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.

晴

qíng

12-stroke character 晴 (qíng) carries the meaning

晚

wǎn

晚 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced wǎn. I

早

zǎo

How do you say 'early' in Chinese? It's 早 (zǎo),

旅

lu:3

旅 (lǚ) means 'trip' or 'journey'—a core HSK Lev

旁

páng

旁 • páng • 'one side' — HSK 2 Chinese charact

教

jiāo

How do you say 'to teach; to instruct' in Chinese?

考

kǎo

Explore the meaning of 考 (kǎo): 'to check' in Ch

找

zhǎo

Discover 找 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'to

手

shǒu

The Chinese character 手 (shǒu) means 'hand'—a f

房

fáng

房 (fáng) means 'house' or 'room' in Chinese—a f

懂

dǒng

懂 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced dǒng.

慢

màn

慢 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced màn. I

意

yì

The Chinese character 意 (yì) — 13 strokes, HSK

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