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.

The Chinese character 垡 (fá) means 'to turn the

yín

Write 垠 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced yín, me

yáng

垟 means 'fertile flatland'—a regional character

chá

Discover 垞: the Chinese character for 'mound', pr

guǐ

How do you say 'dilapidated; collapsed; damaged' i

duǒ

Explore the meaning of 垛 (duǒ): 'battlement' in

yáo

垚 means 'lofty mound' or 'embankment' — a rare,

guāng

垙 • guāng • 'footpath separating fields' — Ch

zhào

Learning Chinese? 垗 (zhào) is one of the essenti

hòu

垕 means 'thick'—but not as an adjective you’d u

yīn

Write 垔 correctly: 9 strokes, pronounced yīn, me

gāi

Master 垓 (gāi) — the Chinese word for 'boundary

lu:4

Explore the meaning of 垏 (lu:4): 'earth ridge bet

What does 垎 mean? Pronounced hè, this character

垍 • jì • 'hard earth' — Chinese character wit

dòng

9-stroke character 垌 (dòng) carries the meaning

dài

Write 垈 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced dài, me

líng

Think: 'Ling = Ledge + ING — a sheer, towering le

chè

The Chinese character 坼 (chè) means 'to crack'—

chí

Master 坻 (chí) — the Chinese word for 'islet'.

8-stroke character 坴 (lù) carries the meaning 'a

ào

The Chinese character 坳 (ào) means 'depression;

坲 is a Chinese character pronounced fó. It means

yǎng

Think: 'YANG' + 'earth' = airborne earth → fine d

jiōng

Write 坰 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced jiōng,