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.

暍 • hè • 'hot' — Chinese character with 0 str

kuí

13-stroke character 暌 (kuí) carries the meaning

mín

Discover 暋 (mín), a rare Chinese character meani

huī

Discover 晖 (huī), the Chinese character for 'sun

xiá

Master 暇 (xiá) — the Chinese word for 'leisure'

Discover 暆: the Chinese character for 'declining'

guǐ

Discover 晷 (guǐ), the Chinese character for sund

zuì

Discover the Chinese character 晬 (zuì), meaning

zhuó

Explore the meaning of 晫 (zhuó): 'splendorous' i

tiǎn

Discover the ancient Chinese character 晪 (tiǎn),

huì

Discover the Chinese character 晦 (huì), meaning

zhé

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

How do you say '3-5 p.m.' in Chinese? It's 晡 (bū

shèng

Explore the meaning of 晟 (shèng): 'brightness of

What does 晞 mean? Pronounced xī, this character

kūn

0-stroke character 晜 (kūn) carries the meaning '

jùn

Think 'jun' as 'June' morning—the sun rises early

hán

Master 晗 (hán) — the Chinese word for 'before d

xiǎng

晑 • xiǎng • 'bright' — Chinese character with

yàn

Learning Chinese? 晏 (yàn) is one of the essentia

shǎng

Discover 晌 (shǎng), the Chinese character for a

xuān

晅 • xuān • 'light of the sun' — Chinese chara

bǐng

What does 昺 mean? Pronounced bǐng, this characte

chǎng

Discover 昶 (chǎng), the Chinese character for 'l

mǎo

Write 昴 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced mǎo, me