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Chinese words by stroke order

Pick a word to see every character drawn stroke by stroke, with pinyin, bopomofo (注音), meanings and stroke counts. 400 of the most common words — more added over time.

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This index links to common Chinese word pages for learners who want to write full vocabulary items, not just isolated characters. Each word page breaks the word into characters and shows stroke order, pinyin, bopomofo, meanings and total stroke count.

Browse beginner-friendly words such as 你好, 今天, 中文, 学校 and 谢谢, or open the StrokeGrid tool to animate any Chinese word or phrase you enter.

今天jīntiāntoday 快乐kuàilèhappy 喜欢xǐhuanto like 朋友péngyoufriend 明天míngtiāntomorrow 睡觉shuìjiàoto go to bed 中国zhōngguóChina 晚安wǎnānGood night!电话diànhuàtelephone 妈妈māmamama 老师lǎoshīteacher 昨天zuótiānyesterday 谢谢xièxieto thank 加油jiāyóuto add oil 漂亮piàoliangpretty 音乐yīnyuèmusic 可爱kěàiadorable 爸爸bàbafather 同学tóngxuéto study at the same school 电脑diànnǎocomputer 欢迎huānyíngto welcome 早安zǎoānGood morning!吃饭chīfànto eat a meal 妹妹mèimeiyounger sister 姐姐jiějieolder sister 家人jiārénhousehold 学生xuéshengstudent 学校xuéxiàoschool 恭喜发财gōngxǐfācáiMay you have a prosperous New Year!奶奶nǎinaigrandma 哥哥gēgeolder brother 医院yīyuànhospital 台湾táiwānvariant of 臺灣|台湾爷爷yéyefather's father 弟弟dìdiyounger brother 星期xīngqīweek 读书dúshūto read a book 厕所cèsuǒtoilet 再见zàijiàngoodbye 英文yīngwénEnglish 中文zhōngwénChinese 对不起duìbuqǐunworthy 你好nǐhǎoHello!没关系méiguānxiit doesn't matter 请问qǐngwènExcuse me, may I ask...?写字xiězìto write characters 不客气bùkèqiyou're welcome 生日快乐shēngrìkuàilèHappy birthday 自己zìjǐoneself 分享fēnxiǎngto share with others 我们wǒmenwe 一下yīxiàgive it a go 什么shénmewhat?获得huòdéto obtain 没有méiyǒuhaven't 可以kěyǐcan 超过chāoguòto surpass 大家dàjiāeveryone 一起yīqǐin the same place 这个zhègethis 知道zhīdàoto know 现在xiànzàinow 成就chéngjiùaccomplishment 时候shíhoutime 玩家wánjiāplayer 你们nǐmenyou 开始kāishǐto begin 地址dìzhǐaddress 怎么zěnmehow?生活shēnghuólife 还是háishior 手机shǒujīcell phone 回家huíjiāto return home 下载xiàzǎito download 开心kāixīnto feel happy 第一dìyīfirst 因为yīnwèibecause 发现fāxiànto find 这样zhèyàngthis kind of 心情xīnqíngmood 那么nàmelike that 这么zhèmeso much 终于zhōngyúat last 时间shíjiāntime 已经yǐjīngalready 如果rúguǒif 龙年lóngniánYear of the Dragon 觉得juédeto think 一样yīyàngsame 这里zhèlǐhere 活动huódòngto exercise 起来qǐlaito stand up 参与cānyùto participate 别人biérenother people 看看kànkanto take a look at 爱情àiqíngromance 女人nǚrénwoman 一直yīzhístraight 人生rénshēnglife 出来chūláito come out 拜年bàiniánto pay a New Year call 最后zuìhòufinal 一定yīdìngsurely 需要xūyàoto need 男人nánréna man 今年jīnniánthis year 问题wèntíquestion 好看hǎokàngood-looking 其实qíshíactually 他们tāmenthey 晚上wǎnshangevening 大话骰dàhuàtóuliar's dice 为什么wèishénmewhy?但是dànshìbut 发起fāqǐto originate 重要zhòngyàoimportant 回来huílaito return 排名páimíngranking 居然jūránunexpectedly 小时xiǎoshíhour 好好hǎohǎowell 工作gōngzuòto work 不过bùguòonly 所以suǒyǐtherefore 原来yuánláioriginal 不管bùguǎnno matter 身边shēnbiānat one's side 只有zhǐyǒuonly 然后ránhòuafter 无聊wúliáobored 过年guòniánto celebrate the Chinese New Year 上班shàngbānto go to work 今日jīnrìtoday 突然tūránsudden 那些nàxiēthose 孩子háizichild 事情shìqingaffair 起床qǐchuángto get out of bed 主题zhǔtítheme 生日shēngrìbirthday 天下tiānxiàland under heaven 成功chénggōngChenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung …好友hǎoyǒuclose friend 可能kěnéngmight 以后yǐhòuafter 所有suǒyǒuall 传说chuánshuōlegend 不错bùcuòcorrect 早上zǎoshangearly morning 有点yǒudiǎna little 完成wánchéngto complete 得到dédàoto get 过去guòqupast 恋人liànrénlover 虽然suīránalthough 多少duōshǎonumber 为了wèilein order to 天气tiānqìweather 真心zhēnxīnsincere 一点yīdiǎna bit 故事gùshìold practice 成为chéngwéito become 身体shēntǐbody 机会jīhuìopportunity 查看chákànto look over 天天tiāntiānevery day 可是kěshìbut 来自láizìto come from 分钟fēnzhōngminute 总是zǒngshìalways 只要zhǐyàoif only 有些yǒuxiēsome 下午xiàwǔafternoon 到底dàodǐfinally 地方dìfāngregion 日子rìziday 感谢gǎnxièthanks 部分bùfènpart 房子fángzihouse 在一起zàiyīqǐtogether 公司gōngsīcompany 出去chūqùto go out 记得jìdeto remember 正在zhèngzàiin the process of 如何rúhéhow 竟然jìngránunexpectedly 美女měinǚbeautiful woman 随时suíshíat any time 亲爱qīnàidear 第二dìèrsecond 无法wúfǎunable 一些yīxiēsome 以为yǐwéito believe 找到zhǎodàoto find 点击diǎnjīto hit 博文bówénblog article 这些zhèxiēthese 生命shēngmìnglife 未来wèiláifuture 如此rúcǐin this way 想要xiǎngyàoto want to 星座xīngzuòconstellation 上海shànghǎiShanghai municipality, central east Chi…以前yǐqiánbefore 之后zhīhòuafterwards 拥有yōngyǒuto have 想到xiǎngdàoto think of 明星míngxīngstar 转发zhuǎnfāto transmit 曾经céngjīngonce 大奖dàjiǎngthe big prize 成长chéngzhǎngto mature 美好měihǎobeautiful 名字míngziname 也许yěxǔperhaps 好像hǎoxiàngas if 麻将májiàngmahjong 女孩nǚháigirl 发表fābiǎoto issue 美丽měilìbeautiful 离开líkāito depart 老公lǎogōnghusband 可惜kěxīit is a pity 怎样zěnyànghow 大吉dàjívery auspicious 梦想mèngxiǎngto dream of 下来xiàlaito come down 老婆lǎopówife 想起xiǎngqǐto recall 通过tōngguòby means of 下去xiàquto go down 打开dǎkāito open 出现chūxiànto appear 小小xiǎoxiǎovery small 哪里nǎlǐwhere?学会xuéhuìto learn 回到huídàoto return to 回忆huíyìto recall 出门chūménto go on a journey 经典jīngdiǎnthe classics 发生fāshēngto happen 功能gōngnéngfunction 而且érqiěbut also 经过jīngguòto pass 只是zhǐshìmerely 遇到yùdàoto meet 从来cóngláialways 失去shīqùto lose 好多hǎoduōmany 完美wánměiperfect 兄弟xiōngdìbrothers 出发chūfāto start out 不断bùduànunceasing 马上mǎshàngat once 里面lǐmiàninside 儿子érzison 原文yuánwénoriginal text 是否shìfǒuwhether 同时tóngshíat the same time 变成biànchéngto change into 之前zhīqiánbefore 使用shǐyòngto use 感动gǎndòngto move 老爸lǎobàfather 值得zhídeto be worth 恋爱liànàilove 外面wàimiànsurface 学习xuéxíto learn 大运dàyùnMandate of Heaven 意思yìsiidea 不同bùtóngdifferent 并不bìngbùnot at all 看见kànjiànto see 头发tóufahair 就算jiùsuàngranted that 金币jīnbìgold coin 进行jìnxíngto advance 回去huíquto return 对方duìfāngcounterpart 面对miànduìto confront 能力nénglìcapability 大学dàxuéthe Great Learning, one of the Four Boo…看来kànlaiapparently 老妈lǎomāmother 注意zhùyìto take note of 成名chéngmíngto make one's name 实在shízàireally 愿意yuànyìto wish 认为rènwéito believe 主角zhǔjuéleading role 人家rénjiāhousehold 见到jiàndàoto see 社会shèhuìsociety 听到tīngdàoto hear 味道wèidaoflavor 进入jìnrùto enter 在乎zàihudetermined by 自然zìránnature 长大zhǎngdàto grow up 除了chúlebesides 说话shuōhuàto speak 中午zhōngwǔnoon 于是yúshìthereupon 内心nèixīnheart 的话dehuàif 其他qítāother 绝对juéduìabsolute 肚子dùzibelly 地主dìzhǔlandlord 美人měirénbeauty 无论wúlùnno matter what or how 辈子bèiziall one's life 时光shíguāngtime 本来běnláioriginal 能够nénggòuto be capable of 样子yàngziappearance 属于shǔyúto be classified as 年轻niánqīngyoung 对于duìyúregarding 现实xiànshíreality 关于guānyúpertaining to 关于guānyúpertaining to 经历jīnglìexperience 女生nǚshēngschoolgirl 来说láishuōto have one's say 好吃hǎochītasty 难道nándàodon't tell me ...那样nàyàngthat kind 界面jièmiàninterface 家庭jiātíngfamily 上网shàngwǎngto be on the internet 快点kuàidiǎnto do sth more quickly 日本rìběnJapan 高兴gāoxìnghappy 老板lǎobǎnRobam 懂得dǒngdeto understand 方法fāngfǎmethod 聚会jùhuìparty 人们rénmenpeople 国家guójiācountry 爱上àishàngto fall in love with 如今rújīnnowadays 心得xīndéknowledge gained 自由zìyóufreedom 点滴diǎndīa drip 小心xiǎoxīnto be careful 个人gèrénindividual 方式fāngshìway 心理xīnlǐmental 岁月suìyuèyears 黄金huángjīngold 之间zhījiānbetween 火车huǒchētrain 付出fùchūto pay 事业shìyèundertaking 多么duōmehow 想想xiǎngxiangto have a think about it 整个zhěnggèwhole 实现shíxiànto achieve 问候wènhòuto give one's respects 用户yònghùuser 千万qiānwànten million 怎么样zěnmeyànghow?单身dānshēnunmarried 热情rèqíngcordial 心动xīndòngheartbeat 身份shēnfènidentity 了解liǎojiěto understand 理解lǐjiěto comprehend 市民shìmíncity resident 要求yāoqiúto request 经常jīngchángfrequently 真实zhēnshítrue 中国人zhōngguórénChinese person 作业zuòyèschool assignment 冲动chōngdòngto have an urge 年会niánhuìannual meeting 女儿nǚérdaughter 人民rénmínthe people 当然dāngránonly natural 飞机fēijīairplane 分手fēnshǒuto split up 国际guójìinternational 书写shūxiěto write 处女chǔnǚvirgin 现场xiànchǎnglit. actual location 小孩xiǎoháichild 外套wàitàocoat 存在cúnzàito exist 中心zhōngxīncenter 去年qùniánlast year 后悔hòuhuǐto regret 同事tóngshìcolleague 文化wénhuàculture 自我zìwǒself-小姐xiǎojieyoung lady 办法bànfǎmeans 作为zuòwéione's conduct 所谓suǒwèiso-called 移动yídòngto move