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.

lún

伦 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced lún. I

juàn

What does 倦 mean? Pronounced juàn, HSK level 6,

tǎng

The Chinese character 倘 (tǎng) means 'if; suppos

juè

倔 (juè) means 'gruff; surly'—a HSK 6 character

cāng

The Chinese character 仓 (cāng) means 'barn' — a

Master 俯 (fǔ), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word f

xiá

The Chinese character 侠 (xiá) means 'knight-erra

The Chinese character 俘 (fú) means 'to take pris

lu:3

Explore the meaning of 侣 (lu:3): 'companion' in C

qīn

The Chinese character 侵 (qīn) means 'to invade'

The Chinese character 侮 (wǔ) means 'to insult'—

chǐ

The Chinese character 侈 (chǐ) — an HSK Level 6

kǎn

Master 侃 (kǎn), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word

jiā

Explore the meaning of 佳 (jiā): 'beautiful' in C

yòng

The Chinese character 佣 (yòng) means 'commission

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

líng

What does 伶 mean? Pronounced líng, HSK level 6,

bǎi

Master 伯 (bǎi), HSK level 6 — the Chinese word

6-stroke character 伐 (fá) carries the meaning 't

Learning Chinese? 伏 (fú) is one of the essential

伍 (wǔ) means 'squad of five soldiers' — a histo

yǎng

仰 (yǎng) means 'to face upward' in Chinese — a

xiān

How do you say 'immortal' in Chinese? It's 仙 (xi

zhàng

Explore the meaning of 仗 (zhàng): 'weaponry' in

chóu

Learning Chinese? 仇 (chóu) is one of the essenti