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.

gǒng

Discover the Chinese character 栱 (gǒng), meaning

ér

Discover 栭 (ér), a rare Chinese character for 't

jiàn

Master 栫 (jiàn) — the Chinese word for 'fence'.

How do you say 'jolcham oak' in Chinese? It's 栩 (

bīng

Master 栟 (bīng) — the Chinese word for 'Trachyc

guā

How do you say 'Juniperus chinensis' in Chinese? I

0-stroke character 栘 (yí) carries the meaning 's

Write 栔 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced qì, mea

shuān

Master 栓 (shuān) — the Chinese word for 'bottle

xún

Discover 栒 (xún), the Chinese character for 'cro

yǒng

Discover 栐 (yǒng), an ancient tree used for cere

Explore the meaning of 栃 (lì): 'archaic variant

pēi

Discover the rare Chinese character 柸 (pēi), mea

zhù

Explore the meaning of 柷 (zhù): 'percussion inst

What does 柶 mean? Pronounced sì, this character

zhà

How do you say 'fence' in Chinese? It's 栅 (zhà),

liǔ

Learning Chinese? 柳 (liǔ) is one of the essentia

柲 is a Chinese character pronounced bì. It means

nài

Write 柰 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced nài, me

Discover 柯 (kē), Chinese character for branch or

duò

Discover 柮: the Chinese character for 'wood scrap

jiù

Discover the Chinese character 柩 (jiù), meaning

dàn

柦 is a Chinese character pronounced dàn. It mean

zhā

Write 柤 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced zhā, me

zhí

Master 柣 (zhí) — the Chinese word for 'threshol