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 the Chinese character 岜 (bā), meaning '

qián

Discover 岒 (qián), a rare Chinese character used

cén

Discover the Chinese character 岑 (cén), meaning

7-stroke character 岐 (qí) carries the meaning 'a

qiān

Mountain (山) that opens (开) like a gate. — 岍 (

Discover 岌 (jí), meaning 'lofty peak' — a chara

jié

Discover 岊: the Chinese character for 'mountain p

shēn

Master the rare Chinese character 屾 (shēn) meani

屼 (wù) means 'bare hill' in Chinese — a charact

Discover 屺 (qǐ), the Chinese character for a bar

屹 • yì • 'high and steep' — Chinese character

Discover 屴 (lì), a classical Chinese character f

tún

Explore the meaning of 屯 (tún): 'to station' in

chè

What does 屮 mean? Pronounced chè, this character

liáo

屪 is a Chinese character pronounced liáo. It mea

juē

Discover 屩 (juē), the ancient Chinese hemp sanda

Discover 屦: the Chinese character for 'sandals',

xiè

Discover 屧 (xiè), the Chinese character for wood

Discover the Chinese character 屣 (xǐ), meaning s

Discover 屠 (tú), the Chinese character for 'to s

fèi

Discover 屝 (fèi): the Chinese character for coar

ē

How do you say 'to excrete' in Chinese? It's 屙 (

mǎn

屘 (mǎn) means 'the youngest' in Chinese — a cha

Discover the ancient Chinese character 屖 (xī), m

Discover 屐 (jī), the Chinese character for clogs