妈
mā
妈 (mā) means 'ma' in Chinese — a HSK 1 characte
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.
姐
jiě
姐 (jiě) means 'older sister' in Chinese — a HSK
她
tā
她 • tā • 'she' — HSK 1 Chinese character with
女
nǚ
Master 女 (nǚ), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word f
太
tài
Discover 太 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'to
块
kuài
块 (kuài) means 'piece', 'lump', or 'chunk'—and
坐
zuò
7-stroke character 坐 (zuò) carries the meaning '
回
huí
Discover 回 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'to
吗
ma
Explore the meaning of 吗 (ma): 'modal particle fo
喝
hē
Think: 'HE drinks tea — HĒ = drink!' — 喝 (hē)
喜
xǐ
Write 喜 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced xǐ, me
喂
wéi
Discover 喂 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'he
商
shāng
Discover 商 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'co
哪
nǎ
哪 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced nǎ. It
呢
ne
Discover 呢 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'mo
听
tīng
7-stroke character 听 (tīng) carries the meaning
名
míng
How do you say 'name' in Chinese? It's 名 (míng),
吃
chī
Master 吃 (chī), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word
叫
jiào
Master 叫 (jiào), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word
友
yǒu
The Chinese character 友 (yǒu) — a foundational
午
wǔ
4-stroke character 午 (wǔ) carries the meaning 'n
北
běi
Learning Chinese? 北 (běi) is one of the essentia
几
jǐ
2-stroke character 几 (jǐ) carries the meaning 'h
冷
lěng
冷 means 'cold'—a foundational HSK 1 character ex
再
zài
Master the Chinese character 再 (zài)—HSK 1, 6 s