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.

今天

jīn tiān

'Today' is a compound noun formed from two charact

好些

hǎo xiē

好些 (hǎo xiē) is a colloquial quantifier meanin

些许

xiē xǔ

些许 (xiē xǔ) is an adverb meaning 'a little' or

哪些

nǎ xiē

'哪些' (nǎ xiē) is a plural interrogative pronou

有些

yǒu xiē

有些 (yǒu xiē) is a versatile two-character expr

那些

nà xiē

Those is a demonstrative pronoun used to refer to

开会

kāi huì

'Kāi huì' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开心

kāi xīn

开心 (kāi xīn) literally means 'to open the hear

开始

kāi shǐ

开始 (kāi shǐ) is a verb meaning 'to begin' or '

开车

kāi chē

'Kāi chē' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开门

kāi mén

‘开门’ literally means 'open door' and functions

好奇

hào qí

好奇 (hào qí) is an adjective meaning 'curious'

好处

hǎo chù

'好处' (hǎo chù) literally combines 'good' (好)

好心

hǎo xīn

‘Hǎo xīn’ literally means 'good heart' and ref

好事

hǎo shì

'好事' literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good') and 事

好像

hǎo xiàng

'好像' (hǎo xiàng) is an adverbial phrase meanin

好人

hǎo rén

'好人' literally combines 'hǎo' (good) and 'rén'

送去

sòng qù

‘送去’ is a compound verb meaning 'to send to (a

回去

huí qù

‘回去’ (huí qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

下去

xià qù

'Xià qù' literally combines 'xià' (down) and 'q

上去

shàng qù

'Shàng qù' literally combines 'shàng' (up, abov

过去

guò qù

过去 (guò qù) primarily means 'the past' as a no

根本

gēnběn

根本 (gēnběn) literally combines 根 (gēn, 'root

版本

bǎnběn

版本 (bǎnběn) means 'version' or 'edition'—a sp

本钱

běnqián

Běnqián literally combines běn (‘origin,’ ‘f

本领

běnlǐng

‘本领’ (běnlǐng) is a noun meaning ‘ability’

本人

běnrén

本人 literally means 'this person' — 本 (běn) me

本来

běnlái

Originally meaning 'the root or origin' (本) plus