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.

qiǎo

Discover 愀 (qiǎo), a Chinese character meaning '

Master 恻 (cè) — the Chinese word for 'sorrowful

xīng

Discover 惺 (xīng), a Chinese character meaning '

huáng

Discover the Chinese character 惶 (huáng), meanin

zhuì

Write 惴 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced zhuì,

wéi

Discover how 惟 (wéi) evolves from 'only' to a su

chǎng

Think 'heart (忄) still (尚) feels disappointment.

hūn

Master 惛 (hūn) — the Chinese word for 'confused

chuò

Discover 惙 (chuò), an ancient character meaning

wǎng

Discover 惘 (wǎng), a Chinese character meaning '

tán

Discover the character 惔 (tán), meaning 'to burn

quán

Discover the Chinese character 惓 (quán), meaning

lín

Discover 惏 (lín), a Chinese character meaning 'b

Discover the rare Chinese character 惎 (jì), mean

yuān

惌 (yuān) means 'to bear a grudge against' in Chi

guǒ

0-stroke character 惈 (guǒ) carries the meaning '

dūn

Learning Chinese? 惇 (dūn) is one of the essentia

chóu

惆 is a Chinese character pronounced chóu. It mea

Write 惄 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced nì, mea

kōng

Discover the Chinese character 悾 (kōng), meaning

xìng

Learning Chinese? 悻 (xìng) is one of the essenti

Discover 悸 (jì), a Chinese character meaning 'to

Master 悷 (lì) — the Chinese word for 'sorrowful

chàng

Discover the Chinese character 怅 (chàng), meanin

cuì

悴 (cuì) means 'haggard' in Chinese — a characte