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.

堨

è

Discover 堨 (è), a classical Chinese character fo

堧

ruán

Discover 堧 (ruán), a Chinese character meaning '

堠

hòu

堠 (hòu) means 'mounds for beacons' in Chinese —

堞

dié

Discover the Chinese character 堞 (dié), meaning

埚

guō

Discover 埚: the Chinese character for 'crucible',

堙

yīn

Earth (土) covering a hole (垔) like burying treas

垴

nǎo

垴 (nǎo) means 'small hill' in Chinese — a chara

堎

líng

堎 is a Chinese character pronounced líng. It mea

堍

tù

Imagine a rabbit (兔) sitting on the earthen (土)

堌

gù

Write 堌 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced gù, mea

堋

péng

Master 堋 (péng) — the Chinese word for 'target

垩

è

Discover 垩 (è), the Chinese character meaning 't

堉

yù

How do you say 'fertile soil' in Chinese? It's 堉

堈

gāng

堈 (gāng) means 'earthen jug, crock, cistern' in

堇

jǐn

Discover 堇 (jǐn), the Chinese character for 'cla

堄

nì

Discover 堄 (nì), a rare Chinese character for 'p

堀

kū

Write 堀 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced kū, me

埽

sào

How do you say 'dike' in Chinese? It's 埽 (sào),

埼

qí

Discover 埼 (qí), meaning 'headland'—a landform

埸

yì

11-stroke character 埸 (yì) carries the meaning '

埶

yì

埶 is a Chinese character pronounced yì. It means

埵

duǒ

Discover 埵 (duǒ), a Chinese character meaning 's

埴

zhí

Write 埴 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced zhí, m

埲

běng

Discover 埲 (běng), a dialectal Chinese classifie

埯

ǎn

Explore the meaning of 埯 (ǎn): 'hole in the grou