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.

Master 呼 (hū) — the 8-stroke Chinese character

wèi

Learning Chinese? 味 (wèi) is one of the essentia

ya

Write 呀 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced ya, mean

The Chinese character 吸 (xī) means 'to breathe i

fǒu

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

xié

The Chinese character 叶 (xié) means 'to be in ha

tái

5-stroke character 台 (tái) carries the meaning '

lìng

The Chinese character 另 (lìng) means 'other' or

shòu

Learning Chinese? 受 (shòu) is one of the essenti

The Chinese character 取 (qǔ) — 8 strokes, HSK 4

fǎn

The Chinese character 反 (fǎn) means 'contrary'—

The Chinese character 及 (jí) — HSK Level 4, 3 s

厉 (lì) means 'strict'—a compact, five-stroke HS

yàn

Write 厌 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced yàn, me

yuán

Discover 原 (yuán)—HSK 4, 10 strokes—the Chines

hòu

厚 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced hòu. I

què

The Chinese character 却 (què) means 'but' — a s

Master 即 (jí), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word f

yìn

印 (yìn) means 'to print' in Chinese — a HSK 4 c

zhān

5-stroke character 占 (zhān) carries the meaning

博 (bó) means abundant, extensive, and wide — em

区 is a HSK 4 Chinese character pronounced qū. It

chí

匙 • chí • 'spoon' — HSK 4 Chinese character w

sháo

Discover 勺 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'sp