焦
jiāo
What does 焦 mean? Pronounced jiāo, HSK level 6,
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.
烹
pēng
The Chinese character 烹 (pēng) means 'to boil; t
烘
hōng
Write 烘 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced hōng,
乌
wū
Write 乌 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced wū, mea
炫
xuàn
Learning Chinese? 炫 (xuàn) is one of the essenti
炎
yán
The Chinese character 炎 (yán) means 'flame' — s
炊
chuī
炊 (chuī) means 'to cook food'—a culturally rich
灶
zào
The Chinese character 灶 (zào) means 'kitchen sto
湾
wān
The Chinese character 湾 (wān) means 'bay'—a cur
灌
guàn
20-stroke character 灌 (guàn) carries the meaning
潇
xiāo
The Chinese character 潇 (xiāo) — 14 strokes, HS
濒
bīn
濒 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced bīn. I
瀑
bào
瀑 • bào • 'shower' — HSK 6 Chinese character
泻
xiè
Explore the meaning of 泻 (xiè): 'to flow out swi
滤
lu:4
13-stroke character 滤 (lu:4) carries the meaning
溅
jiàn
溅 • jiàn • 'to splash' — HSK 6 Chinese charac
滨
bīn
滨 (bīn) means 'water's edge; bank; shore' in Chi
滥
làn
滥 • làn • 'overflowing' — HSK 6 Chinese chara
涛
tāo
涛 (tāo) means 'big wave' — a majestic, literary
浊
zhuó
浊 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced zhuó.
泽
zé
泽 means 'pool'—a calm, life-giving body of water
澈
chè
Write 澈 correctly: 15 strokes, pronounced chè, m
澄
chéng
澄 means 'clear'—in water, thought, and truth. Ma
涩
sè
涩 (sè) means 'astringent' — that dry, puckering
溃
kuì
Learning Chinese? 溃 (kuì) is one of the essentia