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.

xiāo

The Chinese character 嚣 (xiāo) means 'clamor' —

niè

Explore the meaning of 嗫 (niè): 'move the mouth

zhuàn

Think: 'ZHUAN = Zippy, Winding, Up-and-down Notes'

yīng

The Chinese character 嘤 (yīng) means 'calling of

chán

The Chinese character 嚵 (chán) means 'gluttonous

Discover 喾: the Chinese character for 'one of the

duǒ

亸 (duǒ) means 'hang down'—a graceful, literary

huò

The Chinese character 嚯 (huò) — 19 strokes, mou

How do you say 'great' in Chinese? It's 嚭 (pǐ),

Discover 呖: the Chinese character for 'sound of s

hōng

The Chinese character 嚝 (hōng) means 'to sigh'—

yín

嚚 is a Chinese character pronounced yín. It mean

niè

啮 is a Chinese character pronounced niè. It mean

Master 嚗 (bó) — the Chinese word for 'sound of

Write 噜 correctly: 15 strokes, pronounced lū, me

Explore the meaning of 嚓 (cā): 'scraping sound'

háo

嚎 is a Chinese character pronounced háo. It mean

哜 means 'sip'—a precise, ritual-infused verb fro

hāo

What does 嚆 mean? Pronounced hāo, this character

嚅 • rú • 'chattering' — Chinese character wit

huò

嚄 means 'oh!' — a refined, literary interjection

Learning Chinese? 嚃 (tà) is one of the essential

níng

Explore the meaning of 咛 (níng): 'to enjoin' in

The Chinese character 噼 (pī) is a 16-stroke onom

hm

The Chinese character 噷 (hm) expresses disagreeme