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.

两

liǎng

The Chinese character 两 (liǎng) means 'two'—use

等

děng

How do you say 'to wait for; to await' in Chinese?

着

zhe

着 (zhe) means 'aspect particle indicating ongoing

进

jìn

Explore the meaning of 进 (jìn): 'to go forward'

经

jīng

Master 经 (jīng), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

得

de

Master 得 (de), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word fo

所

suǒ

所 (suǒ) means 'actually' in Chinese — a HSK 2 c

过

guò

Master 过 (guò), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

也

yě

Explore the meaning of 也 (yě): 'also; too; as we

动

dòng

Write 动 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced dòng, m

可

kě

Learning Chinese? 可 (kě) is one of the essential

就

jiù

The Chinese character 就 (jiù) means 'in that cas

到

dào

The Chinese character 到 (dào), an HSK Level 2 ve

要

yāo

Yāo = YELL demand; Yào = YOU want — same spelli

以

yǐ

The Chinese character 以 (yǐ) — a 4-stroke HSK 2

为

wéi

What does 为 mean? Pronounced wéi, HSK level 2, t

么

me

The Chinese character 么 (me) is an HSK Level 1 ex

饭

fàn

How do you say 'cooked rice' in Chinese? It's 饭 (

飞

fēi

Discover 飞 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'to

雨

yǔ

Write 雨 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced yǔ, mea

院

yuàn

院 (yuàn) means 'courtyard' — a foundational HSK

钟

zhōng

The Chinese character 钟 (zhōng) — HSK 1, 9 stro

钱

qián

The Chinese character 钱 (qián) means 'coin' and

医

yī

Learning Chinese? 医 (yī) is one of the essential

车

chē

The Chinese character 车 (chē) — meaning 'car'