洗
xǐ
Master 洗 (xǐ), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word f
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.
泳
yǒng
Master 泳 (yǒng), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word
汽
qì
汽 = water (氵) + steam (气) → think 'steaming wa
球
qiú
Explore the meaning of 球 (qiú): 'ball' in Chines
比
bǐ
Write 比 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced bǐ, mea
每
měi
Explore the meaning of 每 (měi): 'each' in Chines
步
bù
How do you say 'a step' in Chinese? It's 步 (bù),
歌
gē
Discover 歌 (gē) — the HSK 2 Chinese character m
次
cì
Think: 'See (cì) the sequence — 1st, 2nd, 3rd!'
乐
lè
The Chinese character 乐 (lè) radiates joy — mea
条
tiáo
Think: 'Tiao' sounds like 'tie'—tie a strip! —
望
wàng
Learning Chinese? 望 (wàng) is one of the essenti
最
zuì
Master 最 (zuì) — the essential Chinese superlat
晴
qíng
12-stroke character 晴 (qíng) carries the meaning
晚
wǎn
晚 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced wǎn. I
早
zǎo
How do you say 'early' in Chinese? It's 早 (zǎo),
旅
lu:3
旅 (lǚ) means 'trip' or 'journey'—a core HSK Lev
旁
páng
旁 • páng • 'one side' — HSK 2 Chinese charact
教
jiāo
How do you say 'to teach; to instruct' in Chinese?
考
kǎo
Explore the meaning of 考 (kǎo): 'to check' in Ch
找
zhǎo
Discover 找 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'to
手
shǒu
The Chinese character 手 (shǒu) means 'hand'—a f
房
fáng
房 (fáng) means 'house' or 'room' in Chinese—a f
懂
dǒng
懂 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced dǒng.
慢
màn
慢 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced màn. I