Browse "HSK6" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

腻

nì

A 13-stroke character where 'flesh' + 'kneeling pe

膨

péng

Born from a drum’s booming vibration + flesh radi

膝

xī

This 'knee' character hides a breathing person —

膜

mó

This ‘membrane’ character hides a poetic paradox

膛

táng

This character hides a blacksmith’s secret: its '

腹

fù

Originally a pictograph of a swelling torso cavity

肿

zhǒng

This 'swelling' character hides a zombie pun in pl

腥

xīng

This 'fishy' character hides a cosmic pun: its rig

腔

qiāng

This 'cavity' character doesn’t just name empty s

胀

zhàng

Born from an ancient bowstring pulled against a to

脉

mài

Though it looks like it contains 'hair' (髟), 脉 i

脂

zhī

This character looks like ‘flesh’ + ‘deliberate

胞

bāo

This 'placenta' character doesn’t just name an or

胎

tāi

This 'fetus' character hides a poetic truth: its r

肺

fèi

Ancient scribes drew lungs as squishy, air-filled

肴

yáo

This 8-stroke character began as a bronze-age pict

肪

fáng

This character’s ‘flesh + square’ design litera

肢

zhī

This character began as a pun: 'branch' (枝) + 'fl

肖

xiào

This 'seven-stroke twin' isn’t just 'similar' —

肆

sì

This 'four' isn't for counting — it's a 13-stroke

聋

lóng

This character looks like an ear listening to a dr

耸

sǒng

This 'ear' character doesn’t mean listen — it de

耗

hào

Its left side is a plow—because wasting isn’t ca

耕

gēng

This character began as a literal picture of a plo

耍

shuǎ

This 'play' character hides a bearded performer—i

耀

yào

This 'brilliant' character hides a peacock in its

翼

yì

This ‘wing’ character originally named a city —

翘

qiáo

This 'outstanding' character began as a soaring cr

翔

xiáng

Its top looks like ‘sheep’ — but it’s actually

罢

bà

Originally a net trapping motion, 罢 evolved from

署

shǔ

This 'office' character began as a pictograph of a

罪

zuì

Ancient Chinese didn’t draw guilt — they drew a

罩

zhào

Born as a ritual canopy in ancient bronze inscript

罕

hǎn

Originally a barren net stretched across dry land

罐

guàn

Born from clay pots and pouring gestures, 罐 isn’

缠

chán

Its right side isn’t a bug—it’s ancient ‘inter

绎

yì

This 'continuous' character began as a pictograph

缴

jiǎo

Born from silk tax records and feudal tribute, 缴

绘

huì

Though it means 'to draw,' 绘 began as 'weaving si

绣

xiù

This 'embroidery' character hides a botanical secr