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.

嵙

kē

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

岚

lán

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

嵎

yú

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

嵇

jī

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

嵄

měi

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

嵂

lu:4

Discover the Chinese character 嵂 (lǜ), meaning '

崿

è

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

崽

zǎi

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

崶

fēng

Discover 崶 (fēng), a rare Chinese character mean

崴

wǎi

Write 崴 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced wǎi, m

崳

yú

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

崱

zé

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

崮

gù

What does 崮 mean? Pronounced gù, this character

岽

dōng

The Chinese character 岽 (dōng) means a place nam

崦

yān

Discover 崦: the Chinese character for 'name of a

崤

xiáo

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

崠

dōng

0-stroke character 崠 (dōng) carries the meaning

崟

yín

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

崞

guō

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

崛

jué

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

崚

léng

Discover the Chinese character 崚 (léng), meaning

崔

cuī

11-stroke character 崔 (cuī) carries the meaning

崒

cuì

崒 is a Chinese character pronounced cuì. It mean

崎

qí

Discover the Chinese character 崎 (qí), meaning '

崃

lái

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