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.

抨

pēng

8-stroke character 抨 (pēng) carries the meaning

抦

bǐng

抦 is a Chinese character pronounced bǐng. It mea

抔

póu

抔 (póu) means 'take up in both hands' in Chinese

抏

wán

Discover 抏 (wán), a rare Chinese character meani

抌

dǎn

Master 抌 (dǎn): an ancient Chinese character mea

抉

jué

How do you say 'to pick out' in Chinese? It's 抉 (

抈

yuè

抈 (yuè) means 'to bend' in Chinese — a characte

抆

wèn

What does 抆 mean? Pronounced wèn, this character

抃

biàn

Learning Chinese? 抃 (biàn) is one of the essenti

扽

dèn

How do you say 'to yank' in Chinese? It's 扽 (dèn

扼

è

扼 (è) means 'to grip forcefully' in Chinese — a

扻

zì

Explore the meaning of 扻 (zì): 'to strike' in Ch

扳

bān

Discover 扳 (bān) meaning 'to pull' or 'turn,' a

扱

xī

How do you say 'to collect' in Chinese? It's 扱 (x

扦

qiān

Discover 扦: the Chinese character for 'short slen

扤

wù

Discover the rare Chinese character 扤 (wù), mean

扢

gǔ

What does 扢 mean? Pronounced gǔ, this character

扡

chǐ

扡 • chǐ • 'drag along' — Chinese character wi

扠

chā

Discover the Chinese character 扠 (chā), meaning

払

fǎn

Discover the rare Chinese character 払 (fǎn), mea

扐

lè

Write 扐 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced lè, mea

扌

shǒu

扌 (shǒu) means '"hand" radical in Chinese charac

扊

yǎn

What does 扊 mean? Pronounced yǎn, this character

扉

fēi

Discover the Chinese character 扉 (fēi), meaning

扈

hù

11-stroke character 扈 (hù) carries the meaning '