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.

坯 (pī) means 'blank' — specifically a raw, unfi

diàn

Explore the meaning of 坫 (diàn): 'stand for gobl

píng

What does 坪 mean? Pronounced píng, this characte

gān

The Chinese character 坩 (gān) means 'crucible'

tuó

The Chinese character 坨 (tuó) means 'mound', 'he

kūn

坤 (kūn) means 'Earth' as one of the Eight Trigra

What does 坒 mean? Pronounced bì, this character

kǎn

坎 (kǎn) means 'pit' — a literal depression in e

tān

Think: 'TAN' = 'Tumble And Nosedive' — earth fall

bèn

The Chinese character 坋 (bèn) means 'fine medici

fāng

坊 (fāng) means 'lane' — a culturally rich term

fén

What does 坆 mean? Pronounced fén, this character

The Chinese character 圻 (qí) means 'boundary'—n

zhèn

圳 means 'drainage ditch between fields'—a functi

qiān

How do you say 'a field of three li' in Chinese? I

Explore the meaning of 圯 (yí): 'bridge, bank' in

The Chinese character 圮 (pǐ) means 'destroyed'—

guī

The Chinese character 圭 (guī) means 'ritual jade

6-stroke character 圬 (wū) carries the meaning 't

wéi

Think: 'WÉI = Wall of Earth' — a dike holds back

tǐng

The Chinese character 圢 (tǐng) means 'flat'—a r

luán

圞 is a Chinese character pronounced luán. It mea

huán

Write 圜 correctly: 16 strokes, pronounced huán,

Master 圛 (yì) — the Chinese word for 'mist roll

tuān

圕 • tuān • 'library' — Chinese character with