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.

wàn

The Chinese character 万 (wàn) means 'ten thousan

cǎo

The Chinese character 草 (cǎo) means 'grass' — a

huā

The Chinese character 花 (huā) means 'flower'—a

chuán

How do you say 'boat' in Chinese? It's 船 (chuán)

bān

般 (bān) means 'sort' in Chinese — a HSK 3 chara

shū

What does 舒 mean? Pronounced shū, HSK level 3, t

jiù

The Chinese character 旧 (jiù) means 'old'—not a

liǎn

11-stroke character 脸 (liǎn) carries the meaning

tuǐ

The Chinese character 腿 (tuǐ) means 'leg' — a c

jiǎo

Discover 脚 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'fo

pán

胖 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced pán. I

育 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced yù. It

shēng

Write 声 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced shēng,

cōng

聪 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced cōng.

wén

Learning Chinese? 闻 (wén) is one of the essentia

liáo

What does 聊 mean? Pronounced liáo, HSK level 3,

ěr

Explore the meaning of 耳 (ěr): 'ear' in Chinese,

zhě

The Chinese character 者 (zhě), an HSK Level 3 gr

The Chinese character 绩 (jì) — HSK 3, 11 stroke

zǒng

Explore the meaning of 总 (zǒng): 'general; overa

liàn

The Chinese character 练 (liàn), an HSK Level 3 w

wǎng

How do you say 'net; web' in Chinese? It's 网 (wǎ

绿

lu:4

Master 绿 (lu:4), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word

jiē

Learning Chinese? 结 (jiē) is one of the essentia

zhōng

8-stroke character 终 (zhōng) carries the meaning