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.

guǎ

Discover 寡 (guǎ), meaning 'few' in Chinese: a ch

Imagine a cave (穴) with a rotten melon (瓜) insid

zhì

Discover the classical Chinese character 寘 (zhì)

shí

寔 (shí) means 'really' in Chinese — a character

mèi

12-stroke character 寐 (mèi) carries the meaning

bìng

寎 is a Chinese character pronounced bìng. It mea

kòu

Explore the meaning of 寇 (kòu): 'to invade' in C

yín

Discover the ancient Chinese character 寅 (yín),

zǎn

Imagine a bamboo shoot (⺮) quickly (寁) sprouting

cài

Write 寀 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced cài, me

chén

Discover 宸 (chén), meaning imperial apartments,

chéng

0-stroke character 宬 (chéng) carries the meaning

Master 宧 (yí) — the Chinese word for 'northeast

huàn

Discover 宦 (huàn), the Chinese character for 'im

yòu

Discover 宥 (yòu), a Chinese character meaning 't

wǎn

Discover 宛 (wǎn), a Chinese character meaning 'w

dàng

宕 • dàng • 'dissipated' — Chinese character w

Discover 宓 (mì), a Chinese character meaning 'st

sòng

Discover 宋 (sòng), the Chinese character for the

guǐ

Discover 宄 (guǐ), the Chinese character for 'tra

mián

宀 (mián) means '"roof" radical , occurring in 家

luán

Discover 孪: the Chinese character for 'twins', pr

niè

Discover 孽 (niè), the Chinese character for 'son

孺 is a Chinese character pronounced rú. It means

How do you say 'breeding' in Chinese? It's 孵 (fū