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.

Discover 互 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'mu

yún

The Chinese character 云 (yún) means 'to say' in

luàn

Think: 'LUA-N' sounds like 'LOO-AN' → 'LOO is AN

chéng

Write 乘 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced chéng,

pāng

Explore the meaning of 乓 (pāng): 'bang' in Chine

pīng

乒 (pīng) — the sharp, iconic 'ping' of table te

fēng

丰 (fēng) means 'luxuriant' in Chinese — a HSK 4

bīng

Discover 并 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'sh

diū

What does 丢 mean? Pronounced diū, HSK level 4, t

jiāng

The Chinese character 将 (jiāng) means 'will' —

nèi

How do you say 'inside' in Chinese? It's 内 (nèi)

线

xiàn

The Chinese character 线 (xiàn) — HSK 4, 8 strok

Write 各 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced gè, mea

Discover 与 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'an

quán

The Chinese character 全 (quán) means 'all' or 'c

shè

The Chinese character 社 (shè) means 'society; or

yóu

How do you say 'to follow' in Chinese? It's 由 (y

6-stroke character 合 (gě) carries the meaning '1

xìng

Master 性 (xìng), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word

使

shǐ

The Chinese character 使 (shǐ) — 8 strokes, HSK

liàng

Learning Chinese? 量 (liàng) is one of the essent

The Chinese character 度 (dù) — a 9-stroke HSK L

Write 部 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced bù, me

zhī

Master 之 (zhī), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word

mín

民 (mín) means 'the people' — a cornerstone term