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.

shǐ

Discover 屎: the Chinese character for 'feces; exc

diǎo

屌 (diǎo) means 'penis' in Chinese — a character

tián

Learning Chinese? 屇 (tián) is one of the essenti

Write 屄 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced bī, mea

尿

niào

Master the Chinese character 尿 (niào) meaning 't

Discover the Chinese character 尼 (ní), meaning '

kāo

Learning Chinese? 尻 (kāo) is one of the essentia

yǐn

Discover 尹 (yǐn), a Chinese character meaning 't

zhǒng

0-stroke character 尰 (zhǒng) carries the meaning

wāng

Discover 尪: the Chinese character for 'feeble', p

máng

尨 (máng) means 'shaggy dog' in Chinese — a char

liào

Discover 尥 (liào), the Chinese character for 'to

wāng

Discover 尢 (wāng), a Chinese character meaning '

尜 (gá) means 'toy formed of a spindle with two s

shàng

尙 • shàng • 'yet' — Chinese character with 8

Imagine a small 'gǎ' sound like a tiny squeak—尕

jié

Discover the archaic Chinese character 尐 (jié),

shù

12-stroke character 尌 (shù) carries the meaning

wèi

Think 'wait' with a uniform: an officer says 'Wait

Explore the meaning of 尃 (fū): 'to state to, to

huán

Write 寰 correctly: 16 strokes, pronounced huán,

liáo

Discover the Chinese character 寮 (liáo), meaning

zhài

14-stroke character 寨 (zhài) carries the meaning

liáo

Imagine a lonely roof (宀) with only a few grasses

Discover 寤 (wù), the Chinese character meaning '