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.

xīng

Think: 'Xīng = 'Scent of Starving fish' — body r

qiāng

腔 (qiāng) means 'cavity' in Chinese — a HSK 6 c

zhàng

8-stroke character 胀 (zhàng) carries the meaning

mài

The Chinese character 脉 (mài) means 'arteries an

zhī

Discover 脂 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'fa

bāo

Discover 胞 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'pl

tāi

What does 胎 mean? Pronounced tāi, HSK level 6, t

fèi

Discover 肺 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'lu

yáo

8-stroke character 肴 (yáo) carries the meaning '

fáng

What does 肪 mean? Pronounced fáng, HSK level 6,

zhī

Discover 肢 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'li

xiào

Discover 肖 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'si

What does 肆 mean? Pronounced sì, HSK level 6, th

lóng

The Chinese character 聋 (lóng) means 'deaf'—a c

sǒng

Write 耸 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced sǒng,

hào

耗 (hào) means 'to waste' — specifically, the gr

gēng

The Chinese character 耕 (gēng) means 'to plow'

shuǎ

耍 • shuǎ • 'to play with' — HSK 6 Chinese cha

耀

yào

20-stroke character 耀 (yào) carries the meaning

The Chinese character 翼 (yì) — 17 strokes, HSK

qiáo

Write 翘 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced qiáo,

xiáng

翔 (xiáng) means 'to soar' in Chinese — a HSK 6

The Chinese character 罢 (bà) means 'to stop'—bu

shǔ

What does 署 mean? Pronounced shǔ, HSK level 6, t

zuì

罪 (zuì) means 'guilt' or 'crime' in Chinese — a