帖
tiē
Discover 帖 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'fi
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.
帆
fān
帆 (fān) means 'sail' — a graceful six-stroke ch
巷
xiàng
巷 means 'lane'—a narrow, human-scaled urban pass
巢
cháo
What does 巢 mean? Pronounced cháo, HSK level 6,
巡
xún
巡 • xún • 'to patrol' — HSK 6 Chinese charact
州
zhōu
州 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced zhōu.
川
chuān
Think: 'CHUAN = CHop three lines like a river flow
崭
zhǎn
崭 • zhǎn • 'towering' — HSK 6 Chinese charact
嵌
qiàn
Write 嵌 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced qiàn,
崩
bēng
崩 (bēng) means 'to collapse' — a powerful HSK 6
岗
gǎng
The Chinese character 岗 (gǎng) means 'hillock; m
崖
yá
The Chinese character 崖 (yá) means 'precipice'
崇
chóng
崇 means 'high'—not just in altitude, but in mora
峡
xiá
Discover 峡 (xiá): the HSK 6 character meaning 'g
峻
jùn
Learning Chinese? 峻 (jùn) is one of the essentia
峰
fēng
The Chinese character 峰 (fēng) means 'high and t
峭
qiào
Think: 'QIÀO = QUICK drop + MOUNTAIN — too steep
岳
yuè
Learning Chinese? 岳 (yuè) is one of the essentia
岩
yán
岩 • yán • 'cliff' — HSK 6 Chinese character w
岔
chà
岔 (chà) means 'fork in road' in Chinese — a HSK
履
lu:3
How do you say 'shoe' in Chinese? It's 履 (lu:3),
屡
lu:3
屡 • lu:3 • 'time and again' — HSK 6 Chinese ch
屑
xiè
The Chinese character 屑 (xiè) means 'bits' — fr
屏
bǐng
Master 屏 (bǐng), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word
屁
pì
How do you say 'fart' in Chinese? It's 屁 (pì), a