买
mǎi
Write 买 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced mǎi, me
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.
猫
māo
猫 means 'cat' — a core HSK 1 character with 11 s
读
dòu
The Chinese character 读 (dú) means 'to read' —
识
shí
What does 识 mean? Pronounced shí, HSK level 1, t
谢
xiè
The Chinese character 谢 (xiè) means 'to thank'
请
qǐng
Explore the meaning of 请 (qǐng): 'to ask' in Chi
谁
shéi
谁 • shéi • 'who' — HSK 1 Chinese character wi
语
yǔ
The Chinese character 语 (yǔ) means 'language' or
认
rèn
认 (rèn) means 'to recognize' in Chinese — a HSK
话
huà
话 • huà • 'dialect' — HSK 1 Chinese character
觉
jué
觉 (jué) means 'to feel; to think; to sense'—a c
视
shì
The Chinese character 视 (shì) means 'to look at'
见
jiàn
The Chinese character 见 (jiàn), meaning 'to see'
西
xī
The Chinese character 西 (xī) means 'the West' —
衣
yī
Learning Chinese? 衣 (yī) is one of the essential
号
háo
Master 号 (háo), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word
菜
cài
菜 (cài) means 'vegetable' or 'dish' in Chinese
茶
chá
Discover 茶 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'te
苹
píng
How do you say 'duckweed' in Chinese? It's 苹 (pí
兴
xīng
6-stroke character 兴 (xīng) carries the meaning
脑
nǎo
Think: 'Nǎo = NO (as in 'no rest for the brain!')
老
lǎo
老 • lǎo • 'prefix used before the surname of a
习
xí
习 (xí) means 'to practice' in Chinese — a HSK 1
米
mǐ
米 means uncooked rice — a foundational HSK 1 cha
租
zū
The Chinese character 租 (zū) means 'to hire' or