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.

Learning Chinese? 墓 (mù) is one of the essential

diàn

The Chinese character 垫 (diàn) means 'pad' — us

shù

The Chinese character 墅 (shù) means 'villa' — a

sāi

The Chinese character 塞 (sāi) means 'to plug; to

Write 塔 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced tǎ, me

The Chinese character 塌 (tā) means 'to collapse'

kān

The Chinese character 堪 (kān) — a 12-stroke HSK

The Chinese character 堤 (dī) — a 12-stroke HSK

bǎo

堡 means 'fortress; stronghold' — master its dual

táng

堂 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced táng.

mái

Explore the meaning of 埋 (mái): 'to bury' in Chi

坝 • bà • 'plain; flatland' — HSK 6 Chinese ch

chuí

What does 垂 mean? Pronounced chuí, HSK level 6,

How do you say 'slope' in Chinese? It's 坡 (pō),

kēng

坑 • kēng • 'pit; hollow; depression' — HSK 6

The Chinese character 圣 (shèng), a 5-stroke HSK

zhǔ

嘱 • zhǔ • 'to enjoin' — HSK 6 Chinese charact

jiáo

The Chinese character 嚼 (jiáo) means 'to chew'—

rǎng

Explore the meaning of 嚷 (rǎng): 'to shout' in C

zào

噪 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced zào. I

hēi

嘿 means 'hey' — a casual, expressive Mandarin in

cháo

The Chinese character 嘲 (cháo) means 'to ridicul

xiào

The Chinese character 啸 (xiào) means 'to whistle

lào

唠 (lào) means 'to gossip' in Chinese — a HSK 6

huā

Explore the meaning of 哗 (huā): 'bang' in Chines