稻
dào
稻 means 'paddy'—the unprocessed rice grain grown
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.
稠
chóu
Write 稠 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced chóu,
稚
zhì
What does 稚 mean? Pronounced zhì, HSK level 6, t
稀
xī
12-stroke character 稀 (xī) carries the meaning '
秤
chēng
Write 秤 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced chēng,
秃
tū
Learning Chinese? 秃 (tū) is one of the essential
禽
qín
The Chinese character 禽 (qín) means 'birds; fowl
祸
huò
祸 (huò) means 'disaster' — a profound, morally
祥
xiáng
祥 • xiáng • 'auspicious' — HSK 6 Chinese char
祖
zǔ
祖 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced zǔ. It
磨
mó
Write 磨 correctly: 16 strokes, pronounced mó, me
砖
zhuān
What does 砖 mean? Pronounced zhuān, HSK level 6,
磕
kē
The Chinese character 磕 (kē) means 'to tap' — c
磋
cuō
The Chinese character 磋 (cuō) means 'to polish b
磅
bàng
The Chinese character 磅 (bàng) means 'scale' —
磁
cí
How do you say 'magnetic' in Chinese? It's 磁 (cí
碳
tàn
碳 means 'carbon'—a key HSK 6 term bridging ancie
碑
bēi
碑 means 'a monument' — a stone tablet bearing in
砸
zá
The Chinese character 砸 (zá) means 'to smash'—a
瞩
zhǔ
瞩 • zhǔ • 'to gaze at' — HSK 6 Chinese charac
瞻
zhān
Master 瞻 (zhān), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word
瞬
shùn
瞬 (shùn) means 'instant' or 'fleeting moment' —
瞪
dèng
The Chinese character 瞪 (dèng) means 'to open wi
瞒
mán
The Chinese character 瞒 (mán) means 'to conceal
瞄
miáo
The Chinese character 瞄 (miáo) means 'to take ai