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.

七月

qī yuè

‘七月’ literally means ‘seven month’ and is th

关注

guān zhù

关注 (guān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to pay attent

过关

guò guān

过关 literally means 'to pass the pass' — '过' (g

开关

kāi guān

'开关' (kāi guān) literally combines '开' (to op

关系

guān xì

'关系' (guān xì) literally combines '关' (guān)

关心

guān xīn

'关心' is a verb meaning 'to care about' or 'to be

关门

guān mén

关门 literally means 'to close the door' — 关 (gu

那样

nà yàng

‘那样’ (nà yàng) is an adverb meaning 'like th

这样

zhè yàng

‘这样’ (zhè yàng) literally combines ‘这’ (z

模样

mú yàng

‘模样’ (mú yàng) is a noun meaning ‘appearanc

样品

yàng pǐn

'样品' (yàng pǐn) literally combines '样' (yàng

样子

yàng zi

'样子' (yàng zi) is a noun meaning 'appearance',

那里

nà lǐ

那里 (nà lǐ) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning

那儿

nà ér

‘那儿’ (nà ér) is a colloquial pronoun meaning

那么

nà me

那么 (nà me) is an adverb or conjunction meaning

那边

nà biān

那边 (nà biān) literally combines 那 (nà), mean

那个

nà ge

那个 (nà ge) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning '

四分五裂

sì fēn wǔ liè

‘四分五裂’ literally means ‘split into four par

四通八达

sì tōng bā dá

‘Sì tōng bā dá’ literally means ‘four thoro

四书

sì shū

‘Sì Shū’ (The Four Books) refers to a foundati

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

‘Sì miàn bā fāng’ literally means ‘four sur

四海

sì hǎi

‘Sì hǎi’ literally means ‘four seas,’ a clas

四季

sì jì

四季 literally means 'four seasons' and refers col

天空

tiān kōng

天空 (tiān kōng) literally combines 天 (tiān),

天气

tiān qì

天气 (tiān qì) literally combines 天 (tiān), me

夏天

xià tiān

夏天 (xià tiān) literally means 'summer day' but

每天

měi tiān

每天 (měi tiān) literally combines 每 (měi), me

明天

míng tiān

‘明天’ literally combines ‘明’ (bright, clear)