矮
ǎi
矮 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced ǎi. It
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.
短
duǎn
短 (duǎn) means 'short'—in length, time, or abil
直
zhí
The Chinese character 直 (zhí) means 'straight',
目
mù
Discover 目 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'ey
盘
pán
Write 盘 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced pán, m
皮
pí
Discover 皮 (pí): the 5-stroke Chinese character
瘦
shòu
瘦 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced shòu.
疼
téng
The Chinese character 疼 (téng) — HSK 3, 10 stro
画
huà
Explore the meaning of 画 (huà): 'to draw; to pai
留
liú
留 (liú) means 'to stay', 'to keep', or 'to leave
界
jiè
Write 界 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced jiè, me
甜
tián
Write 甜 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced tián,
瓶
píng
The Chinese character 瓶 (píng) means 'bottle' —
环
huán
Explore the meaning of 环 (huán): 'ring' in Chine
特
tè
How do you say 'special' in Chinese? It's 特 (tè)
牙
yá
Think: 'Yah! My tooth!' — say it while pointing t
片
piān
The Chinese character 片 (piàn) means 'disk' or '
爷
yé
The Chinese character 爷 (yé) means 'grandpa'—a
爬
pá
8-stroke character 爬 (pá) carries the meaning 't
烧
shāo
Learning Chinese? 烧 (shāo) is one of the essenti
灯
dēng
Learning Chinese? 灯 (dēng) is one of the essenti
熊
xióng
Discover 熊 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'be
炼
liàn
The Chinese character 炼 (liàn) means 'to refine'
照
zhào
The Chinese character 照 (zhào) means 'according
澡
zǎo
The Chinese character 澡 (zǎo) means 'bath' — a