丑
chǒu
Think: 'CHOW-oh' + 'Ox' — both start with O, and
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.
形
xíng
形 (xíng) means 'to appear' — not just visually,
义
yì
How do you say 'Italy' in Chinese? It's 义 (yì),
政
zhèng
Explore the meaning of 政 (zhèng): 'political' in
制
zhì
The Chinese character 制 (zhì) means 'system' or
产
chǎn
The Chinese character 产 (chǎn) means 'to give bi
龄
líng
The Chinese character 龄 (líng) means 'age' — es
鼓
gǔ
The Chinese character 鼓 (gǔ) means 'drum'—a res
默
mò
16-stroke character 默 (mò) carries the meaning '
丽
lí
How do you say 'Korea' in Chinese? It's 丽 (lí),
盐
yán
10-stroke character 盐 (yán) carries the meaning
鸭
yā
Think: 'Yā' sounds like 'ya' — 'Ya, it's a duck!
闹
nào
闹 (nào) means 'noisy' — a dynamic HSK 4 charact
惊
jīng
What does 惊 mean? Pronounced jīng, HSK level 4,
验
yàn
验 (yàn) means 'to examine' in Chinese — a HSK 4
骄
jiāo
The Chinese character 骄 (jiāo) means 'proud' —
骗
piàn
The Chinese character 骗 (piàn) means 'to cheat'
首
shǒu
首 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced shǒu.
餐
cān
Write 餐 correctly: 16 strokes, pronounced cān, m
养
yǎng
Master 养 (yǎng), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word
饼
bǐng
Write 饼 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced bǐng, m
饺
jiǎo
Discover 饺 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'du
预
yù
10-stroke character 预 (yù) carries the meaning '
顺
shùn
What does 顺 mean? Pronounced shùn, HSK level 4,
页
xié
页 (yè) means 'page'—but its roots run deep in t