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.

壕

háo

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

壔

dǎo

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

壒

ài

Discover the rare Chinese character 壒 (ài), mean

壑

hè

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

壎

xūn

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

垱

dàng

Discover 垱 (dàng), a Chinese character meaning '

壆

bó

What does 壆 mean? Pronounced bó, this character

壅

yōng

壅 • yōng • 'to obstruct' — Chinese character

垦

kěn

Discover the Chinese character 垦 (kěn), meaning

墼

jī

Discover 墼 (jī), the Chinese character for unfir

墺

ào

What does 墺 mean? Pronounced ào, this character

墩

dūn

Discover the Chinese character 墩 (dūn), meaning

墦

fán

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

墝

qiāo

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

墘

qián

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

墒

shāng

墒 is a Chinese character pronounced shāng. It me

墐

jǐn

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

墉

yōng

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

墈

kàn

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

墁

màn

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

墀

chí

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

塾

shú

Discover 塾 (shú), the Chinese character for priv

塽

shuǎng

Discover 塽 (shuǎng), a character meaning 'elevat

堑

qiàn

Discover the Chinese character 堑 (qiàn) meaning

塱

lǎng

Discover 塱 (lǎng), a Chinese character meaning '