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.

wèi

Master 谓 (wèi), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

fěng

讽 means 'to satirize'—a nuanced, culturally rich

咨 (zī) means 'to consult; to seek advice' — a f

kuā

Write 夸 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced kuā, me

shī

Master 诗 (shī), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

xún

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

zhěn

The Chinese character 诊 (zhěn) means 'to examine

shè

The Chinese character 设 (shè) means 'to set up;

访

fǎng

访 means 'to seek by inquiry'—a precise, cultural

xùn

训 • xùn • 'to teach; to train; to admonish' —

dìng

What does 订 mean? Pronounced dìng, HSK level 5,

chù

The Chinese character 触 (chù) means 'to touch'—

lǎn

览 (lǎn) means 'to look at' with formality and sc

guǒ

裹 means 'to wrap around'—a vivid HSK 5 character

zhuāng

装 • zhuāng • 'adornment' — HSK 5 Chinese char

The Chinese character 补 (bǔ) means 'to repair'

裔 (yì) means 'descendants' in Chinese — a HSK 5

cái

The Chinese character 裁 (cái) means 'to cut out'

héng

Think: 'HÉNG = HORIZONTAL beam of a scale — keep

xuè

The Chinese character 血 (xuè) means 'blood'—a c

chóng

Learning Chinese? 虫 (chóng) is one of the essent

dié

蝶 means 'butterfly' in Chinese—a graceful, cultu

Write 蜜 correctly: 14 strokes, pronounced mì, me

fēng

The Chinese character 蜂 (fēng) means 'bee'—a 13

shé

The Chinese character 蛇 (shé) means 'snake'—a k