眼
yǎn
11-stroke character 眼 (yǎn) carries the meaning
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.
真
zhēn
The Chinese character 真 (zhēn) means 'really' —
百
bǎi
What does 百 mean? Pronounced bǎi, HSK level 2, t
白
bái
白 • bái • 'white' — HSK 2 Chinese character w
病
bìng
Think: 'Sick person (疒) + BINGO! (丙) = BÌNG = i
男
nán
Learning Chinese? 男 (nán) is one of the essentia
瓜
guā
The Chinese character 瓜 (guā) means 'melon, gour
班
bān
班 (bān) means 'team; class; grade' — a core HSK
玩
wán
The Chinese character 玩 (wán) means 'to play'—a
牛
niú
Learning Chinese? 牛 (niú) is one of the essentia
火
huǒ
Master 火 (huǒ), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word
游
yóu
Write 游 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced yóu, m
洗
xǐ
Master 洗 (xǐ), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word f
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