瓶
píng
The Chinese character 瓶 (píng) means 'bottle' —
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.
环
huán
Explore the meaning of 环 (huán): 'ring' in Chine
特
tè
How do you say 'special' in Chinese? It's 特 (tè)
牙
yá
Think: 'Yah! My tooth!' — say it while pointing t
片
piān
The Chinese character 片 (piàn) means 'disk' or '
爷
yé
The Chinese character 爷 (yé) means 'grandpa'—a
爬
pá
8-stroke character 爬 (pá) carries the meaning 't
烧
shāo
Learning Chinese? 烧 (shāo) is one of the essenti
灯
dēng
Learning Chinese? 灯 (dēng) is one of the essenti
熊
xióng
Discover 熊 (HSK 3): the Chinese character for 'be
炼
liàn
The Chinese character 炼 (liàn) means 'to refine'
照
zhào
The Chinese character 照 (zhào) means 'according
澡
zǎo
The Chinese character 澡 (zǎo) means 'bath' — a
满
mǎn
Think: 'Mǎn = Manchu + 'màn' (to fill up) — ful
渴
kě
渴 (kě) means 'thirsty' in Chinese — a HSK 3 cha
清
qīng
How do you say 'Qing dynasty of China' in Chinese
净
jìng
净 (jìng) means 'clean' in Chinese — a HSK 3 cha
注
zhù
The Chinese character 注 (zhù) means 'to pour int
河
hé
河 means 'river' — a foundational HSK 3 character
决
jué
决 (jué) means 'to decide'—a culturally weighted
求
qiú
Discover 求 (qiú): the HSK 3 character meaning 't
段
duàn
段 • duàn • 'paragraph' — HSK 3 Chinese charac
检
jiǎn
The Chinese character 检 (jiǎn) means 'to check'
树
shù
The Chinese character 树 (shù) means 'tree' — a
楼
lóu
Write 楼 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced lóu, m