粹
cuì
The Chinese character 粋 (cuì) means 'pure' in it
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.
粥
zhōu
How do you say 'congee' in Chinese? It's 粥 (zhōu
粒
lì
The Chinese character 粒 (lì) means 'grain', 'gra
粉
fěn
粉 • fěn • 'powder' — HSK 6 Chinese character
笼
lóng
笼 (lóng) means 'enclosing frame made of bamboo,
筹
chóu
The Chinese character 筹 (chóu) means 'chip, toke
簸
bǒ
The Chinese character 簸 (bǒ) means 'to winnow; t
篷
péng
Learning Chinese? 篷 (péng) is one of the essenti
筛
shāi
The Chinese character 筛 (shāi) means 'a sieve'
箭
jiàn
The Chinese character 箭 (jiàn) means 'arrow' —
策
cè
Discover 策 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'po
筒
tǒng
What does 筒 mean? Pronounced tǒng, HSK level 6,
筐
kuāng
The Chinese character 筐 (kuāng) means 'basket'—
筋
jīn
筋 (jīn) means 'muscle' and 'tendon' — a foundat
端
duān
Learning Chinese? 端 (duān) is one of the essenti
竭
jié
The Chinese character 竭 (jié) means 'to exhaust'
窃
qiè
Learning Chinese? 窃 (qiè) is one of the essentia
窍
qiào
Think: 'QIÀO = a clever (巧) hole (穴) — small b
窜
cuàn
The Chinese character 窜 (cuàn) means 'to flee'—
窝
wō
窝 • wō • 'nest' — HSK 6 Chinese character wit
穴
xué
Write 穴 correctly: 5 strokes, pronounced xué, me
颖
yǐng
The Chinese character 颖 (yǐng) means 'head of gr
谷
gǔ
Master 谷 (gǔ), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f
稿
gǎo
Explore the meaning of 稿 (gǎo): 'manuscript' in
稼
jià
15-stroke character 稼 (jià) carries the meaning