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.

Explore the meaning of 孳 (zī): 'industrious' in

chán

Discover the Chinese character 孱 (chán), meaning

shú

Discover the ancient Chinese character 孰 (shú),

miē

Discover 孭 (miē), a rare Chinese character meani

nāo

Discover 孬 (nāo), a Chinese character meaning 'n

zhuǎn

孨 (zhuǎn) means 'the three 子's that symbolize s

Discover 孥 (nú), the Chinese character for 'chil

bāo

Discover the Chinese character 孢 (bāo) meaning '

mèng

Discover 孟 (mèng), the Chinese character meaning

bèi

Discover 孛 (bèi), the Chinese character for 'com

Discover the Chinese character 孚 (fú), meaning '

Discover 孖 (zī), the Chinese character for 'twin

jié

How do you say 'lonely; all alone' in Chinese? It'

luán

Discover 娈 (luán), a Chinese character meaning '

xiān

How do you say 'cunning' in Chinese? It's 孅 (xiā

shuāng

Discover the Chinese character 孀 (shuāng), meani

嬿

yàn

Discover 嬿 (yàn), a literary Chinese character m

shěn

Discover 婶 (shěn): the Chinese character for 'wi

niǎo

嬲 is a Chinese character pronounced niǎo. It mea

Discover 嬬 (xū), an archaic Chinese character me

pín

13-stroke character 嫔 (pín) carries the meaning

chóu

嬦 is a Chinese character pronounced chóu. It mea

Explore the meaning of 嬷 (mó): 'dialectal or obs

qiáng

How do you say 'female court officials' in Chinese

shàn

Master 嬗 (shàn) — the Chinese word for 'to go t