铁
tiě
铁 (tiě) means 'iron'—a foundational HSK 3 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.
锻
duàn
Learning Chinese? 锻 (duàn) is one of the essenti
银
yín
What does 银 mean? Pronounced yín, HSK level 3, t
酒
jiǔ
Discover 酒 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'wi
邻
lín
The Chinese character 邻 (lín) means 'neighbor'
邮
yóu
邮 (yóu) means 'post'—the cornerstone of China’
选
xuǎn
The Chinese character 选 (xuǎn) means 'to choose'
迟
chí
迟 (chí) means 'late' — master its rising-tone p
遇
yù
遇 (yù) means 'to encounter' — capturing unplann
迎
yíng
The Chinese character 迎 (yíng) means 'to welcome
办
bàn
办 (bàn) means 'to take care of', 'to deal with',
辆
liàng
The Chinese character 辆 (liàng) is the indispens
轻
qīng
The Chinese character 轻 (qīng) means 'light'—in
较
jiào
Learning Chinese? 较 (jiào) is one of the essenti
跟
gēn
The Chinese character 跟 (gēn) means 'heel' — an
趣
qù
Learning Chinese? 趣 (qù) is one of the essential
越
yuè
越 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced yuè. I
超
chāo
How do you say 'to exceed' in Chinese? It's 超 (ch
赛
sài
The Chinese character 赛 (sài) means 'to compete'
变
biàn
8-stroke character 变 (biàn) carries the meaning
护
hù
The Chinese character 护 (hù) means 'to protect'
议
yì
议 (yì) means 'to comment on'—a five-stroke HSK
讲
jiǎng
Discover 讲 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'to
调
diào
The Chinese character 调 (diào) means 'to transfe
该
gāi
Think: 'Gāi' sounds like 'guilt'—but it's about