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.

Learning Chinese? 梏 (gù) is one of the essential

zào

Discover 梍 (zào), the Chinese character for hone

Master 梊 (dì), the Chinese character for 'squeez

bāng

What does 梆 mean? Pronounced bāng, this characte

méi

梅 • méi • 'plum' — Chinese character with 11

tǐng

Learning Chinese? 梃 (tǐng) is one of the essenti

jué

Discover the Chinese character 桷 (jué), meaning

Write 桴 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced fú, me

Discover 桲: the Chinese character for 'flail', pr

tīng

Explore the meaning of 桯 (tīng): 'bed side stand

zhēn

桭 • zhēn • 'eaves' — Chinese character with 0

suō

Discover the Chinese character 桫 (suō), meaning

jiù

Discover the Chinese character 桕 (jiù), meaning

huán

Learning Chinese? 桓 (huán) is one of the essenti

tóng

Discover 桐 (tóng), a Chinese character for trees

zhì

Discover 桎 (zhì), a Chinese character meaning 'f

ān

桉 • ān • 'Eucalyptus globulus' — Chinese char

wéi

Imagine a wooden tree (木) standing tall like a sh

guàng

Write 桄 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced guàng,

guì

Discover 桂: the Chinese character for 'cassia', p

háng

How do you say 'cangue' in Chinese? It's 桁 (háng

jié

桀 (jié) means 'cruel' in Chinese — a character

How do you say 'hedge' in Chinese? It's 栵 (lì),

lǎo

Explore the meaning of 栳 (lǎo): 'basket' in Chin

kǎo

What does 栲 mean? Pronounced kǎo, this character