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.

pēng

8-stroke character 抨 (pēng) carries the meaning

bǐng

抦 is a Chinese character pronounced bǐng. It mea

póu

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

wán

Discover 抏 (wán), a rare Chinese character meani

dǎn

Master 抌 (dǎn): an ancient Chinese character mea

jué

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

yuè

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

wèn

What does 抆 mean? Pronounced wèn, this character

biàn

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

dèn

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

è

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

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

bān

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

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

qiān

Discover 扦: the Chinese character for 'short slen

Discover the rare Chinese character 扤 (wù), mean

What does 扢 mean? Pronounced gǔ, this character

chǐ

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

chā

Discover the Chinese character 扠 (chā), meaning

fǎn

Discover the rare Chinese character 払 (fǎn), mea

Write 扐 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced lè, mea

shǒu

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

yǎn

What does 扊 mean? Pronounced yǎn, this character

fēi

Discover the Chinese character 扉 (fēi), meaning

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