批
pī
批 • pī • 'to ascertain' — HSK 4 Chinese chara
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.
扮
bàn
What does 扮 mean? Pronounced bàn, HSK level 4, t
扔
rēng
5-stroke character 扔 (rēng) carries the meaning
户
hù
The Chinese character 户 (hù) means 'household'—
戴
dài
The Chinese character 戴 (dài) means 'to put on o
怀
huái
The Chinese character 怀 (huái) — 7 strokes, HSK
懒
lǎn
What does 懒 mean? Pronounced lǎn, HSK level 4, t
忆
yì
忆 means 'to recollect' — a heart-centered, emoti
怜
lián
Write 怜 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced lián, m
戚
qī
What does 戚 mean? Pronounced qī, HSK level 4, th
虑
lu:4
The Chinese character 虑 (lǜ) means 'to think ove
慕
mù
Think: 'Mù = MOO + Heart — moo-ing for something
态
tài
态 (tài) means 'appearance' — specifically, how
愉
yú
How do you say 'pleased' in Chinese? It's 愉 (yú)
恼
nǎo
Write 恼 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced nǎo, me
惜
xī
Write 惜 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced xī, me
悔
huǐ
The Chinese character 悔 (huǐ) means 'to regret;
悉
xī
悉 (xī) means 'in all cases' — a formal, precise
恐
kǒng
10-stroke character 恐 (kǒng) carries the meaning
志
zhì
Learning Chinese? 志 (zhì) is one of the essentia
微
wēi
Discover 微 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'an
律
lu:4
律 (lù) means 'law' — a foundational HSK 4 chara
彩
cǎi
Think: 'C-A-I = C-A-Color — 彩 shines with C-leve
弹
dàn
Think: 'Bow (弓) + single unit = something you lau
引
yǐn
The Chinese character 引 (yǐn), a 4-stroke HSK Le