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.

13-stroke character 漠 (mò) carries the meaning '

lòu

漏 (lòu) means 'to leak' — physically, digitally

gǔn

滚 (gǔn) means 'to boil'—specifically the vigoro

The Chinese character 滴 (dī) means 'drop' or 'to

huá

滑 (huá) means 'to slip; to slide' — a culturall

gōu

Master 沟 (gōu), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

yuán

13-stroke character 源 (yuán) carries the meaning

Learning Chinese? 测 (cè) is one of the essential

jiān

How do you say 'sound of moving water' in Chinese?

dàn

The Chinese character 淡 (dàn) means 'insipid' bu

lèi

泪 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced lèi. I

táo

Write 淘 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced táo, m

pài

派 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced pài. I

dòng

The Chinese character 洞 (dòng) means 'cave' — b

fàn

Master 泛 (fàn), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

zhì

Learning Chinese? 治 (zhì) is one of the essentia

chōng

The Chinese character 冲 (chōng) means 'to dash a

chén

沉 means 'to submerge'—a 7-stroke HSK 5 character

chí

The Chinese character 池 (chí) means 'pond' — a

fēn

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

tǎn

Learning Chinese? 毯 (tǎn) is one of the essentia

háo

Master 毫 (háo), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

Discover 毒 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'po

shā

6-stroke character 杀 (shā) carries the meaning '

shū

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