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.

xuān

Discover 揎: the Chinese character for 'to roll up

sāi

Discover 揌 (sāi), a Chinese character meaning 't

kuí

揆 is a Chinese character pronounced kuí. It mean

yán

揅 (yán) means 'variant of 研', referring to grin

Master the Chinese character 揄 (yú), meaning 'to

jiān

Discover 揃 (jiān), meaning 'shear'—used for pre

yuàn

Discover 掾 (yuàn), an ancient Chinese character

kèn

Learning Chinese? 掯 (kèn) is one of the essentia

qián

掮 is a Chinese character pronounced qián. It mea

tiàn

Think of 'tiàn' as 'tie' the ink to the brush by

Write 掬 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced jū, me

zōu

Discover 掫 (zōu), a Chinese character meaning 'b

bīng

0-stroke character 掤 (bīng) carries the meaning

chè

The Chinese character 掣 (chè) means to pull forc

zhěng

Master 掟 (zhěng) — the Chinese word for 'to thr

shàn

Discover 掞 (shàn), a classical Chinese character

Write 挜 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced yà, mea

Discover 掖 (yē), meaning 'to tuck'. This Chinese

qiān

Discover 掔 (qiān), a classical Chinese character

Discover the Chinese character 掎 (jǐ), meaning '

hùn

Discover the rare Chinese character 掍 (hùn), mea

póu

掊 is a Chinese character pronounced póu. It mean

duō

Master 掇 (duō) — the Chinese word for 'to pick

lūn

How do you say 'to swing' in Chinese? It's 抡 (lū

diān

What does 掂 mean? Pronounced diān, this characte