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.

xūn

Master 曛 (xūn) — the Chinese word for 'twilight

méng

Discover 曚 (méng), the Chinese character for twi

shǔ

How do you say 'daybreak; dawn' in Chinese? It's

曘 (rú) means 'color of the sun' in Chinese — a

zhào

曌 (zhào) means 'name invented for herself by Tan

tóng

0-stroke character 曈 (tóng) carries the meaning

tán

Master 昙 (tán) meaning 'dark clouds'—a characte

晔 (yè) means 'bright light' in Chinese — a char

曀 (yì) means 'obscure' in Chinese — a character

tūn

Discover 暾 (tūn), the Chinese character for sun

jǐng

Learning Chinese? 暻 (jǐng) is one of the essenti

xiān

Sun rising over Siam (Thailand) — 日 (sun) + 遷 (

liáo

Discover the Chinese character 暸 (liáo), meaning

xuán

Discover 暶: the Chinese character for 'bright', p

hàn

How do you say 'dry' in Chinese? It's 暵 (hàn), a

zhāng

What does 暲 mean? Pronounced zhāng, this charact

Sun (日) + 'knee' (尼) under sun = familiar friend

暮 is a Chinese character pronounced mù. It means

mèn

Discover 暪: the Chinese character for 'dark', pro

暨 (jì) means 'and; as well as' in Chinese — a c

gǎo

Discover the Chinese character 暠 (gǎo), meaning

míng

Discover 暝 (míng), the Chinese character for 'da

yáng

Write 旸 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced yáng, m

jiǎn

Discover the rare Chinese character 暕 (jiǎn), me

nán

Discover 暔 (nán), an ancient Chinese character m