孕
yùn
Think: 'YUN = You're IN — carrying a child inside
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.
嫩
nèn
The Chinese character 嫩 (nèn) means 'young and t
嫁
jià
How do you say 'to marry' in Chinese? It's 嫁 (ji
媒
méi
Discover 媒 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'me
妇
fù
Explore the meaning of 妇 (fù): 'woman' in Chines
婆
pó
What does 婆 mean? Pronounced pó, HSK level 5, th
娶
qǔ
娶 is a HSK 5 Chinese character pronounced qǔ. It
娱
yú
How do you say 'to amuse' in Chinese? It's 娱 (yú
娘
niáng
娘 (niáng) means 'mother' in Chinese — a HSK 5 c
威
wēi
How do you say 'power' in Chinese? It's 威 (wēi),
姿
zī
The Chinese character 姿 (zī) embodies beauty as
姻
yīn
The Chinese character 姻 (yīn) means 'marriage co
姥
lǎo
姥 • lǎo • 'grandma' — HSK 5 Chinese character
委
wěi
Write 委 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced wěi, me
姑
gū
The Chinese character 姑 (gū) means 'paternal aun
妨
fáng
7-stroke character 妨 (fáng) carries the meaning
妙
miào
The Chinese character 妙 (miào) means 'clever' wi
套
tào
Explore the meaning of 套 (tào): 'to cover' in Ch
奈
nài
8-stroke character 奈 (nài) carries the meaning '
夹
jiā
The Chinese character 夹 (jiā) means 'to press fr
夜
yè
夜 (yè) means 'night' — a poetic, practical, and
夕
xī
Think: 'Xī = X marks the spot where the sun sets!
寿
shòu
The Chinese character 寿 (shòu) means 'long life'
壶
hú
What does 壶 mean? Pronounced hú, HSK level 5, th
壁
bì
The Chinese character 壁 (bì) means 'wall'—a fou