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.

shōu

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

zhī

Learning Chinese? 支 (zhī) is one of the essentia

rǎo

扰 (rǎo) means 'to disturb' in Chinese — a HSK 4

擦 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced cā. It

播 • bō • 'to sow ; to spread ; to broadcast'

yáng

6-stroke character 扬 (yáng) carries the meaning

tuī

推 (tuī) means 'to push' in Chinese — a HSK 4 ch

guà

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

pái

Master 排 (pái): the HSK 4 character meaning 'to

diào

The Chinese character 掉 (diào) means 'to fall'

shòu

Write 授 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced shòu,

tǐng

What does 挺 mean? Pronounced tǐng, HSK level 4,

àn

The Chinese character 按 (àn) means 'to press' —

zhǐ

The Chinese character 指 (zhǐ) means 'finger' —

chí

The Chinese character 持 (chí) means 'to hold'—n

shè

The Chinese character 拾 (shè/shí) means 'to asc

bài

拜 (bài) means 'to bow to; to pay one's respects'

zhāo

Master 招 (zhāo)—an 8-stroke HSK 4 character mea

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

Think: 'LĀ = 'Lift And Pull' — both start with L

chōu

Think: 'CHOO-SE with your HAND — pull out, draw o

bào

The Chinese character 抱 (bào) means 'to hold' —

tái

The Chinese character 抬 (tái) means 'to lift' —

shé

Write 折 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced shé, me

Write 技 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced jì, mea