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.

làn

烂 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced làn. I

zào

The Chinese character 燥 (zào) means 'dry; parche

yíng

The Chinese character 营 (yíng) means 'camp' but

tàng

Explore the meaning of 烫 (tàng): 'to scald' in C

rán

Explore the meaning of 燃 (rán): 'to burn' in Chi

āo

熬 (āo) means 'to simmer; to boil slowly' in Chin

zhǔ

The Chinese character 煮 (zhǔ) means 'to cook'—s

méi

The Chinese character 煤 (méi) means 'coal' — a

liè

烈 (liè) means 'ardent' in Chinese — a HSK 5 cha

zhá

9-stroke character 炸 (zhá) carries the meaning '

bāo

The Chinese character 炮 (bāo) means 'to sauté'

tàn

炭 means wood charcoal — a culturally resonant HS

chǎo

炒 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced chǎo.

zāi

What does 灾 mean? Pronounced zāi, HSK level 5, t

huī

6-stroke character 灰 (huī) carries the meaning '

tān

How do you say 'beach' in Chinese? It's 滩 (tān),

What does 洒 mean? Pronounced sǎ, HSK level 5, th

liú

Explore the meaning of 浏 (liú): 'clear' in Chine

湿

shī

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

nóng

Master 浓 (nóng), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

jiāo

The Chinese character 浇 (jiāo) means 'to pour li

cháo

Discover 潮 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'ti

rùn

Discover 润 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'mo

jiān

渐 (jiān) means 'to imbue' in Chinese — a HSK 5

zhǎng

Write 涨 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced zhǎng,