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.

睹 • dǔ • 'to observe' — HSK 6 Chinese charact

cǎi

13-stroke character 睬 (cǎi) carries the meaning

Discover 睦 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'am

Explore the meaning of 督 (dū): 'to supervise' in

kuàng

The Chinese character 眶 (kuàng) means 'eye socke

The Chinese character 眯 (mí/mī) means 'to squin

zhǎ

眨 (zhǎ) means 'to blink' in Chinese — a HSK 6 c

máng

盲 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced máng.

dīng

Master 盯 (dīng), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word

jiān

监 • jiān • 'to supervise' — HSK 6 Chinese cha

méng

Explore the meaning of 盟 (méng): 'oath' in Chine

dào

Master 盗 (dào), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word

chéng

The Chinese character 盛 (chéng) means 'to hold'

yíng

盈 (yíng) means 'full' — especially in measurabl

zhòu

How do you say 'to wrinkle' in Chinese? It's 皱 (z

huáng

Learning Chinese? 皇 (huáng) is one of the essent

jiē

皆 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced jiē. I

tān

The Chinese character 瘫 (tān) means 'paralyzed'

yǐn

瘾 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced yǐn. I

ái

17-stroke character 癌 (ái) carries the meaning '

qué

瘸 (qué) means 'lame' in Chinese — a HSK 6 chara

瘩 • dá • 'sore' — HSK 6 Chinese character wit

liú

Write 瘤 correctly: 15 strokes, pronounced liú, m

痹 • bì • 'paralysis' — HSK 6 Chinese characte

hén

痕 • hén • 'scar' — HSK 6 Chinese character wi