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.

Think of 'kē' as the 'key' hill on a map that unl

lán

Discover 岚 (lán), a poetic character meaning 'mo

Master the Chinese character 嵎 (yú), meaning 'mo

Explore the meaning of 嵇 (jī): 'name of a mounta

měi

0-stroke character 嵄 (měi) carries the meaning '

lu:4

Discover the Chinese character 嵂 (lǜ), meaning '

崿

è

Discover 崿 (è), the character for a sheer, awe-i

zǎi

Discover 崽 (zǎi) — a Chinese character for 'chi

fēng

Discover 崶 (fēng), a rare Chinese character mean

wǎi

Write 崴 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced wǎi, m

Master 崳 (yú) — the Chinese word for 'county in

How do you say 'lofty' in Chinese? It's 崱 (zé),

What does 崮 mean? Pronounced gù, this character

dōng

The Chinese character 岽 (dōng) means a place nam

yān

Discover 崦: the Chinese character for 'name of a

xiáo

崤 (xiáo) means 'name of a mountain in Henan' in

dōng

0-stroke character 崠 (dōng) carries the meaning

yín

Learning Chinese? 崟 (yín) is one of the essentia

guō

Discover 崞 (guō), a Chinese character meaning 'n

jué

Discover 崛 (jué), the Chinese character for 'tow

léng

Discover the Chinese character 崚 (léng), meaning

cuī

11-stroke character 崔 (cuī) carries the meaning

cuì

崒 is a Chinese character pronounced cuì. It mean

Discover the Chinese character 崎 (qí), meaning '

lái

Master 崃 (lái) — the Chinese word for 'name of