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.

dài

Discover the Chinese character 埭 (dài), meaning

tǎng

Discover the rare Chinese character 埫 (tǎng), me

Master 埧 (jù) — the Chinese word for 'diked pon

埤 (pí) means 'low wall' in Chinese — a characte

Discover 垭 (yā), a Chinese character meaning 'st

11-stroke character 埠 (bù) carries the meaning '

niàn

Think of a 'dike' made of earth, like a wall again

Discover the Chinese character 埗 (bù), meaning w

chéng

埕 • chéng • 'earthen jar' — Chinese character

liè

埒 is a Chinese character pronounced liè. It mean

shān

The Chinese character 埏 (shān) means 'to mix wat

làng

埌 (làng) means 'wasteland' in Chinese — a chara

yǒng

Learning Chinese? 埇 (yǒng) is one of the essenti

què

The Chinese character 埆 (què) means 'barren'—a

fēng

Write 埄 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced fēng,

āi

Master 埃 (āi) — the Chinese word for 'dust'. Le

gěng

Discover 埂: the Chinese character for 'strip of h

The Chinese character 垿 (xù) means 'earthen gobl

hàn

What does 垾 mean? Pronounced hàn, this character

póu

垺 is a Chinese character pronounced póu. It mean

kuǎ

The Chinese character 垮 (kuǎ) means 'to collapse

shǎng

Explore the meaning of 垧 (shǎng): 'unit of land

dié

9-stroke character 垤 (dié) carries the meaning '

yuán

Learning Chinese? 垣 (yuán) is one of the essenti

gòu

垢 is a Chinese character pronounced gòu. It mean