混
hún
混 (hùn) means 'muddy; turbid' — a water-rooted
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.
淋
lín
The Chinese character 淋 (lín) means 'to sprinkle
淆
xiáo
What does 淆 mean? Pronounced xiáo, HSK level 6,
淀
diàn
Write 淀 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced diàn,
涵
hán
Think: 'HAN' = 'Hold And Nourish' — water holds &
液
yè
The Chinese character 液 (yè) means 'a liquid' —
涮
shuàn
What does 涮 mean? Pronounced shuàn, HSK level 6,
涕
tì
涕 • tì • 'tears' — HSK 6 Chinese character wi
涉
shè
涉 (shè) means 'to wade across a body of water'
浸
jìn
Write 浸 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced jìn, m
浴
yù
浴 (yù) means 'bath' in Chinese — a HSK 6 charac
浮
fú
浮 means 'to float'—a deceptively simple word car
洽
qià
The Chinese character 洽 (qià) means 'accord' —
汹
xiōng
The Chinese character 汹 (xiōng) captures the vis
洪
hóng
The Chinese character 洪 (hóng) means 'flood'—a
泄
xiè
泄 (xiè) means 'to leak out; to discharge; to div
津
jīn
Think: 'Jin' sounds like 'ginseng' — both vital f
泰
tài
The Chinese character 泰 (tài), HSK Level 6, mean
泥
ní
The Chinese character 泥 (ní) means 'mud' — a ta
泣
qì
The Chinese character 泣 (qì) means 'to sob' — a
波
bō
What does 波 mean? Pronounced bō, HSK level 6, th
泡
pāo
泡 • pāo • 'puffed; swollen; spongy' — HSK 6 C
泌
mì
泌 (mì) means 'to secrete' in Chinese — a HSK 6
泊
bó
What does 泊 mean? Pronounced bó, HSK level 6, th
沿
yán
Explore the meaning of 沿 (yán): 'along' in Chine