脆
cuì
脆 means 'brittle' or 'crisp' in Chinese—a key HS
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.
胁
xié
胁 • xié • 'flank' — HSK 5 Chinese character w
胸
xiōng
Write 胸 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced xiōng,
胡
hú
Think: 'Hú' = 'Huns & Uyghurs' — ancient Central
背
bēi
The Chinese character 背 (bēi) means 'to carry on
胃
wèi
Explore the meaning of 胃 (wèi): 'stomach' in Chi
肩
jiān
肩 • jiān • 'shoulder' — HSK 5 Chinese charact
股
gǔ
股 (gǔ) means 'thigh' — a foundational anatomica
肌
jī
肌 (jī) means 'flesh' or 'muscle' in Chinese — a
肃
sù
Learning Chinese? 肃 (sù) is one of the essential
耽
dān
耽 • dān • 'to indulge in' — HSK 5 Chinese cha
翅
chì
The Chinese character 翅 (chì) means 'wing' — es
群
qún
群 (qún) means 'group' in Chinese — a HSK 5 char
骂
mà
Discover 骂 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'to
罚
fá
罚 (fá) means 'to punish; to penalize; to fine'
置
zhì
置 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced zhì. I
绳
shéng
Master 绳 (shéng), HSK level 5 — the Chinese wor
绕
rào
绕 • rào • 'to wind' — HSK 5 Chinese character
织
zhī
Learning Chinese? 织 (zhī) is one of the essentia
繁
fán
Think: 'FAN' + 'silk threads' = many tangled threa
缩
suō
缩 (suō) means 'to withdraw' or 'to shrink' — ma
县
xiàn
县 (xiàn) means 'county' — a vital administrativ
致
zhì
The Chinese character 致 (zhì) means 'to send, tr
缓
huǎn
缓 (huǎn) means 'slow' — but with nuance: delibe
编
biān
Discover 编 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'to