Browse Words — 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.

英语

yīng yǔ

‘英语’ (yīng yǔ) literally means ‘English lan

认同

rèn tóng

‘认同’ (tóng rèn) is a verb meaning ‘to ident

认可

rèn kě

认可 (rèn kě) is a formal, transitive verb meani

认真

rèn zhēn

‘认真’ is an adjective meaning ‘serious,’ ‘ea

认为

rèn wéi

‘认为’ (rèn wéi) is a transitive verb meaning

认识

rèn shi

认识 (rèn shi) is a verb meaning 'to know (a pers

外语

wài yǔ

‘外语’ literally means ‘outside language’ —

普通话

pǔ tōng huà

普通话 (pǔ tōng huà) literally means 'common sp

广东话

guǎng dōng huà

广东话 (Guǎngdōnghuà) literally means 'Guangdon

国语

guó yǔ

‘Guó yǔ’ literally means 'national language'—

觉醒

jué xǐng

‘觉醒’ (jué xǐng) literally combines 觉 (jué)

觉悟

wù jué

‘觉悟’ (wù jué) is a formal noun meaning ‘enl

感觉

gǎn jué

感觉 (gǎn jué) literally combines 感 (‘to sense

自觉

zì jué

'Zìjué' combines 'zì' (self) and 'jué' (to fee

觉得

jué de

‘觉得’ is a common verb meaning ‘to feel’, ‘t

近视

jìn shì

近视 (jìn shì) literally means 'near-sight' —

重视

zhòng shì

'重视' (zhòng shì) is a verb meaning 'to attach

忽视

hū shì

忽视 (hū shì) is a verb meaning 'to neglect' or

视觉

shì jué

视觉 (shì jué) literally combines 视 (shì), mea

视力

shì lì

视力 (shì lì) literally combines 视 (shì), mean

见证

jiàn zhèng

‘见证’ (jiàn zhèng) literally combines ‘见’

常见

cháng jiàn

‘常见’ is an adjective meaning 'common' or 'freq

见解

jiàn jiě

‘见解’ (jiàn jiě) is a formal noun meaning ‘i

意见

yì jiàn

‘意见’ (yì jiàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

西餐

xī cān

‘Xī cān’ literally means ‘Western meal’ —

西风

xī fēng

‘西风’ literally means 'west wind'—a compound n

西方

xī fāng

'西方' (xī fāng) literally means 'west direction

西边

xī biān

西边 literally means 'west side'—it combines 西 (