狱
yù
狱 (yù) means 'prison' in Chinese — a formal, le
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.
猛
měng
猛 (měng) means 'ferocious'—a vivid HSK 6 charac
狈
bèi
狈 means a legendary wolf — central to the vivid
狼
láng
狼 (láng) means 'wolf' in Chinese — a HSK 6 char
狭
xiá
狭 • xiá • 'narrow' — HSK 6 Chinese character
狠
hěn
9-stroke character 狠 (hěn) carries the meaning '
犯
fàn
Learning Chinese? 犯 (fàn) is one of the essentia
犬
quǎn
Write 犬 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced quǎn, m
牺
xī
Discover 牺 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'sa
牵
qiān
牵 • qiān • 'to lead along' — HSK 6 Chinese ch
牲
shēng
牲 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced shēng.
牧
mù
Learning Chinese? 牧 (mù) is one of the essential
牢
láo
爽
shuǎng
How do you say 'bright' in Chinese? It's 爽 (shuǎ
炉
lú
The Chinese character 炉 (lú) means 'stove' — a
烁
shuò
The Chinese character 烁 (shuò) means 'to gleam'
爆
bào
The Chinese character 爆 (bào) means 'to explode;
烛
zhú
Learning Chinese? 烛 (zhú) is one of the essentia
灿
càn
Explore the meaning of 灿 (càn): 'glorious' in Ch
熨
yù
15-stroke character 熨 (yù) carries the meaning '
熏
xūn
The Chinese character 熏 (xūn) means 'to smoke'
熄
xī
14-stroke character 熄 (xī) carries the meaning '
煎
jiān
The Chinese character 煎 (jiān) means 'to pan fry
煌
huáng
煌 (huáng) means 'brilliant' in Chinese — a HSK
焰
yàn
12-stroke character 焰 (yàn) carries the meaning