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.

yùn

Discover 愠 (yùn), the Chinese character for supp

qiàn

Discover 慊 (qiàn), the Chinese character for 'di

Think 'shoe' — you nurture a shoe? No, but 'xù'

yīn

Master 慇 (yīn) — the Chinese word for 'solicito

tāo

Discover 慆: the Chinese character for 'rejoice',

sāo

Discover 慅 (sāo), a classical Chinese character

Learning Chinese? 栗 (lì) is one of the essential

hùn

Discover the rare Chinese character 慁 (hùn), mea

kài

Discover the Chinese character 忾 (kài), meaning

kǎi

Discover 恺 (kǎi), the Chinese character for 'joy

chuàng

Discover 怆 (chuàng), the Chinese character for '

yáo

Discover 愮 (yáo), a rare Chinese character meani

How do you say 'deferential' in Chinese? It's 愭 (

Discover 愫 (sù), meaning 'guileless' or sincere

què

Master 悫 (què) — the Chinese word for 'honest'.

qiè

11-stroke character 惬 (qiè) carries the meaning

è

Discover 愕 (è), the Chinese character for 'start

yīn

Discover 愔 (yīn), a rare Chinese character meani

dàng

Explore the meaning of 愓 (dàng): 'profligate' in

kài

What does 愒 mean? Pronounced kài, this character

miǎn

Discover 愐 (miǎn), a Chinese character meaning s

愎 is a Chinese character pronounced bì. It means

Discover 愊 (bì), a rare Chinese character for de

qiān

What does 愆 mean? Pronounced qiān, this characte

xuān

Discover 愃 (xuān), a Chinese character meaning '