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.

háo

How do you say 'moat' in Chinese? It's 壕 (háo),

dǎo

壔 (dǎo) means 'column' in Chinese — a character

ài

Discover the rare Chinese character 壒 (ài), mean

Discover 壑 (hè), the Chinese character for 'gull

xūn

Discover 壎 (xūn), an ancient Chinese clay wind i

dàng

Discover 垱 (dàng), a Chinese character meaning '

What does 壆 mean? Pronounced bó, this character

yōng

壅 • yōng • 'to obstruct' — Chinese character

kěn

Discover the Chinese character 垦 (kěn), meaning

Discover 墼 (jī), the Chinese character for unfir

ào

What does 墺 mean? Pronounced ào, this character

dūn

Discover the Chinese character 墩 (dūn), meaning

fán

Discover 墦: the Chinese character for 'a grave',

qiāo

Imagine 'claw' (堯) scratching rocky earth (土) —

qián

墘 (qián) means 'beside' in Chinese — a characte

shāng

墒 is a Chinese character pronounced shāng. It me

jǐn

Discover 墐 (jǐn), a Chinese character meaning 'b

yōng

Discover 墉 (yōng), the Chinese character for 'fo

kàn

Discover 墈 (kàn), the Chinese character for a st

màn

How do you say 'to plaster' in Chinese? It's 墁 (m

chí

Discover 墀 (chí), the Chinese character for a co

shú

Discover 塾 (shú), the Chinese character for priv

shuǎng

Discover 塽 (shuǎng), a character meaning 'elevat

qiàn

Discover the Chinese character 堑 (qiàn) meaning

lǎng

Discover 塱 (lǎng), a Chinese character meaning '