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.

The Chinese character 遗 (yí), meaning 'to leave

zūn

遵 • zūn • 'to observe' — HSK 5 Chinese charac

The Chinese character 递 (dì) means 'to hand over

wéi

How do you say 'to disobey' in Chinese? It's 违 (w

达 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced dá. It

zào

The Chinese character 造 (zào) means 'to make' —

dòu

Explore the meaning of 逗 (dòu): 'to tease ; to e

途 (tú) means 'way' — not just a road, but the l

zhú

Write 逐 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced zhú, m

tòu

透 means 'to penetrate; to seep through' — a vers

táo

Master 逃 (táo), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

退

tuì

The Chinese character 退 (tuì) means 'to retreat;

duī

追 • duī • 'to sculpt' — HSK 5 Chinese charact

shù

The Chinese character 述 (shù) means 'to state; t

fǎn

Write 返 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced fǎn, me

xùn

迅 (xùn) means 'rapid' — a formal, high-utility

nóng

农 (nóng) means 'agriculture' in Chinese — a HSK

biàn

辩 • biàn • 'to dispute' — HSK 5 Chinese chara

辞 means 'to resign'—a culturally weighted act of

辑 • jí • 'to gather up' — HSK 5 Chinese chara

lún

The Chinese character 轮 (lún) means 'wheel', 'di

bèi

辈 (bèi) means 'generation' — not 'lifetime' in

辅 • fǔ • 'to assist' — HSK 5 Chinese characte

zǎi

How do you say 'to record in writing' in Chinese?

ruǎn

Explore the meaning of 软 (ruǎn): 'soft' in Chine