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.

Explore the meaning of 例 (lì): 'example' in Chin

Think: 'HE' (hé) asks 'HEre? HEre? HEre?' — alwa

Master the Chinese character 低 (dī) — meaning '

The Chinese character 估 (gū) means 'to estimate'

huǒ

伙 (huǒ) means ‘meals’—specifically shared, in

fèn

How do you say 'classifier for gifts, newspaper, m

rèn

Explore the meaning of 任 (rèn): 'to assign' in C

jiè

The Chinese character 价 (jià/jiè), a 6-stroke H

付 (fù) means 'to pay' in Chinese — a HSK 4 char

zǎi

5-stroke character 仔 (zǎi) carries the meaning '

réng

Still? Yet? Meet 仍 (réng)—a concise, formal adv

jiāo

6-stroke character 交 (jiāo) carries the meaning

What does 亚 mean? Pronounced yà, HSK level 4, th

Discover 互 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'mu

yún

The Chinese character 云 (yún) means 'to say' in

luàn

Think: 'LUA-N' sounds like 'LOO-AN' → 'LOO is AN

chéng

Write 乘 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced chéng,

pāng

Explore the meaning of 乓 (pāng): 'bang' in Chine

pīng

乒 (pīng) — the sharp, iconic 'ping' of table te

fēng

丰 (fēng) means 'luxuriant' in Chinese — a HSK 4

bīng

Discover 并 (HSK 4): the Chinese character for 'sh

diū

What does 丢 mean? Pronounced diū, HSK level 4, t

jiāng

The Chinese character 将 (jiāng) means 'will' —

nèi

How do you say 'inside' in Chinese? It's 内 (nèi)

线

xiàn

The Chinese character 线 (xiàn) — HSK 4, 8 strok