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.

cōng

聪 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced cōng.

wén

Learning Chinese? 闻 (wén) is one of the essentia

liáo

What does 聊 mean? Pronounced liáo, HSK level 3,

ěr

Explore the meaning of 耳 (ěr): 'ear' in Chinese,

zhě

The Chinese character 者 (zhě), an HSK Level 3 gr

The Chinese character 绩 (jì) — HSK 3, 11 stroke

zǒng

Explore the meaning of 总 (zǒng): 'general; overa

liàn

The Chinese character 练 (liàn), an HSK Level 3 w

wǎng

How do you say 'net; web' in Chinese? It's 网 (wǎ

绿

lu:4

Master 绿 (lu:4), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word

jiē

Learning Chinese? 结 (jiē) is one of the essentia

zhōng

8-stroke character 终 (zhōng) carries the meaning

The Chinese character 级 (jí) means 'level'—a fo

gāo

How do you say 'cake' in Chinese? It's 糕 (gāo),

jiǎn

The Chinese character 简 (jiǎn) means 'simple' —

jié

Discover 节 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'jo

xiāng

箱 • xiāng • 'box' — HSK 3 Chinese character w

suàn

Learning Chinese? 算 (suàn) is one of the essenti

kuài

Explore the meaning of 筷 (kuài): 'chopstick' in

The Chinese character 答 (dā) is an HSK 3 bound f

The Chinese character 突 (tū) means 'to dash' —

kōng

The Chinese character 空 (kōng/kòng) — 8 stroke

qiū

Master 秋 (qiū), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word

The Chinese character 礼 (lǐ), a 5-stroke HSK Lev

wǎn

The Chinese character 碗 (wǎn) means 'bowl'—a hu