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.

Discover 崌 (jū), a rare Chinese character meanin

huá

Discover 崋 (huá), an ancient character for 'flow

kōng

崆 is a Chinese character pronounced kōng. It mea

峿

Explore the meaning of 峿 (wú): 'name of a mounta

Think 'two' (tú sounds like 'two') mountains, but

xiàn

Write 岘 correctly: 7 strokes, pronounced xiàn, m

náo

The Chinese character 峱 (náo) means 'name of a m

Discover 峪: the Chinese character for 'valley', p

é

Discover 峨 (é), the Chinese character for 'lofty

wéi

Discover 峞 (wéi), a Chinese character meaning 'h

zhì

Discover 峙 (zhì), a Chinese character meaning 't

Master 峓 (yí) — the Chinese word for 'place nam

dòng

Discover 峒 (dòng), the Chinese character for 'ca

Master 峇 (kē) — the Chinese word for 'cave'. Le

mǎo

Discover 峁 (mǎo), a Chinese character for a roun

mín

Explore the meaning of 岷 (mín): 'name of a river

岵 • hù • 'mountain covered with vegetation' —

dài

Think 'daai' sounds like 'die' – Mount Tai is so

jiǎ

Discover the Chinese character 岬 (jiǎ) meaning '

xiù

Explore the meaning of 岫 (xiù): 'cave' in Chines

0-stroke character 岨 (qū) carries the meaning 'r

tiáo

Learning Chinese? 岧 (tiáo) is one of the essenti

gǒu

Master 岣 (gǒu) — the Chinese word for 'name of

gāng

Write 冈 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced gāng, m

zuò

岝 • zuò • 'name of a mountain in Shandong' —