Browse Chinese Characters — 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.

槽

cáo

Master the Chinese character 槽 (cáo) meaning 'tr

槻

guī

Discover the Chinese character 槻 (guī), meaning

槺

kāng

Discover 槺 (kāng), a rare Chinese character mean

槵

huàn

Think 'soap' + 'tree': 槵 (huàn) sounds like 'won

槲

hú

Discover 槲: the Chinese character for 'Mongolian

槱

yǒu

Discover 槱 (yǒu), a Chinese character for ritual

椮

sēn

What does 椮 mean? Pronounced sēn, this character

槭

qì

槭 • qì • 'maple' — Chinese character with 15

椁

guǒ

Discover 椁 (guǒ), the Chinese character for 'out

椠

qiàn

12-stroke character 椠 (qiàn) carries the meaning

槥

huì

Discover 槥 (huì), the Chinese character for coff

梿

lián

Learning Chinese? 梿 (lián) is one of the essenti

槢

xí

What does 槢 mean? Pronounced xí, this character

槑

dāi

Two 呆 (stupid) together = double dumb! — 槑 (dā

槐

huái

Write 槐 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced huái,

槎

chá

Discover 槎: the Chinese character for 'a raft mad

槌

chuí

Discover 槌 (chuí), the Chinese character for mal

槊

shuò

Discover the Chinese character 槊 (shuò), meaning

槃

pán

Discover 槃 (pán), an ancient Chinese character m

槁

gǎo

How do you say 'dried up' in Chinese? It's 槁 (gǎ

桤

qī

桤 (qī) means 'alder' in Chinese — a character w

榾

gǔ

What does 榾 mean? Pronounced gǔ, this character

榼

kè

0-stroke character 榼 (kè) carries the meaning 'P

榻

tà

Learning Chinese? 榻 (tà) is one of the essential

榷

què

Discover the Chinese character 榷 (què), meaning