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.

饥

jī

The Chinese character 饥 (jī) means 'hungry'—use

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