森
sēn
森 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced sēn. I
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.
棒
bàng
棒 means 'stick'—a concrete noun rooted in wood (
弃
qì
The Chinese character 弃 (qì) means 'to abandon'
桶
tǒng
桶 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced tǒng.
案
àn
10-stroke character 案 (àn) carries the meaning '
格
gé
10-stroke character 格 (gé) carries the meaning '
柿
shì
The Chinese character 柿 (shì) means 'persimmon'
染
rǎn
染 (rǎn) means 'to dye'—a vivid HSK 4 character
林
lín
Explore the meaning of 林 (lín): 'Japanese surnam
松
sōng
What does 松 mean? Pronounced sōng, HSK level 4,
材
cái
材 (cái) means 'material' in Chinese — a HSK 4 c
暂
zàn
The Chinese character 暂 (zàn) means 'temporary'
暖
nuǎn
暖 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced nuǎn.
暑
shǔ
暑 means 'oppressive summer heat'—central to Chin
景
jǐng
景 (jǐng) means 'scenery'—but in Chinese culture
普
pǔ
Discover 普 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'ge
既
jì
既 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced jì. It
族
zú
Explore the meaning of 族 (zú): 'race' in Chinese
断
duàn
How do you say 'to break' in Chinese? It's 断 (du
整
zhěng
Write 整 correctly: 16 strokes, pronounced zhěng,
敲
qiāo
The Chinese character 敲 (qiāo) means 'to hit'—b
散
sǎn
The Chinese character 散 (sǎn) means 'scattered'
敢
gǎn
敢 (gǎn) means 'to dare' — a culturally rich HSK
败
bài
How do you say 'to defeat' in Chinese? It's 败 (b
改
gǎi
Think: 'GAI = Go And Improve!' — 7 strokes, radic