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.

Discover 棣 (dì), the Chinese character for Kerri

táng

Write 棠 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced táng,

Discover 棜 (yù), a classical character meaning t

péng

Discover 棚 (péng), the Chinese character for 'sh

12-stroke character 棘 (jí) carries the meaning '

zǎo

Master the Chinese character 枣 (zǎo) meaning juj

chéng

Discover 枨 (chéng), the Chinese character for 'd

pái

Discover the Chinese character 棑 (pái), meaning

fěi

棐 (fěi) means 'Torreya nucifera' in Chinese — a

zhuō

棁 • zhuō • 'stick' — Chinese character with 0

chān

Discover the Chinese character 梴 (chān), meaning

zhuó

Discover 梲 (zhuó), a rare Chinese character mean

kǔn

Imagine a wooden 'coffin' (困) blocking the door—

suō

Discover 梭 (suō), the Chinese character for 'shu

Discover 梩 (lí), the ancient Chinese basket for

Learning Chinese? 梧 (wú) is one of the essential

chén

Discover the character 梣 (chén), meaning Chinese

kuǎn

Discover 梡 (kuǎn), a Chinese character for a woo

lu:3

梠 (lu:3) means 'beam at the eaves' in Chinese —

xiāo

枭 • xiāo • 'owl' — Chinese character with 8 s

jiǎn

Discover 枧 (jiǎn), the Chinese character for bam

gěng

Master 梗 (gěng) — the Chinese word for 'branch'

zhī

9-stroke character 栀 (zhī) carries the meaning '

Discover 梓 (zǐ), the Chinese catalpa tree symbol

0-stroke character 梐 (bì) carries the meaning 's