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.

liàn

Master 恋 (liàn), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word

kěn

Learning Chinese? 恳 (kěn) is one of the essentia

hàn

Discover 憾 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 're

píng

凭 • píng • 'to lean against' — HSK 5 Chinese

qìng

庆 (qìng) means 'to celebrate'—a culturally rich

wèi

慰 (wèi) means 'to comfort'—a culturally rich HS

huì

Explore the meaning of 慧 (huì): 'intelligent' in

cán

惭 • cán • 'ashamed' — HSK 5 Chinese character

shèn

What does 慎 mean? Pronounced shèn, HSK level 5,

huāng

12-stroke character 慌 (huāng) carries the meanin

kuì

The Chinese character 愧 (kuì) means 'ashamed' —

chóu

愁 (chóu) means 'to worry about' — a heartfelt,

è

What does 恶 mean? Pronounced è, HSK level 5, thi

huì

The Chinese character 惠 (huì), a 12-stroke HSK 5

bēi

The Chinese character 悲 (bēi) means 'sad' but ca

yōu

Write 悠 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced yōu, m

qiǎo

悄 (qiǎo) means 'quiet' in Chinese — a HSK 5 cha

gōng

How do you say 'respectful' in Chinese? It's 恭 (g

hèn

9-stroke character 恨 (hèn) carries the meaning '

yuàn

Write 怨 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced yuàn, m

The Chinese character 忽 (hū) means 'to neglect'

niàn

How do you say 'to read' in Chinese? It's 念 (nià

rěn

忍 • rěn • 'to bear' — HSK 5 Chinese character

chè

The Chinese character 彻 (chè) means 'thorough'

德 (dé) means 'virtue' — not 'Germany' — but is