横
héng
What does 横 mean? Pronounced héng, 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.
椭
tuǒ
The Chinese character 椭 (tuǒ) means 'ellipse' —
橙
chéng
橙 • chéng • 'orange tree' — HSK 6 Chinese cha
桨
jiǎng
Write 桨 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced jiǎng,
榜
bǎng
The Chinese character 榜 (bǎng) means 'notice' or
椎
chuí
Discover 椎 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'ha
栋
dòng
Learning Chinese? 栋 (dòng) is one of the essenti
棕
zōng
Think: 'ZONG = Zong of the palm — wood + sound of
棍
gùn
棍 • gùn • 'stick; rod; truncheon' — HSK 6 Chi
棉
mián
Think: 'MIA-N' — 'My A-N' = 'My A-Natural fiber'
械
xiè
The Chinese character 械 (xiè) means 'appliance'
梢
shāo
Discover 梢 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'ti
梁
liáng
The Chinese character 梁 (liáng) — an 11-stroke
桑
sāng
The Chinese character 桑 (sāng) means 'mulberry t
框
kuàng
框 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced kuàng.
栽
zāi
The Chinese character 栽 (zāi) — 10 strokes, HSK
株
zhū
株 (zhū) means 'tree trunk' — a foundational con
柱
zhù
Think: 'Wood (木) + Master (主) = Pillar that mast
柬
jiǎn
柬 (jiǎn) means 'card' in Chinese — a HSK 6 char
枯
kū
The Chinese character 枯 (kū) means 'withered' —
枝
zhī
Think: 'ZHI' = 'Zigzag Branch' — both start with
枚
méi
The Chinese character 枚 (méi) is an HSK Level 6
枕
zhěn
The Chinese character 枕 (zhěn) means 'pillow'—a
枉
wǎng
枉 • wǎng • 'to twist' — HSK 6 Chinese charact
杠
gāng
Write 杠 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced gāng, m