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.

hàn

The Chinese character 撼 (hàn) means 'to shake'—

The Chinese character 扑 (pū) means 'to throw one

抚 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced fǔ. It

拨 (bō) means 'to push aside with the hand, foot,

chè

撤 (chè) means 'to remove; to take away' in Chine

náo

The Chinese character 挠 (náo) means 'to scratch'

撒 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced sā. It

chēng

Think: 'CHENG = CHIN UP + HAND — you brace yourse

lāo

What does 捞 mean? Pronounced lāo, HSK level 6, t

piē

Learning Chinese? 撇 (piē) is one of the essentia

zhì

Discover 挚 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'si

cuī

The Chinese character 摧 (cuī) means 'to break' w

lōu

搂 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced lōu. I

zhà

The Chinese character 榨 (zhà) means 'to press'

How do you say 'to put up' in Chinese? It's 搭 (d

dǎo

The Chinese character 捣 (dǎo) means 'to pound'—

cuō

Explore the meaning of 搓 (cuō): 'to rub or roll

搏 (bó) means 'to fight'—but in Chinese culture,

yuán

Write 援 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced yuán,

jiē

揭 • jiē • 'to take the lid off' — HSK 6 Chine

zòu

The Chinese character 揍 (zòu) means 'to hit' or

róu

The Chinese character 揉 (róu) means 'to knead'—

jiǎn

Learning Chinese? 拣 (jiǎn) is one of the essenti

bāi

12-stroke character 掰 (bāi) carries the meaning

yǎn

How do you say 'to cover up; to conceal' in Chines