鼻
bí
The Chinese character 鼻 (bí) means 'nose'—a cor
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.
黄
huáng
The Chinese character 黄 (huáng) means 'yellow'
鸟
diǎo
The Chinese character 鸟 means 'bird' in formal co
鲜
xiān
鲜 (xiān) means 'fresh' in Chinese — a HSK 3 cha
骑
jì
Think: 'QIckly ride a QI-ck horse' → qí = ride!
马
mǎ
The Chinese character 马 (mǎ) means 'horse'—a fo
香
xiāng
香 • xiāng • 'fragrant' — HSK 3 Chinese charac
饿
è
饿 (è) means 'hungry' — a core HSK 3 character w
饱
bǎo
饱 means 'to eat till full'—a foundational HSK Le
饮
yǐn
The Chinese character 饮 (yǐn) means 'to drink'
风
fēng
What does 风 mean? Pronounced fēng, HSK level 3,
顾
gù
The Chinese character 顾 (gù) means 'to look afte
头
tóu
The Chinese character 头 (tóu) means 'head'—anat
须
xū
Explore the meaning of 须 (xū): 'must' in Chinese
响
xiǎng
响 means 'echo' — a concept rich in Chinese philo
音
yīn
Learning Chinese? 音 (yīn) is one of the essentia
鞋
xié
Explore the meaning of 鞋 (xié): 'shoe' in Chines
静
jìng
静 means 'still'—a core HSK 3 concept embodying c
需
xū
The Chinese character 需 (xū) means 'to require'
难
nán
The Chinese character 难 (nán) means 'difficult'
双
shuāng
4-stroke character 双 (shuāng) carries the meanin
阳
yáng
Master 阳 (yáng), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word
除
chú
Write 除 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced chú, me
附
fù
The Chinese character 附 (fù) means 'to add' or '
阿
ā
The Chinese character 阿 (ā) is an HSK Level 3 fa