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.

楫

jí

Explore the meaning of 楫 (jí): 'oar' in Chinese,

楪

dié

What does 楪 mean? Pronounced dié, this character

桢

zhēn

Discover 桢 (zhēn), the Chinese character for pri

楦

xuàn

楦 is a Chinese character pronounced xuàn. It mea

楣

méi

Master 楣 (méi) — the Chinese word for 'lintel'.

楢

yóu

Discover the Chinese character 楢 (yóu), meaning

楠

nán

楠 (nán) means 'Machilus nanmu' in Chinese — a c

楟

tíng

Discover the rare Chinese character 楟 (tíng), me

楝

liàn

Discover the Chinese character 楝 (liàn), meaning

楛

kǔ

Learning Chinese? 楛 (kǔ) is one of the essential

楙

mào

Discover the Chinese character 楙 (mào), meaning

楘

mù

Write 楘 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced mù, mea

楗

jiàn

Master 楗 (jiàn) — the Chinese word for 'materia

楔

xiē

楔 (xiē) means 'wedge' in Chinese — a character

枫

fēng

Learning Chinese? 枫 (fēng) is one of the essenti

楎

hún

Discover the rare Chinese character 楎 (hún), mea

楋

là

Discover 楋 (là), a rare Chinese character for an

杨

yáng

Discover 杨 (yáng), the Chinese character for pop

楅

bì

楅 • bì • 'ox yoke placed on the horns' — Chin

楂

chá

楂 is a Chinese character pronounced chá. It mean

椿

chūn

Master 椿 (chūn) meaning 'Chinese toon' – a tree

椽

chuán

How do you say 'beam' in Chinese? It's 椽 (chuán)

椸

yí

0-stroke character 椸 (yí) carries the meaning 'c

缄

jiān

Discover the character 缄 (jiān) meaning 'to seal

椴

duàn

Discover 椴 (duàn), the Chinese character for Chi