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.

Discover 扆 (yǐ), an archaic Chinese character me

jiōng

Master 扃 (jiōng) — the Chinese word for 'to shu

diàn

Discover 扂 (diàn), a rare Chinese character mean

What does 戾 mean? Pronounced lì, this character

戽 • hù • 'water bucket for irrigation' — Chin

shì

戺 is a Chinese character pronounced shì. It mean

chuō

Explore the meaning of 戳 (chuō): 'to jab' in Chi

yǎn

Yǎn sounds like 'yarn' — imagine a spear tangled

jiǎn

Write 戬 correctly: 14 strokes, pronounced jiǎn,

qiāng

Discover the Chinese character 戗 (qiāng), meanin

děng

戥 • děng • 'small steelyard for weighing money

gài

13-stroke character 戤 (gài) carries the meaning

kuí

Learning Chinese? 戣 (kuí) is one of the essentia

Discover ancient wisdom: 戢 (jí) means 'to restra

kān

Discover 戡 (kān), a classical Chinese character

zhí

Write 戠 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced zhí, m

Master 戟 (jǐ) — the Chinese word for 'halberd'.

jiá

Explore the meaning of 戛 (jiá): 'lance' in Chine

qiāng

Imagine a spear (戈) killing someone: 戕 combines

jiān

Learning Chinese? 戋 (jiān) is one of the essenti

róng

What does 戎 mean? Pronounced róng, this characte

shù

戍 • shù • 'garrison' — Chinese character with

Master 戌 (xū), the 11th Earthly Branch: 7-9 p.m.

戊 is a Chinese character pronounced wù. It means

Discover the Chinese character 戈 (gē), meaning '