饥
jī
The Chinese character 饥 (jī) means 'hungry'—use
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.
颤
chàn
Write 颤 correctly: 19 strokes, pronounced chàn,
颠
diān
The Chinese character 颠 (diān) — HSK 6, 16 stro
额
é
额 • é • 'forehead' — HSK 6 Chinese character
颈
jǐng
颈 (jǐng) means 'neck' in Chinese — a HSK 6 char
颇
pō
Explore the meaning of 颇 (pō): 'rather' in Chine
颁
bān
Think: 'BANish rules with a BANner — official & f
顽
wán
顽 (wán) means 'mischievous' but also 'tenacious'
颂
sòng
颂 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced sòng.
韧
rèn
Learning Chinese? 韧 (rèn) is one of the essentia
鞠
jū
17-stroke character 鞠 (jū) carries the meaning '
巩
gǒng
Think: 'Gong' = 'Go strong' — make something firm
霸
bà
霸 (bà) means 'hegemon' in Chinese — a HSK 6 cha
露
lòu
露 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced lòu. I
霞
xiá
霞 means 'rose-tinted sky at sunrise or sunset' —
霜
shuāng
17-stroke character 霜 (shuāng) carries the meani
霍
huò
霍 (huò) means 'suddenly' — a vivid, high-level
雹
báo
The Chinese character 雹 (báo) means 'hail' — a
雕
diāo
The Chinese character 雕 (diāo) means 'to carve'
雌
cí
The Chinese character 雌 (cí) means 'female' — u
雇
gù
Learning Chinese? 雇 (gù) is one of the essential
雅
yǎ
Think: 'Yà' sounds like 'yeah' — say 'yeah!' whe
雀
qiāo
雀 means 'freckle' — a delicate, culturally cheri
隶
lì
Discover 隶 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'a
隐
yǐn
The Chinese character 隐 (yǐn) means 'hidden', 's