锐
ruì
锐 (ruì) means 'acute' in Chinese — a HSK 6 char
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.
衔
xián
The Chinese character 衔 (xián) means 'bit' — or
铭
míng
铭 means 'to engrave'—not just on metal, but in m
铜
tóng
11-stroke character 铜 (tóng) carries the meaning
钩
gōu
The Chinese character 钩 (gōu) means 'to hook' —
钙
gài
How do you say 'calcium' in Chinese? It's 钙 (gài
钞
chāo
钞 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced chāo.
钝
dùn
Think: 'Dull tool = Dùn — both start with D and
钉
dīng
钉 • dīng • 'nail' — HSK 6 Chinese character w
衅
xìn
How do you say 'quarrel' in Chinese? It's 衅 (xìn
酿
niàng
Explore the meaning of 酿 (niàng): 'to ferment' i
酝
yùn
How do you say 'to brew' in Chinese? It's 酝 (yùn
酷
kù
Master 酷 (kù), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f
酬
chóu
Write 酬 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced chóu,
酗
xù
Learning Chinese? 酗 (xù) is one of the essential
酌
zhuó
10-stroke character 酌 (zhuó) carries the meaning
郑
zhèng
The Chinese character 郑 (zhèng) means 'Zheng', a
鄙
bǐ
鄙 (bǐ) means 'rustic' — a nuanced term rooted i
郎
láng
Discover 郎 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'mi
郁
yù
How do you say 'strongly fragrant' in Chinese? It'
迈
mài
Write 迈 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced mài, me
辽
liáo
Think: 'Liaoning = Liáo + Ning' — just drop the
迁
qiān
迁 • qiān • 'to move' — HSK 6 Chinese characte
遮
zhē
Discover 遮 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'to
遭
zāo
How do you say 'to meet by chance' in Chinese? It'