Chinese Characters Explained — Decomposition, Meaning & Stroke Order

839 essential Chinese characters, each broken into its components with the story behind the shape, pinyin, audio, radical, stroke count and HSK level. Stop memorizing — start seeing how characters work.

HSK 1 characters (157)

一七三上下不个中么九习书买了二五些京人什今他们会住作你候做儿八六兴写冷几前医十午去友叫号吃同名后吗听呢和哪商喂喜喝四回国在坐块多大天太她好妈姐子字学客家小少岁工师年店开影很怎想我打时明星是月有朋服期本机来杯果校样桌椅欢气水汉漂点热爱爸狗猫现生电的看睡能脑花苹茶菜衣见视觉认识话语说请读谁谢起车这那都里钱院雨零面飞饭

HSK 2 characters (178)

丈两乐也事介从件休但体元公共再准出别到务动助千卖南可右司向吧告员咖哥唱啡因地备外夫女奶妹妻始姓孩它完宜室宾对就左已希帮常床弟张往得忙快思息您情意慢懂房手找报斤新旁旅日早晚晴最望楚次歌步每比汽泳洗清游然牛玩球瓜男病白百真眼着睛知票离穿笑笔第等答篮累红纸绍经给羊考肉自舞船色药虽蛋表要让诉课贵走足跑路跳踢身边过迎运近还进远送道铅错长门问间阴难雪需题颜馆高鱼鸡黑

HSK 3 characters (282)

万且世业东为主久乎于云亚众伞位低使例信借健像先关其典冒冬冰决净分刚刮刷刻力办加努包化北半单卡历原厨参又双发叔变口句只史周咱哭啊啤嘴园图坏城境声复夏头奇如姨婚季安定实害容层居山差己市带帽应康心必忘怕急怪总悉惯感愿戏成或才扫技把护担择拿换据接搬放故教敢整文料旧易春昨普更末杂李条板极查柿树梯检楼段汁求没河法注洲渴演澡灯炼烧照熊熟爬爷牙物特环班理瓶甜用画界疼瘦皮盘目相短矮碗示礼祝秋种租空突站筷简箱米糕糖级练终结绩绿网老者耳聊聪育胖脚脸腿膏舒般草萄葡蓝蕉街衫衬被裙裤西观角解言议记讲许词试该调贺赛超越趣跟较辆输迟选通遇邮邻酒铁锻镜阳阿附随静鞋音须顾风饮饱饿首马骑鲜鸟黄鼻

HSK 4 characters (82)

之亮仅以价份假光免全刀反取台合品响困址基将尔尝尽广度座式当微忆性户扮拉排播收无景朵松林标森概此死母民江汤海满火烟烦猪留算精约美而范行袋袜货费赚轻部释量金集食饺香验麻

HSK 5 characters (73)

与临举义乘付余便切勺占厂厅含吻嗓土官宝射尖岛干平库府所拆提方木核根正毛毫汇测源炒片玉王珍田直砍立竹系纲线统胡节苗英装贝转轮迷重钟银闻除雷青非频骂鸭

HSK 6 characters (28)

丛乞亡兆兑场垂堡寸峰廓押拔拼数晶朗束混湖犬珠粉组谱钩项鸣

More characters (39)

丨丶丷丿乍乚乛亅亻冖刂厶吾囗夬夭宀廾忄戈扌曰曷曼氵爫犭瞰禾艹蒿衤讠豕迂钅韵饣鲤