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.

绪 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced xù. It

gāng

The Chinese character 纲 (gāng) — a 7-stroke HSK

wéi

维 (wéi) means 'to preserve' — a core HSK 5 conc

chóu

11-stroke character 绸 (chóu) carries the meaning

zèng

综 (zèng) means 'heddle' in Chinese — a HSK 5 ch

The Chinese character 丝 (sī) means 'silk' — a f

tǒng

Learning Chinese? 统 (tǒng) is one of the essenti

lào

Write 络 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced lào, me

Write 组 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced zǔ, mea

Master 紫 (zǐ), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word f

suǒ

The Chinese character 索 (suǒ) means 'to search'

Write 素 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced sù, me

fēn

Master 纷 (fēn), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

chún

Pure, unadulterated, and sincere — the Chinese ch

纳 (nà) means 'to receive'—a core HSK 5 verb emb

liáng

粮 (liáng) means 'grain'—a foundational term in

zāo

The Chinese character 糟 (zāo), HSK 5 and 17 stro

cāo

The Chinese character 糙 (cāo) means 'rough' — e

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

zhān

粘 (zhān) means 'to glue; to paste' in Chinese —

fàn

范 (fàn) means 'pattern' — a foundational HSK 5

zhù

筑 • zhù • 'short name for Guiyang 貴陽' — HSK

zhú

Think: 'ZHU' sounds like 'JOO' — picture bamboo '

The Chinese character 立 (lì) means 'to stand' —

zhǎi

10-stroke character 窄 (zhǎi) carries the meaning