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.

chéng

程 (chéng) means 'rule', 'procedure', or 'standar

miǎo

秒 means 'second'—a precise, high-frequency time

科 (kē) means 'branch of study' — the foundation

xiù

Write 秀 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced xiù, me

Master 福 (fú), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word f

jīn

How do you say 'to endure' in Chinese? It's 禁 (j

zhù

祝 (zhù) means 'to pray for' or 'to wish well' —

shì

示 means 'to show'—a precise, intentional act of

kuàng

Explore the meaning of 矿 (kuàng): 'mineral depos

chǔ

The Chinese character 础 (chǔ), HSK Level 4 and m

How do you say 'agate' in Chinese? It's 码 (mǎ),

què

The Chinese character 确 (què) means 'authenticat

shuò

The Chinese character 硕 (shuò) means 'large; gre

Write 破 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced pò, me

yán

The Chinese character 研 (yán) means 'to grind'

zhòng

Master 众 (zhòng), HSK level 4 — the Chinese wor

shěng

省 • shěng • 'to save; to economize; to be frug

The Chinese character 盒 (hé) means 'small box'—

dēng

Learning Chinese? 登 (dēng) is one of the essenti

How do you say 'to doubt; to suspect' in Chinese?

毕 (bì) means 'the whole of' — master this HSK 4

shēn

Master 申 (shēn), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word

shèn

Discover 甚 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'ex

qín

The Chinese character 琴 (qín) means 'guqin'—a r

huò

Explore the meaning of 获 (huò): 'to catch; to ca