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.

pàn

Explore the meaning of 叛 (pàn): 'to betray' in C

xiè

9-stroke character 卸 (xiè) carries the meaning '

xié

Master 协 (xié), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word

zhuó

Learning Chinese? 卓 (zhuó) is one of the essenti

bēi

Think: 'Be low' → bēi = low/humble (rhymes with

gōu

勾 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced gōu. I

kān

Write 勘 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced kān, m

miǎn

How do you say 'to exhort' in Chinese? It's 勉 (mi

The Chinese character 勃 (bó) embodies dynamic fl

jié

Learning Chinese? 劫 (jié) is one of the essentia

What does 剂 mean? Pronounced jì, HSK level 6, th

jiàn

How do you say 'double-edged sword' in Chinese? It

15-stroke character 劈 (pī) carries the meaning '

What does 割 mean? Pronounced gē, HSK level 6, th

副 (fù) means 'secondary' — essential for HSK 6

bāo

The Chinese character 剥 (bāo) means 'to peel' —

pōu

The Chinese character 剖 (pōu) means 'to cut open

Write 剔 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced tī, me

chà

The Chinese character 刹 (chà) means 'Buddhist mo

xiāo

削 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced xiāo.

quàn

The Chinese character 券 (quàn) means 'bond' or '

xíng

刑 • xíng • 'punishment' — HSK 6 Chinese chara

kān

刊 (kān) means 'to print' — but specifically in

āo

凹 • āo • 'concave; depressed; sunken; indented

The Chinese character 凸 (tū) means 'protruding',