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.

tái

0-stroke character 斄 (tái) carries the meaning '

Discover the Chinese character 毙 (bì), meaning '

liǎn

Master 敛 (liǎn) — the Chinese word for 'to hold

Think 'Ee-yee! I'm weary of this!'—斁 sounds like

jiǎo

Master 敿 (jiǎo) — the Chinese word for 'tie up'

liáo

敹 • liáo • 'keep tidy and repaired' — Chinese

ái

Discover the rare Chinese character 敳 (ái), mean

jiǎo

Learning Chinese? 敫 (jiǎo) is one of the essenti

duó

敪 is a Chinese character pronounced duó. It mean

Discover the ancient Chinese character 敧 (qǐ), m

dūn

Discover 敦 (dūn), the Chinese character for kind

Imagine a shabby (敝) cloak that is 'my' humble po

niè

Write 敜 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced niè, me

chì

敕 • chì • 'imperial orders' — Chinese charact

0-stroke character 敔 (yǔ) carries the meaning 'p

敉 • mǐ • 'peaceful' — Chinese character with

chì

Discover 敇 (chì), a Chinese character meaning 'i

mǐn

Master 敃 (mǐn) — the Chinese word for 'strong;

diān

Discover 敁 (diān), a rare Chinese character mean

攺 is a Chinese character pronounced yǐ. It means

yōu

Master 攸 (yōu), a character meaning 'distant' or

Discover 攴 (pū), a Chinese character meaning 'to

What does 攲 mean? Pronounced qī, this character

guì

0-stroke character 攰 (guì) carries the meaning '

nǎng

攮 is a Chinese character pronounced nǎng. It mea