催
cuī
The Chinese character 催 (cuī) means 'to urge'—a
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.
傍
bàng
Think: 'BANG! — you’re BESIDE something at DUSK.
偷
tōu
The Chinese character 偷 (tōu) means 'to steal'—
伟
wěi
伟 (wěi) means 'great' — not just large in size,
倡
chàng
Think: 'CHAMPION starts things — CHÀNG = to init
俱
jù
The Chinese character 俱 (jù) means 'all; both; e
俗
sú
Master 俗 (sú), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word f
俊
jùn
Discover 俊 (HSK 5): the Chinese character for 'sm
促
cù
Learning Chinese? 促 (cù) is one of the essential
依
yī
The Chinese character 依 (yī) means 'to depend on
佩
pèi
How do you say 'to respect' in Chinese? It's 佩 (p
佛
fó
佛 (fó) means 'Buddha' or 'Buddhism'—a foundatio
余
yú
余 • yú • 'I; me' — HSK 5 Chinese character wi
布
bù
布 means ‘cloth’—a foundational HSK 5 character
似
sì
Write 似 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced sì, mea
伸
shēn
伸 (shēn) means 'to stretch' in Chinese — a HSK
伴
bàn
7-stroke character 伴 (bàn) carries the meaning '
企
qǐ
Think: 'QIckly stand on tiptoe to QIckly see what'
仿
fǎng
Master 仿 (fǎng), HSK level 5 — the Chinese word
令
lǐng
令 (lǐng) means 'classifier for a ream of paper'
代
dài
The Chinese character 代 (dài) embodies authorize
享
xiǎng
The Chinese character 享 (xiǎng) means 'to enjoy'
乙
yǐ
Think: 'Yǐ' sounds like 'B' — it's the 'B' (seco
乖
guāi
The Chinese character 乖 (guāi) means 'obedient,
乏
fá
Learning Chinese? 乏 (fá) is one of the essential