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.

cuì

The Chinese character 粋 (cuì) means 'pure' in it

zhōu

How do you say 'congee' in Chinese? It's 粥 (zhōu

The Chinese character 粒 (lì) means 'grain', 'gra

fěn

粉 • fěn • 'powder' — HSK 6 Chinese character

lóng

笼 (lóng) means 'enclosing frame made of bamboo,

chóu

The Chinese character 筹 (chóu) means 'chip, toke

The Chinese character 簸 (bǒ) means 'to winnow; t

péng

Learning Chinese? 篷 (péng) is one of the essenti

shāi

The Chinese character 筛 (shāi) means 'a sieve'

jiàn

The Chinese character 箭 (jiàn) means 'arrow' —

Discover 策 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'po

tǒng

What does 筒 mean? Pronounced tǒng, HSK level 6,

kuāng

The Chinese character 筐 (kuāng) means 'basket'—

jīn

筋 (jīn) means 'muscle' and 'tendon' — a foundat

duān

Learning Chinese? 端 (duān) is one of the essenti

jié

The Chinese character 竭 (jié) means 'to exhaust'

qiè

Learning Chinese? 窃 (qiè) is one of the essentia

qiào

Think: 'QIÀO = a clever (巧) hole (穴) — small b

cuàn

The Chinese character 窜 (cuàn) means 'to flee'—

窝 • wō • 'nest' — HSK 6 Chinese character wit

xué

Write 穴 correctly: 5 strokes, pronounced xué, me

yǐng

The Chinese character 颖 (yǐng) means 'head of gr

Master 谷 (gǔ), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f

稿

gǎo

Explore the meaning of 稿 (gǎo): 'manuscript' in

jià

15-stroke character 稼 (jià) carries the meaning