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.

噶 is a Chinese character pronounced gá. It means

Master 噳 (yǔ) — the Chinese word for 'herd'. Le

kuài

How do you say 'throat' in Chinese? It's 哙 (kuài

jué

The Chinese character 噱 (jué) means 'loud, uproa

ǎi

The Chinese character 嗳 (ǎi) means 'to belch' —

jiào

噭 • jiào • 'shout' — Chinese character with 0

shì

16-stroke character 噬 (shì) carries the meaning

Learning Chinese? 噫 (yī) is one of the essential

è

Four mouths (口) scream ‘OH NO!’ — that’s 噩 (

yuě

哕 • yuě • 'to puke' — Chinese character with

nóng

Think: 'NONG = Noisy mumble? No — just a soft, na

jìn

噤 (jìn) means 'unable to speak' in Chinese — a

ō

The Chinese character 噢 (ō) means 'oh' or 'ah'

The Chinese character 哒 (dā) means 'command to a

yǎn

噞 is a Chinese character pronounced yǎn. It mean

How do you say 'to hiss' in Chinese? It's 咝 (sī)

qín

How do you say 'to hold in' in Chinese? It's 噙 (q

juē

噘 (juē) means 'to pout' in Chinese — a characte

Explore the meaning of 噗 (pū): 'pop' in Chinese,

dēng

The Chinese character 噔 (dēng) — a 15-stroke on

The Chinese character 嘘 (xū) means 'to exhale sl

The Chinese character 噏 (xī) means 'to whisper'

The Chinese character 噎 (yē) means 'to choke' —

jiào

How do you say 'to chew' in Chinese? It's 噍 (jià

cēng

The Chinese character 噌 (cēng) — 15 strokes, ra