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.

哪 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced nǎ. It

ne

Discover 呢 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'mo

tīng

7-stroke character 听 (tīng) carries the meaning

míng

How do you say 'name' in Chinese? It's 名 (míng),

chī

Master 吃 (chī), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word

jiào

Master 叫 (jiào), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word

yǒu

The Chinese character 友 (yǒu) — a foundational

4-stroke character 午 (wǔ) carries the meaning 'n

běi

Learning Chinese? 北 (běi) is one of the essentia

2-stroke character 几 (jǐ) carries the meaning 'h

lěng

冷 means 'cold'—a foundational HSK 1 character ex

zài

Master the Chinese character 再 (zài)—HSK 1, 6 s

liù

How do you say 'six' in Chinese? It's 六 (liù), a

Explore the meaning of 八 (bā): 'eight' in Chines

ér

Master 儿 (ér), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word f

xiān

先 (xiān) means 'beforehand; first; earlier' in C

zuò

The Chinese character 做 (zuò) means 'to make; to

hòu

The Chinese character 候 (hòu) — HSK 1, 10 strok

Discover 系 (xì)—HSK 1’s quiet connector: meani

Write 你 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced nǐ, mea

zhù

Explore the meaning of 住 (zhù): 'to live; to res

jīn

What does 今 mean? Pronounced jīn, HSK level 1, t

shén

什 (shén) means 'what' in Chinese — a HSK 1 char

liàng

亮 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced liàng.

jīng

Write 京 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced jīng, m