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miǎn
Think: 'Mian = Mian-ifest royalty — a crown with
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Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.
miǎn
Think: 'Mian = Mian-ifest royalty — a crown with
xǔ
Write 冔 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced xǔ, mea
gòu
Master 冓 (gòu) — the Chinese word for 'inner ro
jiǒng
Explore the meaning of 冏 (jiǒng): 'velvetleaf ,
rǎn
冉 (rǎn) means 'edge of a tortoiseshell' — a gra
mǎo
Master 冇 (mǎo) — the Chinese word for 'to not h
yuán
The Chinese character 円 (yuán) is Japan’s writt
mào
Explore the meaning of 冃 (mào): 'hat' in Chinese
jiōng
What does 冂 mean? Pronounced jiōng, this charact
jì
16-stroke character 冀 (jì) carries the meaning '
li2ke4
Master 兣 (li2ke4) — the Chinese word for 'contra
bai3ke4
The Chinese character 兡 (bai3ke4) is a standardiz
shēn
Explore the meaning of 兟 (shēn): 'to advance' in
hao2ke4
What does 兞 mean? Pronounced hao2ke4, this charac
fen1ke4
The Chinese character 兝 (fēn kè) is an obsolete
qian1ke4
兛 means kilogram—the contracted Chinese form of
shi2ke4
Think: 'Shi-ke = Shi (10) + Ke (gram) → 10g' —
sì
The Chinese character 兕 (sì) means an ancient, b
wù
Write 兀 correctly: 3 strokes, pronounced wù, mea
lěi
How do you say 'lazy' in Chinese? It's 儽 (lěi),
yǎn
The Chinese character 俨 (yǎn) means 'majestic'
tǎng
The Chinese character 傥 (tǎng) means 'if'—a for
nuó
The Chinese character 傩 (nuó) means 'to exorcise
zǎn
The Chinese character 儹 (zǎn) means 'to accumula
lì
俪 (lì) means 'husband and wife' — a refined, cu