尸
shī
Write 尸 correctly: 3 strokes, pronounced shī, me
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.
尬
gà
Write 尬 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced gà, mea
尖
jiān
尖 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced jiān.
寺
sì
Discover 寺 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'Bu
寸
cùn
寸 (cùn) means 'a unit of length' in Chinese — a
审
shěn
The Chinese character 审 (shěn) means 'to examine
寝
qǐn
寝 • qǐn • 'to lie down to sleep or rest' — HS
宵
xiāo
Think: 'XIAO = X marks the spot where MOON appears
宰
zǎi
宰 (zǎi) means 'to slaughter; to butcher; to kill
宫
gōng
Learning Chinese? 宫 (gōng) is one of the essenti
宙
zhòu
How do you say 'eternity' in Chinese? It's 宙 (zh
宗
zōng
The Chinese character 宗 (zōng) means 'school' —
宏
hóng
The Chinese character 宏 (hóng) means 'great'—no
宇
yǔ
Learning Chinese? 宇 (yǔ) is one of the essential
宅
zhái
Think: 'ZHAi = ZHAnk (shelter) + AI (love)—a lovi
孤
gū
8-stroke character 孤 (gū) carries the meaning 'l
孔
kǒng
Write 孔 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced kǒng, m
婴
yīng
11-stroke character 婴 (yīng) carries the meaning
娇
jiāo
Learning Chinese? 娇 (jiāo) is one of the essenti
嫌
xián
嫌 (xián) means 'to dislike' with nuance—implyin
嫉
jí
The Chinese character 嫉 (jí) — a 13-stroke HSK
嫂
sǎo
嫂 (sǎo) means 'older brother’s wife' — a preci
媳
xí
The Chinese character 媳 (xí) means 'daughter-in-
婪
lán
What does 婪 mean? Pronounced lán, HSK level 6, t
娃
wá
Master 娃 (wá), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f