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.

dào

The Chinese character 到 (dào), an HSK Level 2 ve

yāo

Yāo = YELL demand; Yào = YOU want — same spelli

The Chinese character 以 (yǐ) — a 4-stroke HSK 2

wéi

What does 为 mean? Pronounced wéi, HSK level 2, t

me

The Chinese character 么 (me) is an HSK Level 1 ex

fàn

How do you say 'cooked rice' in Chinese? It's 饭 (

fēi

Discover 飞 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'to

Write 雨 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced yǔ, mea

yuàn

院 (yuàn) means 'courtyard' — a foundational HSK

zhōng

The Chinese character 钟 (zhōng) — HSK 1, 9 stro

qián

The Chinese character 钱 (qián) means 'coin' and

Learning Chinese? 医 (yī) is one of the essential

chē

The Chinese character 车 (chē) — meaning 'car'

mǎi

Write 买 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced mǎi, me

māo

猫 means 'cat' — a core HSK 1 character with 11 s

dòu

The Chinese character 读 (dú) means 'to read' —

shí

What does 识 mean? Pronounced shí, HSK level 1, t

xiè

The Chinese character 谢 (xiè) means 'to thank'

qǐng

Explore the meaning of 请 (qǐng): 'to ask' in Chi

shéi

谁 • shéi • 'who' — HSK 1 Chinese character wi

The Chinese character 语 (yǔ) means 'language' or

rèn

认 (rèn) means 'to recognize' in Chinese — a HSK

huà

话 • huà • 'dialect' — HSK 1 Chinese character

jué

觉 (jué) means 'to feel; to think; to sense'—a c

shì

The Chinese character 视 (shì) means 'to look at'