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.

pēi

妚 is a Chinese character pronounced pēi. It mean

jìn

The Chinese character 妗 (jìn) means 'wife of mot

yāo

Discover 妖: the Chinese character for 'goblin', p

Explore the meaning of 妓 (jì): 'prostitute' in C

yán

Discover 妍 (yán), the Chinese character for beau

rèn

Discover 妊: the Chinese character for 'pregnant',

fēi

Master the Chinese character 妃 (fēi), meaning 'i

shuò

Discover the Chinese character 妁 (shuò), meaning

chà

Discover the Chinese character 姹 (chà), meaning

jiān

6-stroke character 奸 (jiān) carries the meaning

奰 (bì) means 'anger' in Chinese — a character w

shì

奭 • shì • 'majestic; magnificent' — Chinese c

yūn

Discover the rare Chinese character 奫 (yūn), mea

lián

Discover 奁 (lián), the Chinese character for bri

wěng

Explore the meaning of 奣 (wěng): 'clear and clou

ào

Master the rare Chinese character 奡 (ào), meanin

fěi

Write 奜 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced fěi, me

Discover 奚: the Chinese character for 'what?', pr

zàng

奘 (zàng) means 'strong; robust' in Chinese — a

奕 • yì • 'abundant' — Chinese character with

zhà

Discover 奓 (zhà), a Chinese character meaning 't

Imagine carving a contract into wood with a large

huàn

Discover 奂: the Chinese character for 'excellent'

kuí

Discover 奎: the Chinese character for 'crotch', p

yān

Write 奄 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced yān, me