满
mǎn
Think: 'Mǎn = Manchu + 'màn' (to fill up) — ful
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.
渴
kě
渴 (kě) means 'thirsty' in Chinese — a HSK 3 cha
清
qīng
How do you say 'Qing dynasty of China' in Chinese
净
jìng
净 (jìng) means 'clean' in Chinese — a HSK 3 cha
注
zhù
The Chinese character 注 (zhù) means 'to pour int
河
hé
河 means 'river' — a foundational HSK 3 character
决
jué
决 (jué) means 'to decide'—a culturally weighted
求
qiú
Discover 求 (qiú): the HSK 3 character meaning 't
段
duàn
段 • duàn • 'paragraph' — HSK 3 Chinese charac
检
jiǎn
The Chinese character 检 (jiǎn) means 'to check'
树
shù
The Chinese character 树 (shù) means 'tree' — a
楼
lóu
Write 楼 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced lóu, m
极
jí
How do you say 'extremely' in Chinese? It's 极 (j
楚
chǔ
楚 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced chǔ. I
梯
tī
梯 (tī) means 'ladder' or 'stairs' — a foundatio
根
gēn
Think: 'Gēn = Ground-level origin — G for Ground
查
chá
Discover 查 (chá): the HSK 3 character meaning 't
板
bǎn
The Chinese character 板 (bǎn) means 'board' — f
束
shù
Master 束 (shù), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word
李
lǐ
What does 李 mean? Pronounced lǐ, HSK level 3, th
朵
duǒ
朵 • duǒ • 'flower' — HSK 3 Chinese character
末
mò
Explore the meaning of 末 (mò): 'tip' in Chinese,
更
gèng
The Chinese character 更 (gèng) means 'more; even
历
lì
What does 历 mean? Pronounced lì, HSK level 3, th
春
chūn
How do you say 'spring' in Chinese? It's 春 (chūn