词
cí
Think: 'Speech' (讠) + 'Manage' (司) = a managed u
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.
记
jì
记 (jì) means 'to record' in Chinese — a HSK 3 c
解
jiě
Learning Chinese? 解 (jiě) is one of the essentia
角
jiǎo
Discover 角 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'an
衬
chèn
Write 衬 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced chèn, m
裤
kù
Write 裤 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced kù, me
裙
qún
Think: 'Queen wears a QÚN-skirt — Q for qún, U
被
bèi
Learning Chinese? 被 (bèi) is one of the essentia
衫
shān
The Chinese character 衫 (shān) means 'garment'—
街
jiē
Learning Chinese? 街 (jiē) is one of the essentia
蓝
lán
Think: 'Lan' sounds like 'lantern' — picture a bl
蕉
jiāo
Think: 'Grass (艹) + scorched (焦) = banana — bec
万
wàn
The Chinese character 万 (wàn) means 'ten thousan
草
cǎo
The Chinese character 草 (cǎo) means 'grass' — a
花
huā
The Chinese character 花 (huā) means 'flower'—a
船
chuán
How do you say 'boat' in Chinese? It's 船 (chuán)
般
bān
般 (bān) means 'sort' in Chinese — a HSK 3 chara
舒
shū
What does 舒 mean? Pronounced shū, HSK level 3, t
旧
jiù
The Chinese character 旧 (jiù) means 'old'—not a
脸
liǎn
11-stroke character 脸 (liǎn) carries the meaning
腿
tuǐ
The Chinese character 腿 (tuǐ) means 'leg' — a c
脚
jiǎo
Discover 脚 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'fo
胖
pán
胖 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced pán. I
育
yù
育 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced yù. It
声
shēng
Write 声 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced shēng,