; robber' in Chinese — a HS

贿

huì

The Chinese character 贿 (huì) means 'bribery' —

赁

lìn

The Chinese character 赁 (lìn) means 'to rent'—a

赂

lù

赂 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced lù. It

贬

biǎn

8-stroke character 贬 (biǎn) carries the meaning

贯

guàn

The Chinese character 贯 (guàn) means 'to pierce