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.

The Chinese character 五 (wǔ) means 'five' — a f

jiǔ

九 • jiǔ • 'nine' — HSK 1 Chinese character wi

The Chinese character 七 (qī) means 'seven' — a

guān

The Chinese character 关 (guān) — 6 strokes, HSK

yàng

Master 样 (yàng), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word

那 means 'that; the; those' — a foundational HSK

Explore the meaning of 四 (sì): 'four' in Chinese

tiān

The Chinese character 天 (tiān) means 'day' and '

qián

前 • qián • 'front' — HSK 1 Chinese character

xiē

The Chinese character 些 (xiē) means 'some; a few

kāi

The Chinese character 开 (kāi) means 'to open'—a

hǎo

How do you say 'good; well; proper; easy to' in Ch

Master 去 (qù), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word f

běn

The Chinese character 本 (běn) means 'root' or 's

diǎn

点 (diǎn) means 'dot', 'point', 'a little', 'o'cl

Discover 机 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'ma

dōu

How do you say 'all; both; entirely' in Chinese? I

xiàn

现 (xiàn) means 'to appear; present; current; exi

xiǎo

Explore the meaning of 小 (xiǎo): 'small' in Chin

The Chinese character 起 (qǐ) — 10 strokes, HSK

èr

2-stroke character 二 (èr) carries the meaning 't

gāo

The Chinese character 高 (gāo) means 'high' — de

shuǐ

Write 水 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced shuǐ, m

Write 里 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced lǐ, mea

diàn

The Chinese character 电 (diàn) — HSK 1, 5 strok