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.

guī

The Chinese character 归 (guī) means 'to return'

wāi

歪 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced wāi. I

Discover 武 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'ma

ōu

Explore the meaning of 欧 (ōu): 'Europe' in Chine

xiē

Learning Chinese? 歇 (xiē) is one of the essentia

xīn

Learning Chinese? 欣 (xīn) is one of the essentia

qiàn

Write 欠 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced qiàn, m

quán

The Chinese character 权 (quán) means 'authority'

dǎng

Explore the meaning of 档 (dǎng): 'gear' in Chine

How do you say 'to imitate' in Chinese? It's 模 (m

qiāng

The Chinese character 枪 (qiāng) means 'gun' — f

róng

荣 (róng) means 'glory' — a core value in Chines

jiāo

椒 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced jiāo.

Learning Chinese? 棋 (qí) is one of the essential

shū

Learning Chinese? 梳 (shū) is one of the essentia

11-stroke character 梨 (lí) carries the meaning '

táo

The Chinese character 桃 (táo) means 'peach'—a b

The Chinese character 核 (hé) means 'pit' — like

chái

10-stroke character 柴 (chái) carries the meaning

柜 means 'cabinet' (guì) or the willow species Sa

róu

柔 (róu) means 'soft' in Chinese — a HSK 5 chara

mǒu

9-stroke character 某 (mǒu) carries the meaning '

jià

The Chinese character 架 (jià) means 'to support'

Write 析 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced xī, mea

cūn

村 means 'village' — a culturally rich, administr