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.

nián

The Chinese character 年 (nián) means 'year'—a c

huì

The Chinese character 会 (huì) means 'can; to hav

duì

The Chinese character 对 (duì) means 'right' or '

fēn

Master 分 (fēn/fèn): the 4-stroke HSK 1 characte

chū

The Chinese character 出 (chū) means 'to go out;

zuò

作 (zuò) means 'to do; to make; to write; to comp

shēng

The Chinese character 生 (shēng) means 'to grow;

men

The Chinese character 们 (men) is a vital HSK Leve

lái

The Chinese character 来 (lái) means 'to come'—a

shí

The Chinese character 时 (shí) means 'time; when;

The Chinese character 他 (tā) means 'he; him; his

The Chinese character 我 (wǒ) means 'I; me; my'—

guó

The Chinese character 国 (guó) means 'country; na

The Chinese character 个 (gè) means 'individual'

shàng

The Chinese character 上 (shàng) means 'up; upper

The Chinese character 大 (dà) — meaning 'big; la

zhōng

Learn how to say 'center/middle/China' in Chinese

zhè

Learn how to say 'this' in Chinese (zhè). Master

rén

Learn how to say person in Chinese (rén) — a 2-s

Learn how to say 'and; peace; harmony' in Chinese

yǒu

Learn how to say 'to have; there is' in Chinese (y

le

Learn how to say 'completed action' in Chinese (le

Learn how to say 'no; not' in Chinese (bù) — a 4

zài

Learn how to say 'at / present / in progress' in C

shì

Learn how to say 'to be' in Chinese (shì) — 9-st