睡
shuì
The Chinese character 睡 (shuì) means 'to sleep'
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.
看
kàn
Learning Chinese? 看 (kàn) is one of the essentia
狗
gǒu
Explore the meaning of 狗 (gǒu): 'dog' in Chinese
爸
bà
8-stroke character 爸 (bà) carries the meaning 'f
热
rè
How do you say 'to warm up' in Chinese? It's 热 (r
汉
hàn
汉 means 'Han ethnic group' — the majority cultur
漂
piāo
Discover 漂 (piāo): the HSK 1 character meaning '
没
méi
Think: 'Mei' sounds like 'may not' — so 'mei you'
气
qì
气 (qì) means 'gas' or 'air' — a core HSK 1 char
欢
huān
欢 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced huān.
椅
yǐ
Think: 'YI' sounds like 'I'—I sit on a CHAIR (yǐ
桌
zhuō
The Chinese character 桌 (zhuō) means 'table'—a
校
jiào
The Chinese character 校 (jiào) means 'to check;
果
guǒ
The Chinese character 果 (guǒ) means 'fruit' — a
东
dōng
The Chinese character 东 (dōng) means 'east' — a
杯
bēi
The Chinese character 杯 (bēi) means 'cup' — an
期
qī
Explore the meaning of 期 (qī): 'a period of time
服
fú
The Chinese character 服 (fú) means 'clothes' —
朋
péng
Master 朋 (péng), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word
月
yuè
月 (yuè) means 'moon' in Chinese — a HSK 1 chara
书
shū
书 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced shū. I
昨
zuó
The Chinese character 昨 (zuó) — meaning 'yester
星
xīng
Learning Chinese? 星 (xīng) is one of the essenti
明
míng
明 (míng) — the Chinese character meaning 'brigh
打
dá
Learning Chinese? 打 (dá) is one of the essential