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.

ruì

枘 (ruì) means 'tenon' in Chinese — a character

dǒu

Learning Chinese? 枓 (dǒu) is one of the essentia

枒 is a Chinese character pronounced yá. It means

fāng

Explore the meaning of 枋 (fāng): 'Santalum album

àng

What does 枊 mean? Pronounced àng, this character

chǒu

杽 • chǒu • 'a kind of wooden handcuffs' — Chi

zhù

8-stroke character 杼 (zhù) carries the meaning '

chǒu

Learning Chinese? 杻 (chǒu) is one of the essenti

shū

Discover 杸 (shū), an archaic Chinese character m

Master 杷 (bà) — the Chinese word for 'handle or

chǔ

How do you say 'pestle' in Chinese? It's 杵 (chǔ)

xiān

杴 (xiān) means 'shovel' in Chinese — a characte

yǎo

Explore the meaning of 杳 (yǎo): 'dark and quiet'

gǎo

What does 杲 mean? Pronounced gǎo, this character

miǎo

Discover 杪: the Chinese character for 'the limit'

Master 杞 (qǐ), the ancient Zhou state known for

Discover 杙 (yì), a Chinese character meaning 'po

máng

Learning Chinese? 杗 (máng) is one of the essenti

Discover 杕 (dì), a classical Chinese character f

biāo

Discover 杓 (biāo), the Chinese character meaning

xìng

Explore the meaning of 杏 (xìng): 'apricot' in Ch

7-stroke character 杌 (wù) carries the meaning 'l

shān

Discover the Chinese character 杉 (shān), meaning

chā

Discover the Chinese character 杈 (chā) meaning '

Master 杇 (wū) — the Chinese word for 'to plaste