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.

wěn

Explore the meaning of 稳 (wěn): 'settled; steady

chèn

Write 称 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced chèn,

shuì

The Chinese character 税 (shuì) means 'taxes'—a

Master 移 (yí), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word f

zhì

秩 • zhì • 'salary according to rank' — HSK 5

The Chinese character 秘 (mì) means 'secret'—a c

The Chinese character 私 (sī) means 'personal' —

shén

Discover 神 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'Go

ài

碍 • ài • 'to hinder' — HSK 5 Chinese characte

pèng

13-stroke character 碰 (pèng) carries the meaning

suì

The Chinese character 碎 (suì) means 'to break in

yìng

硬 (yìng) means 'hard; stiff; solid' in Chinese

kǎn

The Chinese character 砍 (kǎn) means 'to chop' —

dàn

The Chinese character 石 (dàn) means a traditiona

How do you say 'carpenter's square' in Chinese? It

máo

Explore the meaning of 矛 (máo): 'spear; lance; p

qiáo

Learning Chinese? 瞧 (qiáo) is one of the essenti

xiā

瞎 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced xiā. I

zhēng

How do you say 'to open' in Chinese? It's 睁 (zhē

mián

Write 眠 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced mián,

méi

The Chinese character 眉 (méi) means 'eyebrow' —

dùn

盾 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced dùn. I

pàn

Write 盼 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced pàn, me

Discover 益 (yì): the 10-stroke HSK 5 character m

pén

盆 means 'basin' — a foundational HSK 5 character