去
qù
Master 去 (qù), HSK level 1 — the Chinese word f
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.
本
běn
The Chinese character 本 (běn) means 'root' or 's
点
diǎn
点 (diǎn) means 'dot', 'point', 'a little', 'o'cl
机
jī
Discover 机 (HSK 1): the Chinese character for 'ma
都
dōu
How do you say 'all; both; entirely' in Chinese? I
现
xiàn
现 (xiàn) means 'to appear; present; current; exi
小
xiǎo
Explore the meaning of 小 (xiǎo): 'small' in Chin
起
qǐ
The Chinese character 起 (qǐ) — 10 strokes, HSK
二
èr
2-stroke character 二 (èr) carries the meaning 't
高
gāo
The Chinese character 高 (gāo) means 'high' — de
水
shuǐ
Write 水 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced shuǐ, m
里
lǐ
Write 里 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced lǐ, mea
电
diàn
The Chinese character 电 (diàn) — HSK 1, 5 strok
家
jiā
The Chinese character 家 (jiā) means 'home'—a fo
三
sān
The Chinese character 三 (sān) means 'three' — a
十
shí
The Chinese character 十 (shí) means 'ten'—a fou
学
xué
The Chinese character 学 (xué) means 'to learn'
多
duō
后
hòu
The Chinese character 后 (hòu) means 'after', 'be
面
miàn
面 means 'face' — but in Chinese, that single wor
说
shuō
The Chinese character 说 (shuō) means 'to speak,
子
zǐ
The Chinese character 子 (zǐ) means 'son' — a fo
下
xià
The Chinese character 下 (xià) means 'below', 'do
能
néng
The Chinese character 能 (néng) means 'can' — ex
工
gōng
The Chinese character 工 (gōng) means 'work' — a