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.

guǐ

姽 • guǐ • 'quiet and nice' — Chinese characte

xiǎn

Discover 姺 (xiǎn), an ancient Chinese state name

yán

Write 姸 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced yán, me

è

Discover 姶 (è), an archaic Chinese character mea

kuā

Discover 姱 (kuā), a poetic Chinese character mea

héng

Discover 姮 (héng), an ancient Chinese character

Discover 姬 (jī), the surname of Zhou Dynasty roy

gòu

0-stroke character 姤 (gòu) carries the meaning '

jiāo

Learning Chinese? 姣 (jiāo) is one of the essenti

shū

Discover 姝 (shū), a Chinese character meaning 'p

yáo

What does 姚 mean? Pronounced yáo, this character

pīn

9-stroke character 姘 (pīn) carries the meaning '

Discover 姒 (sì), a Chinese character meaning the

姊 is a Chinese character pronounced zǐ. It means

líng

Write 姈 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced líng, m

bàn

How do you say 'menstruation' in Chinese? It's 姅

姁 • xǔ • 'chatter like old woman' — Chinese c

qiè

Discover 妾 (qiè), the Chinese character for 'con

Discover 妺: the Chinese character for 'wife of th

tǒu

Discover 妵 (tǒu), a rare Chinese character meani

Discover 妲 (dá), a Chinese character used in fem

Discover 妮 (nī), a Chinese character meaning 'gi

Discover 妭 (bá), a rare Chinese character for 'b

Master 妣 (bǐ) — the Chinese word for 'deceased

niū

What does 妞 mean? Pronounced niū, this character