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.

niǎo

Discover the Chinese character 袅 (niǎo), meaning

yīng

Discover 嫈 (yīng), a rare Chinese character mean

yuán

Discover 嫄 (yuán), a rare Chinese character mean

gòu

Discover 媾 (gòu), a Chinese character meaning 't

ǎo

Discover 媪: the Chinese character for 'old woman'

pán

Discover 媻 (pán), an archaic Chinese character m

měi

媺 is a Chinese character pronounced měi. It mean

chī

Write 媸 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced chī, m

yìng

Discover the Chinese character 媵 (yìng), meaning

What does 媲 mean? Pronounced pì, this character

guī

Explore the meaning of 妫 (guī): 'name of a river

tōu

Discover 媮 (tōu), a Chinese character meaning 'i

bǎo

Write 媬 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced bǎo, me

Discover 娲: the Chinese character for 'sister of

mào

Discover the rare Chinese character 媢 (mào), mea

tuó

Write 媠 correctly: 12 strokes, pronounced tuó, m

xiè

Discover 媟 (xiè), a rare Chinese character meani

Discover 媞: the Chinese character for 'used as ph

yuàn

Discover the Chinese character 媛 (yuàn) meaning

mèi

What does 媚 mean? Pronounced mèi, this character

qián

媊 is a Chinese character pronounced qián. It mea

dān

How do you say 'content' in Chinese? It's 媅 (dān

měi

Discover 媄 (měi), a classical Chinese character

wéi

媁 • wéi • 'to appear displeased' — Chinese ch

婿

Learning Chinese? 婿 (xù) is one of the essential