级
jí
The Chinese character 级 (jí) means 'level'—a fo
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.
糕
gāo
How do you say 'cake' in Chinese? It's 糕 (gāo),
简
jiǎn
The Chinese character 简 (jiǎn) means 'simple' —
节
jié
Discover 节 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'jo
箱
xiāng
箱 • xiāng • 'box' — HSK 3 Chinese character w
算
suàn
Learning Chinese? 算 (suàn) is one of the essenti
筷
kuài
Explore the meaning of 筷 (kuài): 'chopstick' in
答
dā
The Chinese character 答 (dā) is an HSK 3 bound f
突
tū
The Chinese character 突 (tū) means 'to dash' —
空
kōng
The Chinese character 空 (kōng/kòng) — 8 stroke
秋
qiū
Master 秋 (qiū), HSK level 3 — the Chinese word
礼
lǐ
The Chinese character 礼 (lǐ), a 5-stroke HSK Lev
碗
wǎn
The Chinese character 碗 (wǎn) means 'bowl'—a hu
矮
ǎi
矮 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced ǎi. It
短
duǎn
短 (duǎn) means 'short'—in length, time, or abil
直
zhí
The Chinese character 直 (zhí) means 'straight',
目
mù
Discover 目 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'ey
盘
pán
Write 盘 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced pán, m
皮
pí
Discover 皮 (pí): the 5-stroke Chinese character
瘦
shòu
瘦 is a HSK 3 Chinese character pronounced shòu.
疼
téng
The Chinese character 疼 (téng) — HSK 3, 10 stro
画
huà
Explore the meaning of 画 (huà): 'to draw; to pai
留
liú
留 (liú) means 'to stay', 'to keep', or 'to leave
界
jiè
Write 界 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced jiè, me
甜
tián
Write 甜 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced tián,