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.

shǐ

Discover 驶 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'to

jià

What does 驾 mean? Pronounced jià, HSK level 5, t

shì

Write 饰 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced shì, me

shí

The Chinese character 食 (shí) means 'to eat'—a

piāo

15-stroke character 飘 (piāo) carries the meaning

xiǎn

Discover 显 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'to

lèi

The Chinese character 类 (lèi) means 'kind; type;

Master 颗 (kē), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word f

pín

The Chinese character 频 (pín) means 'frequency'

lǐng

What does 领 mean? Pronounced lǐng, HSK level 5,

dùn

Master 顿 (dùn), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

xiàng

The Chinese character 项 (xiàng) means 'back of t

dǐng

顶 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced dǐng.

biān

The Chinese character 鞭 (biān) means 'whip' or '

How do you say 'animal hide' in Chinese? It's 革 (

kào

The Chinese character 靠 (kào) means 'to lean aga

qīng

The Chinese character 青 (qīng) means 'green'—bu

líng

灵 (líng) means 'quick' in the sense of intuitive

Discover 雾 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'fo

méi

霉 means 'mold' — a word rooted in rain and recur

zhèn

Explore the meaning of 震 (zhèn): 'to shake' in C

léi

The Chinese character 雷 (léi) means 'thunder'—a

集 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced jí. It

xióng

Write 雄 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced xióng,

隔 (gé) means 'to separate' — a fundamental HSK