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.

tān

贪 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced tān. I

fàn

The Chinese character 贩 (fàn) means 'to deal in'

pín

Learning Chinese? 贫 (pín) is one of the essentia

shù

竖 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced shù. I

岂 (qǐ) means 'how?' as a forceful rhetorical que

Think: 'Yù = You get YAY for your words (言)!' —

qiǎn

The Chinese character 谴 (qiǎn) means 'to censure

The Chinese character 譬 (pì) — HSK 6, 20 stroke

谱 • pǔ • 'chart' — HSK 6 Chinese character wi

讥 (jī) means ‘to ridicule’—a precise, often l

miù

Write 谬 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced miù, m

yáo

The Chinese character 谣 (yáo) — HSK 6, 12 strok

bàng

12-stroke character 谤 (bàng) carries the meaning

谜 (mí) means 'riddle' in Chinese — a HSK 6 char

huǎng

What does 谎 mean? Pronounced huǎng, HSK level 6,

móu

谋 means 'to plan'—a high-stakes, culturally nuan

nuò

Discover 诺 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'to

zhū

诸 means 'all' — a formal, literary character (HS

huì

The Chinese character 讳 (huì) means 'to avoid me

xié

谐 (xié) means 'harmonious' in Chinese — a HSK 6

dié

谍 • dié • 'to spy' — HSK 6 Chinese character

fěi

Think: 'FEE-lse speech' → 诽 = false speech = sla

sòng

The Chinese character 诵 (sòng) means 'to read al

诬 (wū) means 'to accuse falsely' in Chinese — a

jiè

Explore the meaning of 诫 (jiè): 'commandment' in