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.

How do you say 'woolen rug' in Chinese? It's 氍 (q

sào

氉 • sào • 'restless, melancholy' — Chinese ch

zhān

Discover 毡 (zhān), the Chinese character for fel

chǎng

Discover 氅 (chǎng), the Chinese character for a

rǒng

Write 氄 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced rǒng, m

máo

牦 is a Chinese character pronounced máo. It mean

sān

How do you say 'long-haired' in Chinese? It's 毵 (

Discover 毾 (tà), a Chinese character meaning 'a

jiàn

Discover 毽 (jiàn), the Chinese character for shu

shū

Discover 毹 (shū), the Chinese character for a fi

mào

Master 毷 (mào) — the Chinese word for 'restless

cuì

Discover 毳 (cuì), a rare Chinese character meani

Discover 毪: the Chinese character for 'a type of

róng

Explore the meaning of 毧 (róng): 'down' in Chine

chán

What does 毚 mean? Pronounced chán, this characte

Discover the Chinese character 毗 (pí), meaning '

毖 is a Chinese character pronounced bì. It means

The Chinese character 毓 (yù) means to produce, f

jiě

How do you say 'mother' in Chinese? It's 毑 (jiě)

ǎi

Discover the rare character 毐 (ǎi), meaning 'per

Learning Chinese? 毋 (wú) is one of the essential

duàn

Discover the rare Chinese character 毈 (duàn), wh

yīn

Discover 殷 (yīn), the Chinese character for the

shū

Discover 殳 (shū), an ancient Chinese staff-like

jiān

Master the Chinese character 歼 (jiān) meaning 't