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.

jiào

The Chinese character 校 (jiào) means 'to check;

guǒ

The Chinese character 果 (guǒ) means 'fruit' — a

dōng

The Chinese character 东 (dōng) means 'east' — a

bēi

The Chinese character 杯 (bēi) means 'cup' — an

Explore the meaning of 期 (qī): 'a period of time

The Chinese character 服 (fú) means 'clothes' —

péng

Master 朋 (péng), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word

yuè

月 (yuè) means 'moon' in Chinese — a HSK 1 chara

shū

书 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced shū. I

zuó

The Chinese character 昨 (zuó) — meaning 'yester

xīng

Learning Chinese? 星 (xīng) is one of the essenti

míng

明 (míng) — the Chinese character meaning 'brigh

Learning Chinese? 打 (dá) is one of the essential

ài

The Chinese character 爱 (ài) — meaning 'to love

xiǎng

Master 想 (xiǎng), HSK level 1 — the Chinese wor

zěn

Discover 怎 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'ho

hěn

The Chinese character 很 (hěn) means 'very' or 'q

yǐng

How do you say 'picture' in Chinese? It's 影 (yǐn

diàn

The Chinese character 店 (diàn) means 'inn' or 'o

shī

师 (shī) means 'teacher' in Chinese — a HSK 1 ch

suì

Think: 'Suì' sounds like 'sue' — 'Sue is 3 years

shǎo

The Chinese character 少 (shǎo) means 'few', 'lit

xiě

The Chinese character 写 (xiě) means 'to write'—

The Chinese character 客 (kè) means 'customer; vi

Learning Chinese? 字 (zì) is one of the essential