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.

xián

Discover 挦: the Chinese character for 'to pull ou

ruán

Explore the meaning of 撋 (ruán): 'to rub between

xiàn

What does 撊 mean? Pronounced xiàn, this characte

juē

Imagine a hand (扌) pushing a butt (厥) upward —

liào

Discover 撂: the Chinese character for 'to put dow

yáo

Master the Chinese character 摿 (yáo), an erroneo

biāo

摽 • biāo • 'to wave away; to discard' — Chine

chān

掺 is a Chinese character pronounced chān. It mea

zhé

摺 is a Chinese character pronounced zhé. It mean

Discover 摹 (mó), the Chinese character for 'to i

jiǎo

Master 摷 (jiǎo) — the Chinese word for 'to knoc

tuán

Explore the meaning of 抟 (tuán): 'to roll up int

shū

Discover the Chinese character 摴 (shū), meaning

kōu

抠 (kōu) means 'to dig; to pick; to scratch' in C

shàn

What does 摲 mean? Pronounced shàn, this characte

niè

0-stroke character 摰 (niè) carries the meaning '

áo

摮 is a Chinese character pronounced áo. It means

zhí

Imagine your hand (扌) picking up a 'stone' (庶) f

huà

Discover 摦 (huà), an ancient character meaning '

zǒng

Write 摠 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced zǒng, m

luò

Master 摞 (luò), a Chinese character meaning 'to

guàn

Discover 掼 (guàn), the Chinese character for 'to

chī

Discover 摛 (chī), meaning 'to spread'—a Chinese

liǎn

摙 • liǎn • 'to transport' — Chinese character

féng

Discover the ancient Chinese character 摓 (féng),