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.

mào

Discover 冒 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'to

diǎn

The Chinese character 典 (diǎn) means 'canon' —

yuán

Learning Chinese? 元 (yuán) is one of the essenti

xiàng

Explore the meaning of 像 (xiàng): 'to resemble'

sǎn

The Chinese character 伞 (sǎn) means 'umbrella'

jiàn

How do you say 'healthy' in Chinese? It's 健 (jià

jiǎ

Learning Chinese? 假 (jiǎ) is one of the essentia

jiè

Master 借 (jiè), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word

xìn

The Chinese character 信 (xìn) means 'letter' —

wèi

位 • wèi • 'position' — HSK 3 Chinese characte

gān

What does 干 mean? Pronounced gān, HSK level 3, t

乎 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced hū. It

jiǔ

久 • jiǔ • 'long' — HSK 3 Chinese character wi

shì

The Chinese character 世 (shì) means 'life' as li

qiě

The Chinese character 且 (qiě) means 'and' — but

xīn

Explore the meaning of 心 (xīn): 'heart' in Chine

shù

数 (shù) means 'number; figure; several; to count

zhòng

Think: 'ZHONG = ZEALOUS + HEAVY = serious commitme

xiāng

相 (xiāng) means 'each other' in Chinese — a HSK

píng

Explore the meaning of 平 (píng): 'flat' in Chine

What does 其 mean? Pronounced qí, HSK level 3, th

yīng

The Chinese character 应 (yīng/yìng), a 7-stroke

The Chinese character 把 (bǎ) means 'to hold; to

The Chinese character 业 (yè) means 'line of busi

dāng

当 (dāng) means 'at the time of', 'to serve as',