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.

cǎn

Discover the archaic Chinese character 憯 (cǎn),

Master 怃 (wǔ) — the Chinese word for 'to have t

liǎo

Discover 憭 (liǎo), a rare Chinese character mean

jǐng

15-stroke character 憬 (jǐng) carries the meaning

mǐn

Discover the Chinese character 悯 (mǐn), meaning

xián

憪 is a Chinese character pronounced xián. It mea

Discover 憩 (qì), meaning 'to rest'—a peaceful,

hān

Discover 憨 (hān): Chinese character for silly th

duì

Think 'duì' sounds like 'duh-ee' — a grunt of di

yìn

Think 'yin' as 'wish' – like 'I wish' but with a

kuì

愦 is a Chinese character pronounced kuì. It mean

zēng

Discover 憎: the Chinese character for 'to detest'

jiāo

How do you say 'arrogant' in Chinese? It's 憍 (ji

chōng

Master 憃 (chōng) — the Chinese word for 'foolis

liáo

憀 (liáo) means 'to rely on' in Chinese — a char

yōng

Discover 慵 (yōng), the Chinese character for let

qiān

Discover 悭 (qiān), the Chinese character for 'st

tuán

慱 • tuán • 'sad' — Chinese character with 0 s

qín

Discover the rare Chinese character 慬 (qín), mea

sǒng

Discover 怂: the Chinese character for 'terrified'

òu

Discover the Chinese character 怄 (òu), meaning '

zào

Discover the Chinese character 慥 (zào), meaning

tòng

恸 (tòng) means 'grief' in Chinese — a character

How do you say 'evil thought' in Chinese? It's 慝

mǐn

Discover the Chinese character 慜 (mǐn), meaning