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.

夼

kuǎng

Discover 夼 (kuǎng), a rare Chinese character for

夷

yí

Discover the Chinese character 夷 (yí), meaning n

夯

hāng

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

夭

yāo

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

夬

guài

Discover the character 夬 (guài), meaning 'decisi

夥

huǒ

Discover the Chinese character 夥 (huǒ), meaning

夤

yín

14-stroke character 夤 (yín) carries the meaning

夙

sù

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

夗

yuàn

Discover the rare Chinese character 夗 (yuàn), me

夔

kuí

Write 夔 correctly: 21 strokes, pronounced kuí, m

夒

náo

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

夌

líng

Discover 夌 (líng), a rare Chinese character mean

夆

féng

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

夂

zhǐ

What does 夂 mean? Pronounced zhǐ, this character

壸

kǔn

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

壹

yī

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

壴

zhù

Discover 壴 (zhù), the ancient Chinese character

壬

rén

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

塆

wān

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

坜

lì

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

壝

wěi

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

垆

lú

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

圹

kuàng

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

垒

lěi

Discover 垒: the Chinese character for 'rampart',

壖

ruán

Discover 壖 (ruán), a classical Chinese character