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.

cháng

The Chinese character 场 (cháng) means 'threshing

bào

Master 报 (bào) — the 7-stroke HSK 2 character m

wèn

Master the Chinese character 问 (wèn) — a 6-stro

chàng

Think: 'CHANG-e the moon goddess sings — mouth (

How do you say 'elder brother' in Chinese? It's 哥

yuán

Write 员 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced yuán, m

咖 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced kā. It

ba

Master 吧 (ba), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word fo

司 (sī) means 'to take charge of'—a foundational

yòu

The Chinese character 右 (yòu) means 'right' or '

qiān

Master 千 (qiān), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

The Chinese character 务 (wù) means 'affair' or '

zhù

Think: 'ZHU' = 'Zap Help Up' — 力 (power) lifts o

bié

别 (bié) means 'to leave; to part' — a deceptive

zhǔn

准 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced zhǔn.

gòng

Think: 'GO together' → gòng = common, shared act

gōng

The Chinese character 公 (gōng) means 'public' —

bèi

Master 备 (bèi), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

便

biàn

Master 便 (biàn), HSK level 2 — the Chinese word

dàn

Discover 但 (HSK 2): the Chinese character for 'bu

xiū

The Chinese character 休 (xiū) means 'to rest'—a

jiàn

件 is a HSK 2 Chinese character pronounced jiàn.

jiè

Explore the meaning of 介 (jiè): 'to introduce' i

zhàng

The Chinese character 丈 (zhàng) means 'a traditi

Write 鱼 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced yú, mea