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.

kuǎng

Discover 夼 (kuǎng), a rare Chinese character for

Discover the Chinese character 夷 (yí), meaning n

hāng

Discover 夯 (hāng), the Chinese character for 'to

yāo

Discover 夭 (yāo), meaning 'to die prematurely',

guài

Discover the character 夬 (guài), meaning 'decisi

huǒ

Discover the Chinese character 夥 (huǒ), meaning

yín

14-stroke character 夤 (yín) carries the meaning

夙 • sù • 'morning' — Chinese character with 6

yuàn

Discover the rare Chinese character 夗 (yuàn), me

kuí

Write 夔 correctly: 21 strokes, pronounced kuí, m

náo

Discover 夒 (náo), a rare Chinese character for a

líng

Discover 夌 (líng), a rare Chinese character mean

féng

Discover 夆: the Chinese character for 'to butt',

zhǐ

What does 夂 mean? Pronounced zhǐ, this character

kǔn

壸 (kǔn) means 'palace corridor' in Chinese — a

How do you say 'one' in Chinese? It's 壹 (yī), a

zhù

Discover 壴 (zhù), the ancient Chinese character

rén

壬 (rén) means 'ninth of the ten Heavenly Stems

wān

Discover 塆 (wān), the Chinese character for 'col

7-stroke character 坜 (lì) carries the meaning 'h

wěi

壝 • wěi • 'mound' — Chinese character with 0

Discover 垆: the Chinese character for 'clay', pro

kuàng

圹 • kuàng • 'tomb' — Chinese character with 6

lěi

Discover 垒: the Chinese character for 'rampart',

ruán

Discover 壖 (ruán), a classical Chinese character