具
jù
The Chinese character 具 (jù) means 'tool' — ess
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.
入
rù
Think: 'Roo' sounds like 'room' — you 'rù' (ente
免
miǎn
Think: 'Miǎn = 'M' for 'miss out' — skip the fee
克
kè
克 (kè) — a 7-stroke HSK Level 4 character meani
光
guāng
How do you say 'light; ray' in Chinese? It's 光 (g
允
yǔn
Think: 'YUN = Yes, You're Now allowed — fair & ju
优
yōu
优 (yōu) means 'excellent' — a core HSK Level 4
尽
jǐn
尽 • jǐn • 'to the greatest extent' — HSK 4 Ch
仅
jǐn
Think: 'Jin barely has ONE hand (亻 + 又 = 4 strok
伤
shāng
Write 伤 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced shāng,
传
chuán
传 (chuán) means 'to pass on; to convey; to sprea
傲
ào
傲 means 'arrogant' or 'haughty'—a morally charge
效
xiào
10-stroke character 效 (xiào) carries the meaning
傅
fù
傅 • fù • 'instructor' — HSK 4 Chinese charact
偶
ǒu
偶 (ǒu) means 'accidental' or 'occasional' — mas
停
tíng
Write 停 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced tíng,
值
zhí
值 (zhí) means 'value'—not just price, but worth
幸
xìng
The Chinese character 幸 (xìng) means 'fortunate'
倒
dǎo
Discover 倒 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'to
倍
bèi
The Chinese character 倍 (bèi) means '-fold' — e
俩
liǎ
The Chinese character 俩 (liǎ) means 'two' — spe
修
xiū
修 (xiū) means 'to decorate' and 'to refine' — a
保
bǎo
The Chinese character 保 (bǎo), HSK Level 4 and 9
局
jú
局 (jú) means 'office' in Chinese — a HSK 4 char
供
gōng
Master 供 (gōng), HSK level 4 — the Chinese word