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 柢: the Chinese character for 'foundation

zuò

What does 柞 mean? Pronounced zuò, this character

tuò

柝 • tuò • 'watchman's rattle' — Chinese chara

yòu

柚 is a Chinese character pronounced yòu. It mean

xiá

Think of a wooden box (木) with an animal trapped

zhè

Discover 柘 (zhè), a Chinese character for a thor

Discover 柒 (qī), the Chinese banker's numeral fo

gān

Discover 柑 (gān), meaning 'large tangerine', a s

bǎi

Discover 柏 (bǎi), the Chinese character for ceda

柎 is a Chinese character pronounced fū. It means

pán

柈 (pán) means 'plate' in Chinese — a character

柅 • nǐ • 'to stop' — Chinese character with 0

bǐng

Discover 柄 (bǐng), the Chinese character for 'ha

líng

Discover the Chinese character 柃 (líng), meaning

tuó

Think 'tree (木) carries (它) the whole roof'. —

Master 枻 (yì), a poetic Chinese character meanin

枹 • fū • 'Quercus glandulifera' — Chinese cha

gōu

9-stroke character 枸 (gōu) carries the meaning '

jiā

Learning Chinese? 枷 (jiā) is one of the essentia

xiāo

Think 'xiao' as 'hollow'—a tree (木) with empty i

zhǐ

Discover the Chinese character 枳 (zhǐ) meaning '

Discover 枲: the Chinese character for 'male nettl

píng

枰 (píng) means 'chess-like game' in Chinese — a

yùn

Learning Chinese? 枟 (yùn) is one of the essentia

è

How do you say 'tree knot' in Chinese? It's 枙 (è