罩
zhào
How do you say 'to cover; to spread over' in Chine
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.
罕
hǎn
Think: 'HAN' — 'Hardly Any Notable ones' — 罕 (h
罐
guàn
罐 (guàn) means 'can' in Chinese — a HSK 6 chara
缠
chán
The Chinese character 缠 (chán) means 'to wind ar
绎
yì
The Chinese character 绎 (yì) — an HSK 6, 8-stro
缴
jiǎo
16-stroke character 缴 (jiǎo) carries the meaning
绘
huì
绘 (huì) means 'to draw; to paint' in Chinese —
绣
xiù
绣 (xiù) means 'to embroider' or 'embroidery'—a
纤
qiàn
The Chinese character 纤 (qiàn/xiān), a 6-stroke
纵
zòng
How do you say 'vertical; north-south' in Chinese?
缝
féng
The Chinese character 缝 (féng) means 'to sew' —
缚
fù
The Chinese character 缚 (fù) means 'to bind' —
纬
wěi
Write 纬 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced wěi, me
缘
yuán
Write 缘 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced yuán,
缔
dì
缔 means 'to bind up inextricably' — mastering th
缉
jī
How do you say 'to seize' in Chinese? It's 缉 (jī
缀
zhuì
Write 缀 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced zhuì,
绑
bǎng
Think: 'BANG! — rope snaps tight when you BANG it
绒
róng
绒 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced róng.
绅
shēn
Think: 'Shen' = 'Sheen' of silk + 'Shen' of status
纺
fǎng
纺 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced fǎng.
纽
niǔ
纽 • niǔ • 'to turn' — HSK 6 Chinese character
纹
wén
Think: 'SILK + CULTURE = pattern you see on fabric
紊
wěn
紊 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced wěn. I
纠
jiū
Write 纠 correctly: 5 strokes, pronounced jiū, me