侄
zhí
The Chinese character 侄 (zhí) means 'brother's s
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.
姆
mǔ
The Chinese character 姆 (mǔ) means 'female tutor
妥
tuǒ
妥 means 'suitable' — a nuanced, culturally groun
妆
zhuāng
What does 妆 mean? Pronounced zhuāng, HSK level 6
妒
dù
妒 (dù) means 'to envy' with strong negative conn
妄
wàng
妄 means 'absurd' — a culturally loaded term refl
奴
nú
The Chinese character 奴 (nú) means 'slave' — a
夺
duó
夺 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced duó. I
奥
ào
The Chinese character 奥 (ào) — 12 strokes, HSK
奢
shē
What does 奢 mean? Pronounced shē, HSK level 6, t
奠
diàn
The Chinese character 奠 (diàn, HSK 6, 12 strokes
奔
bēn
8-stroke character 奔 (bēn) carries the meaning '
奏
zòu
奏 (zòu) means 'to play music' — a formal, cultu
奉
fèng
奉 • fèng • 'to offer' — HSK 6 Chinese charact
央
yāng
央 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced yāng.
壮
zhuàng
The Chinese character 壮 (zhuàng), a 6-stroke HSK
壤
rǎng
Write 壤 correctly: 20 strokes, pronounced rǎng,
垄
lǒng
垄 (lǒng) means 'ridge between fields' in Chinese
坛
tán
Learning Chinese? 坛 (tán) is one of the essentia
野
yě
The Chinese character 野 (yě) means 'field'—but
坟
fén
Explore the meaning of 坟 (fén): 'grave' in Chine
堕
duò
堕 (duò) means 'to fall' or 'to sink'—especially
墨
mò
Write 墨 correctly: 15 strokes, pronounced mò, me
墟
xū
The Chinese character 墟 (xū) means 'ruins'—evok
坠
zhuì
坠 (zhuì) means 'to fall' in Chinese — a HSK 6 c