活
huó
Master 活 (huó), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word
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.
洲
zhōu
洲 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced zhōu.
洋
yáng
The Chinese character 洋 (yáng) — HSK 4, 9 strok
泉
quán
The Chinese character 泉 (quán) means 'spring' —
况
kuàng
How do you say 'moreover' in Chinese? It's 况 (ku
油
yóu
Think: 'You need oil (yóu) to fry food — sounds
沙
shā
沙 • shā • 'granule' — HSK 4 Chinese character
污
wū
How do you say 'dirty' in Chinese? It's 污 (wū),
江
jiāng
Explore the meaning of 江 (jiāng): 'Yangtze River
汗
hàn
The Chinese character 汗 (hàn) means 'perspiratio
汁
zhī
Think: 'Water (氵) flowing (之) = juice!' — 汁 (z
永
yǒng
The Chinese character 永 (yǒng) means 'forever'
毛
máo
Explore the meaning of 毛 (máo): 'hair' in Chines
母
mǔ
母 • mǔ • 'mother' — HSK 4 Chinese character w
死
sǐ
Explore the meaning of 死 (sǐ): 'to die' in Chine
此
cǐ
此 (cǐ) means 'this; these' in Chinese — a HSK 4
止
zhǐ
The Chinese character 止 (zhǐ) means 'to stop'—a
歉
qiàn
歉 • qiàn • 'to apologize' — HSK 4 Chinese cha
款
kuǎn
What does 款 mean? Pronounced kuǎn, HSK level 4,
橡
xiàng
Think: 'Oak looks like X (象) in a tree (木) — xi
桥
qiáo
The Chinese character 桥 (qiáo) means 'bridge'—a
标
biāo
The Chinese character 标 (biāo) means 'mark' or '
概
gài
概 (gài) means 'general' or 'approximate'—a core
植
zhí
How do you say 'to plant' in Chinese? It's 植 (zh
棵
kē
How do you say 'classifier for trees, cabbages, pl