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.

个

gè

The Chinese character 个 (gè) means 'individual'

上

shàng

The Chinese character 上 (shàng) means 'up; upper

大

dà

The Chinese character 大 (dà) — meaning 'big; la

中

zhōng

Learn how to say 'center/middle/China' in Chinese

这

zhè

Learn how to say 'this' in Chinese (zhè). Master

人

rén

Learn how to say person in Chinese (rén) — a 2-s

和

hé

Learn how to say 'and; peace; harmony' in Chinese

有

yǒu

Learn how to say 'to have; there is' in Chinese (y

了

le

Learn how to say 'completed action' in Chinese (le

不

bù

Learn how to say 'no; not' in Chinese (bù) — a 4

在

zài

Learn how to say 'at / present / in progress' in C

是

shì

Learn how to say 'to be' in Chinese (shì) — 9-st

一

yī

Learn how to say 'one' in Chinese (yī) — a singl

的

de

Learn how to say 'of / ’s / attributive marker' i