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.

0-stroke character 弌 (yī) carries the meaning 'a

Learning Chinese? 弋 (yì) is one of the essential

Write 弈 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced yì, mea

yǎn

Discover 弇 (yǎn), a rare Chinese character meani

Discover 弆: the Chinese character for 'to collect

biàn

Discover the Chinese character 弁 (biàn), meaning

廿

niàn

Discover 廿 (niàn), the Chinese character for 'tw

gǒng

Discover 廾 (gǒng), a Chinese character meaning '

tíng

Explore the meaning of 廷 (tíng): 'palace courtya

yǐn

The Chinese character 廴 (yǐn) is the 'long strid

yōng

Discover the rare character 廱 (yōng), meaning 'h

Write 庐 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced lú, mea

lǐn

Discover 廪 (lǐn), the Chinese character for 'gov

xiè

16-stroke character 廨 (xiè) carries the meaning

qiáng

Discover 廧 (qiáng), an ancient Chinese character

kuài

Think: '广' (shelter) + '會' (meeting) = barn wher

Master 庑 (wǔ), the Chinese character for small r

Discover 厮: the Chinese character for 'together;

chán

Discover the ancient Chinese character 廛 (chán),

Imagine a yurt with a '翼' (wing) shaped roof—廙

áo

Discover 廒 (áo), the Chinese character for 'gran

jǐn

Discover 廑 (jǐn), a Chinese character meaning 'c

qǐng

Discover the Chinese character 庼 (qǐng), meaning

zhì

Discover the Chinese character 廌 (zhì), meaning

sōu

Discover 廋 (sōu), a classical Chinese character