意
yì
The Chinese character 意 (yì) — 13 strokes, HSK
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.
情
qíng
Think: 'Heart (忄) + Qing (sound/meaning) = Feelin
您
nín
The Chinese character 您 (nín) means ‘you’ — b
息
xī
The Chinese character 息 (xī) — meaning 'breath'
思
sī
Think with your HEART — 心 is at the bottom! —
快
kuài
Master 快 (kuài), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word
忙
máng
忙 • máng • 'busy' — HSK 2 Chinese character w
往
wǎng
Write 往 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced wǎng, m
弟
dì
弟 means 'younger brother'—a foundational HSK 2 t
床
chuáng
What does 床 mean? Pronounced chuáng, HSK level 2
帮
bāng
Discover 帮 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'to
常
cháng
常 (cháng) means 'always' in Chinese — a HSK 2 c
希
xī
Write 希 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced xī, mea
已
yǐ
Discover 已 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'al
左
zuǒ
The Chinese character 左 (zuǒ) means 'left'—a fo
室
shì
室 (shì) means 'room' in Chinese — a HSK 2 chara
宜
yí
The Chinese character 宜 (yí) means 'proper' or '
完
wán
完 (wán) means 'to finish' in Chinese — a HSK 2
孩
hái
How do you say 'child' in Chinese? It's 孩 (hái),
姓
xìng
The Chinese character 姓 (xìng) means 'family nam
始
shǐ
Learning Chinese? 始 (shǐ) is one of the essentia
妻
qī
The Chinese character 妻 (qī) means 'wife' — a f
妹
mèi
妹 (mèi) means 'younger sister' — a core HSK 2 f
奶
nǎi
奶 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced nǎi. I
夫
fū
Master 夫 (fū), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word f