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.

zhèng

The Chinese character 症 (zhèng) means 'symptom'

What does 疾 mean? Pronounced jí, HSK level 6, th

Master 疫 (yì), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f

9-stroke character 疤 (bā) carries the meaning 's

疙 • gē • 'pimple' — HSK 6 Chinese character w

shū

The Chinese character 疏 (shū) means 'to dredge'

dié

Write 叠 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced dié, m

chóu

The Chinese character 畴 (chóu) means 'arable fie

jiāng

The Chinese character 疆 (jiāng) means 'border'

The Chinese character 异 (yì) means 'different'—

fān

What does 番 mean? Pronounced fān, HSK level 6, t

chù

10-stroke character 畜 (chù) carries the meaning

pàn

The Chinese character 畔 (pàn) means 'side; edge;

wèi

畏 means 'to fear' — but in Chinese culture, it s

tián

田 means 'field'—a five-stroke pictograph rooted

béng

甭 • béng • 'contracted form of 不用' — HSK 6

Learning Chinese? 苏 (sū) is one of the essential

gān

The Chinese character 甘 (gān) means 'sweet' and

Master 瓷 (cí), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f

What does 瓦 mean? Pronounced wǎ, HSK level 6, th

bàn

The Chinese character 瓣 (bàn) means 'petal' — a

zhuó

琢 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced zhuó.

zhū

珠 (zhū) means 'bead' in Chinese — a HSK 6 chara

shòu

Think: 'SHOES' — shòu sounds like 'shoes', and b

liè

猎 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced liè. I