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.

bìn

How do you say 'a funeral' in Chinese? It's 殡 (b

liàn

Explore the meaning of 殓 (liàn): 'to prepare a d

dān

殚 is a Chinese character pronounced dān. It mean

What does 殪 mean? Pronounced yì, this character

yín

Yín sounds like 'yin'—imagine a remote 'yin' cor

shāng

Discover 殇 (shāng), a Chinese character meaning

jìn

Master 殣 (jìn) — the Chinese word for 'die of h

yǔn

Discover 殒 (yǔn), a Chinese character meaning 't

dié

0-stroke character 殜 (dié) carries the meaning '

Learning Chinese? 殛 (jí) is one of the essential

hūn

Discover 殙 (hūn), a Chinese character meaning 't

Master 殗 (yè) — the Chinese word for 'sickness'

qíng

殑 • qíng • 'swoon' — Chinese character with 0

piǎo

Discover 殍 (piǎo), a Chinese character meaning '

xùn

How do you say 'to be buried with the dead' in Chi

Discover 殈 (xù), the Chinese character for eggs

dài

Discover the Chinese character 殆 (dài) meaning '

tiǎn

Discover 殄 (tiǎn), a Chinese character meaning '

殂 is a Chinese character pronounced cú. It means

Think of 'mo' as 'mortal'—life ends with death.

Discover the Chinese character 歾 (mò), meaning '

cān

Discover 歺 (cān), a rare second-round simplified

chuò

The Chinese character 歠 (chuò) means 'to drink,'

chù

Discover the rare Chinese character 歜 (chù), mea

hān

Discover the Chinese character 歛 (hān), a rare c