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.

liù

How do you say 'six' in Chinese? It's 六 (liù), a

Explore the meaning of 八 (bā): 'eight' in Chines

ér

Master 儿 (ér), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word f

xiān

先 (xiān) means 'beforehand; first; earlier' in C

zuò

The Chinese character 做 (zuò) means 'to make; to

hòu

The Chinese character 候 (hòu) — HSK 1, 10 strok

Discover 系 (xì)—HSK 1’s quiet connector: meani

Write 你 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced nǐ, mea

zhù

Explore the meaning of 住 (zhù): 'to live; to res

jīn

What does 今 mean? Pronounced jīn, HSK level 1, t

shén

什 (shén) means 'what' in Chinese — a HSK 1 char

liàng

亮 is a HSK 1 Chinese character pronounced liàng.

jīng

Write 京 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced jīng, m

The Chinese character 五 (wǔ) means 'five' — a f

jiǔ

九 • jiǔ • 'nine' — HSK 1 Chinese character wi

The Chinese character 七 (qī) means 'seven' — a

guān

The Chinese character 关 (guān) — 6 strokes, HSK

yàng

Master 样 (yàng), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word

那 means 'that; the; those' — a foundational HSK

Explore the meaning of 四 (sì): 'four' in Chinese

tiān

The Chinese character 天 (tiān) means 'day' and '

qián

前 • qián • 'front' — HSK 1 Chinese character

xiē

The Chinese character 些 (xiē) means 'some; a few

kāi

The Chinese character 开 (kāi) means 'to open'—a

hǎo

How do you say 'good; well; proper; easy to' in Ch