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.

wēi

Discover the Chinese character 椳 (wēi), meaning

Discover 椰 (yē), the Chinese character for cocon

guī

Discover the Chinese character 椝 (guī), a nonsta

zhuó

Learning Chinese? 椓 (zhuó) is one of the essenti

bēi

Beech tree: 'bee' + 'ch' = 'beach'? No, it's 'bēi

Write 椐 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced jū, me

10-stroke character 桠 (yā) carries the meaning '

zuó

What does 椊 mean? Pronounced zuó, this character

0-stroke character 椈 (jú) carries the meaning 'F

chóu

椆 is a Chinese character pronounced chóu. It mea

jiē

Write 椄 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced jiē, me

fén

Discover the Chinese character 棼 (fén), meaning

fēn

Learning Chinese? 棻 (fēn) is one of the essentia

guān

Discover 棺 (guān), the Chinese character for 'co

zhuó

Explore the meaning of 棳 (zhuó): 'small pillars

栖 is a Chinese character pronounced qī. It means

léng

棱 • léng • 'square beam' — Chinese character

chuí

Discover the Chinese character 棰 (chuí), meaning

rěn

Learning Chinese? 棯 (rěn) is one of the essentia

quān

Discover 棬 (quān), a Chinese character meaning '

Master 棫 (yù) — the Chinese word for 'thorny sh

yuān

How do you say 'crooked' in Chinese? It's 棩 (yuā

Discover 棨 (qǐ), an ancient Chinese character me

zhàn

Write 栈 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced zhàn, m

cuò

0-stroke character 棤 (cuò) carries the meaning '