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.

昳

dié

Master the Chinese character 昳 (dié), meaning 't

昱

yù

How do you say 'bright light' in Chinese? It's 昱

昭

zhāo

昭 • zhāo • 'bright' — Chinese character with

昫

xù

Learning Chinese? 昫 (xù) is one of the essential

昪

biàn

昪 is a Chinese character pronounced biàn. It mea

昤

līng

昤 (līng) means 'sunshine' in Chinese — a charac

昣

zhěn

Explore the meaning of 昣 (zhěn): 'bright' in Chi

昡

xuàn

昡 • xuàn • 'long day' — Chinese character wit

昕

xīn

昕 • xīn • 'dawn' — Chinese character with 8 s

昒

hū

昒 is a Chinese character pronounced hū. It means

昑

qǐn

Think 'sun (日) today (今)' shining bright. — 昑

昊

hào

What does 昊 mean? Pronounced hào, this character

昉

fǎng

昉 • fǎng • 'dawn' — Chinese character with 8

昄

bǎn

Write 昄 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced bǎn, me

昃

zè

Discover 昃 (zè), a classical Chinese character f

昀

yún

Discover 昀 (yún), a Chinese character meaning 's

旽

tūn

旽 • tūn • 'morning sun, sunrise' — Chinese ch

旼

mín

0-stroke character 旼 (mín) carries the meaning '

旻

mín

Discover 旻 (mín), the Chinese character for the

旵

chǎn

How do you say 'to beam down' in Chinese? It's 旵

旴

xū

Discover 旴 (xū), the Chinese character for 'dawn

旰

gàn

7-stroke character 旰 (gàn) carries the meaning '

旭

xù

Think 'Xù' like 'sue' for the warm sun rising at

旡

jì

Picture a person with a hand to their throat, chok

旟

yú

Discover 旟 (yú), an ancient Chinese character fo