必
bì
How do you say 'certainly' in Chinese? It's 必 (b
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.
复
fù
复 • fù • 'to go and return' — HSK 3 Chinese c
张
zhāng
Write 张 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced zhāng,
康
kāng
康 (kāng) means 'healthy' — a core HSK Level 3 c
帽
mào
帽 (mào) means 'hat' in Chinese—a simple word ca
带
dài
带 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced dài. I
市
shì
市 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced shì. I
己
jǐ
The Chinese character 己 (jǐ) means 'self' — a f
差
chā
What does 差 mean? Pronounced chā, HSK level 3, t
山
shān
How do you say 'mountain; hill' in Chinese? It's
层
céng
层 (céng) means 'layer' — expressing how things
居
jī
The Chinese character 居 (jī) is an HSK 3 sentenc
容
róng
容 • róng • 'to hold' — HSK 3 Chinese characte
害
hài
Discover 害 (hài)—the 10-stroke HSK 3 character
安
ān
安 • ān • 'calm; peaceful' — HSK 3 Chinese cha
季
jì
季 (jì) means 'season' — a foundational HSK 3 ch
婚
hūn
婚 (hūn) means 'to marry' — a foundational HSK 3
姨
yí
姨 (yí) means 'mother's sister' in Chinese — a H
奇
jī
奇 means 'odd' — both numerically (jīshù) and p
夏
xià
Explore the meaning of 夏 (xià): 'the Xia or Hsia
坏
huài
Learning Chinese? 坏 (huài) is one of the essenti
境
jìng
Master 境 (jìng), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word
城
chéng
Discover 城 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'ci
图
tú
The Chinese character 图 (tú) means 'diagram' —
园
yuán
Think: 'YUAN = YARD + UNder care — a walled yard