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 怚 (jù), a Chinese character meaning dul

How do you say 'to rely on' in Chinese? It's 怙 (h

tiē

Discover 怗 (tiē), a literary Chinese character m

zhēng

8-stroke character 怔 (zhēng) carries the meaning

yàng

Master 怏 (yàng) — the Chinese word for 'discont

zuò

How do you say 'ashamed' in Chinese? It's 怍 (zuò

chāo

Discover 怊 (chāo), a Chinese character meaning s

忿

fèn

Explore the meaning of 忿 (fèn): 'anger' in Chine

xīn

Learning Chinese? 忻 (xīn) is one of the essentia

xiān

Discover 忺 (xiān), a classical Chinese character

chén

Discover the Chinese character 忱 (chén), meaning

zhì

忮 is a Chinese character pronounced zhì. It mean

biàn

A heart (忄) with a diagonal stroke: joy that cuts

zhōng

Discover 忪: the Chinese character for 'restless',

7-stroke character 忤 (wǔ) carries the meaning 'd

chōng

A dart (中) piercing a heart (忄) = grief (忡). —

mín

Discover 忞: the Chinese character for 'to encoura

tiǎn

How do you say 'to shame' in Chinese? It's 忝 (ti

fān

Explore the meaning of 忛 (fān): 'erroneous varia

cǔn

忖 is a Chinese character pronounced cǔn. It mean

shì

Discover 忕 (shì), a Chinese character meaning 'a

Discover 忒: the Chinese character for 'to err', p

dāo

Heart (忄) cut by a knife (刀) = grieved. — 忉 (d

xīn

忄 (xīn) means 'Kangxi radical 61 as a vertical

xiāng

0-stroke character 忀 (xiāng) carries the meaning