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.

帑

tǎng

帑 • tǎng • 'state treasury' — Chinese charact

帄

dīng

0-stroke character 帄 (dīng) carries the meaning

巿

fú

Discover the ancient Chinese character 巿 (fú), a

巽

xùn

Discover 巽 (xùn), the Chinese character for obed

卺

jǐn

Discover 卺 (jǐn), the Chinese character for 'nup

巳

sì

Master 巳 (sì) — the Chinese word for '6th earth

巯

qiú

Explore the meaning of 巯 (qiú): 'hydrosulfuryl'

巫

wū

Learning Chinese? 巫 (wū) is one of the essential

巠

jīng

Discover 巠 (jīng), a Chinese character meaning '

巟

huāng

Learning Chinese? 巟 (huāng) is one of the essent

巅

diān

A mountain (山) with a 'top' (颠) — the very summ

巓

diān

Discover 巓 (diān), an archaic variant of 巔 mean

峦

luán

What does 峦 mean? Pronounced luán, this characte

巍

wēi

Discover 巍 (wēi), a Chinese character meaning 'l

岿

kuī

Learning Chinese? 岿 (kuī) is one of the essentia

巉

chán

Discover 巉 (chán), meaning steep, rugged, jagged

巇

xī

Learning Chinese? 巇 (xī) is one of the essential

巃

lóng

Master 巃 (lóng) — the Chinese word for 'steep'.

巂

guī

Discover 巂: the Chinese character for 'cuckoo', p

岭

lǐng

How do you say 'mountain range' in Chinese? It's

嶷

yí

Discover 嶷 (yí), a Chinese character for a mount

岙

ào

Discover 岙 (ào), a Chinese character meaning 'pl

嶰

xiè

0-stroke character 嶰 (xiè) carries the meaning '

崄

xiǎn

Write 崄 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced xiǎn, m

嶭

è

Think 'elevated' – 嶭 looks like a mountain (山)