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.

The Chinese character 杂 (zá) means 'mixed' — es

xiǎn

The Chinese character 险 (xiǎn) means 'danger' —

suí

Explore the meaning of 随 (suí): 'to follow' in C

际 • jì • 'border' — HSK 4 Chinese character w

duì

Learning Chinese? 队 (duì) is one of the essentia

péi

What does 陪 mean? Pronounced péi, HSK level 4, t

jiàng

Think: 'Jiàng = Jolt down; Xiáng = Xurrender!'

yuè

The Chinese character 阅 (yuè) means 'to inspect'

yuè

How do you say 'key' in Chinese? It's 钥 (yuè), a

jìng

Write 镜 correctly: 16 strokes, pronounced jìng,

jiàn

键 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced jiàn.

gāng

What does 钢 mean? Pronounced gāng, HSK level 4,

zhēn

7-stroke character 针 (zhēn) carries the meaning

jīn

金 • jīn • 'Jurchen Jin dynasty' — HSK 4 Chine

shì

The Chinese character 释 (shì) means 'to explain'

xǐng

醒 (xǐng) means 'to wake up'—physically, mentall

suān

Write 酸 correctly: 14 strokes, pronounced suān,

jiāo

The Chinese character 郊 (jiāo) means 'suburbs'

yāo

The Chinese character 邀 (yāo) means 'to invite'

shì

适 means 'to fit'—capturing contextual suitabilit

biàn

Think: 'Biàn' = 'B-I-A-N' → 'B-I-All-Now': cover

lián

Discover 连 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'to

Learning Chinese? 速 (sù) is one of the essential

guàng

逛 means 'to stroll' — a culturally rich, unhurri

tōng

Discover 通 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'to