潜
qián
15-stroke character 潜 (qián) carries the meaning
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.
洁
jié
Think: 'Jié = Just water (氵) + Joy (吉) → pure
漆
qī
漆 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced qī. It
渔
yú
渔 means 'fisherman' — a culturally rich HSK 6 ch
渗
shèn
Learning Chinese? 渗 (shèn) is one of the essenti
滞
zhì
The Chinese character 滞 (zhì) means 'sluggish' o
滔
tāo
Write 滔 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced tāo, m
滋
zī
The Chinese character 滋 (zī) means 'to grow'—no
灭
miè
Think: 'MIE' sounds like 'my' + 'E' — 'My fire? E
沧
cāng
沧 means 'deep blue-green' — a poetic, culturally
溶
róng
What does 溶 mean? Pronounced róng, HSK level 6,
溪
xī
溪 means 'creek' — a graceful, HSK 6 character ev
溜
liū
13-stroke character 溜 (liū) carries the meaning
溉
gài
How do you say 'to irrigate' in Chinese? It's 溉 (
涌
yǒng
涌 (yǒng) means 'to bubble up' in Chinese — a HS
湖
hú
湖 (hú) means 'lake'—a Level 6 HSK character wit
凑
còu
凑 means 'to gather together, pool or collect'—a
浑
hún
How do you say 'muddy; turbid' in Chinese? It's 浑
渺
miǎo
渺 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced miǎo.
港
gǎng
Learning Chinese? 港 (gǎng) is one of the essenti
渣
zhā
The Chinese character 渣 (zhā) means 'slag' — li
渡
dù
Think: 'Dù = 'Do' the crossing — with water (氵)
渠
jù
Write 渠 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced jù, me
添
tiān
Master 添 (tiān), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word
淹
yān
How do you say 'to flood' in Chinese? It's 淹 (yā