爱
ài
The Chinese character 爱 (ài) — meaning 'to love
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.
想
xiǎng
Master 想 (xiǎng), HSK level 1 — the Chinese wor
怎
zěn
Discover 怎 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'ho
很
hěn
The Chinese character 很 (hěn) means 'very' or 'q
影
yǐng
How do you say 'picture' in Chinese? It's 影 (yǐn
店
diàn
The Chinese character 店 (diàn) means 'inn' or 'o
师
shī
师 (shī) means 'teacher' in Chinese — a HSK 1 ch
岁
suì
Think: 'Suì' sounds like 'sue' — 'Sue is 3 years
少
shǎo
The Chinese character 少 (shǎo) means 'few', 'lit
写
xiě
The Chinese character 写 (xiě) means 'to write'—
客
kè
The Chinese character 客 (kè) means 'customer; vi
字
zì
Learning Chinese? 字 (zì) is one of the essential
妈
mā
妈 (mā) means 'ma' in Chinese — a HSK 1 characte
姐
jiě
姐 (jiě) means 'older sister' in Chinese — a HSK
她
tā
她 • tā • 'she' — HSK 1 Chinese character with
女
nǚ
Master 女 (nǚ), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word f
太
tài
Discover 太 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'to
块
kuài
块 (kuài) means 'piece', 'lump', or 'chunk'—and
坐
zuò
7-stroke character 坐 (zuò) carries the meaning '
回
huí
Discover 回 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'to
吗
ma
Explore the meaning of 吗 (ma): 'modal particle fo
喝
hē
Think: 'HE drinks tea — HĒ = drink!' — 喝 (hē)
喜
xǐ
Write 喜 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced xǐ, me
喂
wéi
Discover 喂 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'he
商
shāng
Discover 商 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'co