仁
rén
How do you say 'humane' in Chinese? It's 仁 (rén)
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.
亭
tíng
Think: 'Tíng = TENT with a TINY roof — open, lig
亦
yì
What does 亦 mean? Pronounced yì, HSK level 6, th
亡
wáng
Think: 'WÁNG = 'WANished' — gone forever, like a
井
jǐng
The Chinese character 井 (jǐng) means 'Jing', the
予
yú
Write 予 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced yú, mea
乳
rǔ
Learning Chinese? 乳 (rǔ) is one of the essential
乞
qǐ
What does 乞 mean? Pronounced qǐ, HSK level 6, th
丸
wán
3-stroke character 丸 (wán) carries the meaning '
串
chuàn
Discover 串 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'to
丙
bǐng
How do you say 'third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十
丘
qiū
The Chinese character 丘 (qiū) means 'mound' — a
丐
gài
Write 丐 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced gài, me
丁
dīng
丁 (dīng) means 'male adult' — a classical term
捷
jié
Explore the meaning of 捷 (jié): 'Czech' in Chine
龙
lóng
龙 • lóng • 'Chinese dragon; loong' — HSK 5 Ch
齿
chǐ
The Chinese character 齿 (chǐ) means 'tooth'—a p
齐
qí
齐 means 'neat'—but goes deeper: it’s about alig
鼠
shǔ
鼠 means 'rat; mouse'—a vivid HSK 5 character app
麦
mài
麦 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced mài. I
魅
mèi
Think: 'Mèi = Mysterious魅 + Ghost鬼 — a ghost t
鬼
guǐ
9-stroke character 鬼 (guǐ) carries the meaning '
髦
máo
髦 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced máo. I
骨
gǔ
Write 骨 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced gǔ, mea
骤
zhòu
The Chinese character 骤 (zhòu) means 'sudden'—c