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.

cuān

Discover 汆 (cuān), the Chinese character for 'qu

tīng

Discover the Chinese character 汀 (tīng), meaning

氿

guǐ

Master 氿 (guǐ) — the Chinese word for 'mountain

tǔn

How do you say 'to float' in Chinese? It's 氽 (tǔ

shuǐ

Discover the Chinese character 氵 (shuǐ), the wat

qíng

Discover 氰 (qíng), the Chinese character for cya

lu:4

Explore the meaning of 氯 (lu:4): 'chlorine' in Ch

dàn

Discover 氮 (dàn), the Chinese character for nitr

Ya (short for 'yacht') carries argon gas for weldi

qīng

Discover 氢 (qīng), the Chinese character for hyd

Discover 氪 (kè), the Chinese character for krypt

ān

The Chinese character 氨 (ān) means ammonia, a pu

hài

Discover 氦 (hài), the Chinese character for heli

How do you say 'xenon' in Chinese? It's 氥 (xī),

dōng

Discover 氡 (dōng), the Chinese character for rad

shēn

0-stroke character 氠 (shēn) carries the meaning

Master the Chinese character 氟 (fú) meaning fluo

nèi

Discover the Chinese character 氝 (nèi), a rare c

Write 氜 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced rì, mea

chuān

Discover 氚: the Chinese character for 'tritium',

xiān

How do you say 'xenon' in Chinese? It's 氙 (xiān)

dāo

氘 (dāo) means 'deuterium 2H' in Chinese — a cha

nǎi

The Chinese character 氖 (nǎi) means 'neon', a no

piē

Master 氕 (piē), the Chinese character for protiu

Discover the Chinese character 氐 (dī), meaning a