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.

摇椅

yáo yǐ

‘摇椅’ (yáo yǐ) literally means ‘rocking chai

轮椅

lún yǐ

轮椅 (lún yǐ) literally means 'wheel chair' —

办公椅

bàn gōng yǐ

'办公椅' literally means 'office chair' — a chair

沙发椅

shā fā yǐ

沙发椅 (shā fā yǐ) literally combines 沙发 (sh

圆桌

yuán zhuō

'Yuán zhuō' literally means 'round table' — com

办公桌

bàn gōng zhuō

办公桌 literally means 'handle-work table' — it c

课桌

kè zhuō

‘课桌’ (kè zhuō) literally combines ‘课’ (k

餐桌

cān zhuō

餐桌 (cān zhuō) literally combines 餐 (cān), me

书桌

shū zhuō

‘书桌’ literally means ‘book table’ — combini

校勘

jiào kān

‘校勘’ (jiào kān) is a formal noun referring t

校读

jiào dú

‘校读’ (jiào dú) is a specialized noun meaning

校验

jiào yàn

校验 is a verb meaning 'to verify' or 'to validate

校正

jiào zhèng

校正 (jiào zhèng) is a formal verb meaning 'to c

校稿

jiào gǎo

‘校稿’ literally combines ‘校’ (jiào), meanin

校对

jiào duì

‘校对’ (jiào duì) refers to the careful proces

果酱

guǒ jiàng

果酱 (guǒ jiàng) literally combines 果 (guǒ), m

果皮

guǒ pí

果皮 (guǒ pí) literally combines 果 (guǒ), mean

结果

jié guǒ

‘结果’ (jié guǒ) literally combines ‘结’ (ji

果汁

guǒ zhī

‘果汁’ (guǒ zhī) literally means ‘fruit juice

苹果

píng guǒ

苹果 (píng guǒ) means 'apple' — the crisp, roun

东风

dōng fēng

'Dōng fēng' literally means 'east wind' — combi

东道主

dōng dào zhǔ

'Dōng dào zhǔ' literally means 'east road maste

东山

dōng shān

‘Dōng shān’ literally means ‘eastern mountain

东北

dōng běi

‘Dōngběi’ literally means ‘east-north’ and f

东京

dōng jīng

东京 (Dōngjīng) is the Chinese name for Tokyo, t

东方

dōng fāng

东方 literally means 'east direction' — 东 (dōng

纸杯

zhǐ bēi

‘纸杯’ (zhǐ bēi) literally means ‘paper cup’

酒杯

jiǔ bēi

酒杯 (jiǔ bēi) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), mea