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.

彖

tuàn

What does 彖 mean? Pronounced tuàn, this characte

彐

jì

Write 彐 correctly: 3 strokes, pronounced jì, mea

彀

gòu

彀 (gòu) means 'to draw a bow to the full' in Chi

弼

bì

Discover 弼 (bì), a Chinese character meaning 'to

弸

péng

Discover the Chinese character 弸 (péng), meaning

弶

jiàng

Discover the Chinese character 弶 (jiàng), meanin

弪

jìng

Discover 弪 (jìng), the Chinese character for 'ra

弰

shāo

0-stroke character 弰 (shāo) carries the meaning

弮

quān

Discover the Chinese character 弮 (quān) meaning

弭

mǐ

Discover 弭 (mǐ), a Chinese character meaning 'to

弫

zhěn

Discover 弫 (zhěn), a rare Chinese character mean

弩

nǔ

How do you say 'crossbow' in Chinese? It's 弩 (nǔ

弨

chāo

弨 (chāo) means 'unbent bow' in Chinese — a char

弧

hú

Discover the Chinese character 弧 (hú), meaning '

弤

dǐ

0-stroke character 弤 (dǐ) carries the meaning 'c

弣

fǔ

Discover the rare Chinese character 弣 (fǔ), mean

弢

tāo

Discover 弢 (tāo), a classical Chinese character

弝

bà

Discover 弝 (bà), the Chinese character for the b

弛

chí

Explore the meaning of 弛 (chí): 'to unstring a b

弘

hóng

5-stroke character 弘 (hóng) carries the meaning

弗

fú

Learning Chinese? 弗 (fú) is one of the essential

弓

gōng

Discover the Chinese character 弓 (gōng), meaning

弑

shì

How do you say 'to murder a superior' in Chinese?

弎

sān

Discover the archaic Chinese character 弎 (sān),

弍

èr

Discover 弍 (èr), an archaic variant of 貳 meanin