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.

yún

沄 (yún) means 'rushing of a torrent' in Chinese

What does 沂 mean? Pronounced yí, this character

qìn

沁 • qìn • 'to seep' — Chinese character with

fén

Discover the Chinese character 汾 (fén), meaning

zhōng

Discover 汷 (zhōng), an ancient Chinese character

wèn

Discover the Chinese character 汶 (wèn), referrin

biàn

7-stroke character 汴 (biàn) carries the meaning

biàn

Discover the Chinese character 汳 (biàn), meaning

Discover 汲 (jí), the Chinese character for 'to d

ruì

How do you say 'river-bend' in Chinese? It's 汭 (r

wāng

What does 汪 mean? Pronounced wāng, this characte

汩 • gǔ • 'confused' — Chinese character with

Discover 汨 (mì), a Chinese character meaning a r

qiān

Learning Chinese? 汧 (qiān) is one of the essenti

gǒng

What does 汞 mean? Pronounced gǒng, this characte

Discover 汝 (rǔ), the archaic Chinese 'thou'—a c

Discover 汜 (sì), a Chinese character meaning 'st

xùn

The Chinese character 汛 (xùn) means 'high water'

shàn

Discover the Chinese character 汕 (shàn), meaning

Master the Chinese character 汔 (qì), meaning 'ne

Discover the Chinese character 汐 (xī), meaning '

Learning Chinese? 汏 (dà) is one of the essential

wán

Discover 汍 (wán), a classical Chinese character

zhuó

Master 汋 (zhuó) — the Chinese word for 'to pour

chà

Discover 汊: the Chinese character for 'branching