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.

别

bié

别 (bié) means 'to leave; to part' — a deceptive

准

zhǔn

准 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced zhǔn.

共

gòng

Think: 'GO together' → gòng = common, shared act

公

gōng

The Chinese character 公 (gōng) means 'public' —

备

bèi

Master 备 (bèi), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

便

biàn

Master 便 (biàn), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

但

dàn

Discover 但 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'bu

休

xiū

The Chinese character 休 (xiū) means 'to rest'—a

件

jiàn

件 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced jiàn.

介

jiè

Explore the meaning of 介 (jiè): 'to introduce' i

丈

zhàng

The Chinese character 丈 (zhàng) means 'a traditi

鱼

yú

Write 鱼 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced yú, mea

正

zhēng

Explore the meaning of 正 (zhēng): 'first month o

新

xīn

新 (xīn) means 'new' — a foundational HSK 2 char

间

jiān

间 (jiān) means 'between' in Chinese — a HSK 2 c

表

biǎo

表 (biǎo) means 'exterior surface' in Chinese —

事

shì

Learning Chinese? 事 (shì) is one of the essentia

日

rì

日 • rì • 'sun' — HSK 2 Chinese character with

外

wài

外 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced wài. I

然

rán

Discover 然 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'co

因

yīn

Write 因 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced yīn, me

还

hái

The Chinese character 还 (hái/huán) means 'still

它

tā

The Chinese character 它 (tā) means 'it'—a neutr

从

cóng

From Beijing to breakfast time—master 从 (cóng),

体

tǐ

The Chinese character 体 (tǐ) means 'body' — a f