待
dāi
待 • dāi • 'to stay; to remain' — HSK 5 Chines
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.
征
zhēng
Think: 'Zhēng = ZEALOUS journey — with purpose &
彼
bǐ
彼 (bǐ) means 'that' in Chinese — a HSK 5 charac
录
lù
录 • lù • 'to carve wood' — HSK 5 Chinese char
弯
wān
Learning Chinese? 弯 (wān) is one of the essentia
强
qiáng
强 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced qiáng.
弱
ruò
Weak, feeble, or vulnerable—弱 (ruò) captures nu
迫
pò
The Chinese character 迫 (pò) means 'to force' —
延
yán
What does 延 mean? Pronounced yán, HSK level 5, t
废
fèi
Learning Chinese? 废 (fèi) is one of the essentia
厦
shà
厦 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced shà. I
厢
xiāng
厢 (xiāng) means 'enclosed side chamber' — from
庭
tíng
The Chinese character 庭 (tíng) means 'main hall'
库
kù
Learning Chinese? 库 (kù) is one of the essential
府
fǔ
Write 府 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced fǔ, mea
幼
yòu
5-stroke character 幼 (yòu) carries the meaning '
幻
huàn
Learning Chinese? 幻 (huàn) is one of the essenti
币
bì
Think: 'Bee' (bì) buzzes with cash—4 strokes, cl
幕
mù
Think: 'MOO-ve the curtain —幕 sounds like 'moo'
幅
fú
How do you say 'width' in Chinese? It's 幅 (fú),
席
xí
席 (xí) means 'woven mat' — a humble object that
帘
lián
Write 帘 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced lián, m
巴
bā
Write 巴 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced bā, mea
巨
jù
Write 巨 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced jù, mea
屿
yǔ
Discover 屿 (yǔ): the elegant, literary Chinese c