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.

chuáng

Learning Chinese? 噇 (chuáng) is one of the essen

zǔn

The Chinese character 噂 (zǔn) means 'talk togeth

xùn

噀 (xùn) means 'spurt out of the mouth' in Chines

The Chinese character 嘻 (xī) expresses light, ir

What does 呒 mean? Pronounced fǔ, this character

Discover 嘶: the Chinese character for 'hiss', pro

xiāo

The Chinese character 哓 (xiāo) — a 9-stroke mou

The Chinese character 叽 (jī) — 5 strokes, mouth

pēng

The Chinese character 嘭 (pēng) means 'bang' — a

chuài

The Chinese character 嘬 (chuài/zuō) means 'to g

Explore the meaning of 嘧 (mì): 'as in pyrimidine

jiào

Discover 嘦 (jiào): the informal, handwritten con

sāi

嘥 • sāi • 'to waste' — Chinese character with

bēng

Learning Chinese? 嘣 (bēng) is one of the essenti

嘢 means 'thing' — a vibrant, colloquial Cantones

tāng

嘡 means 'clang' — a vivid onomatopoeic Chinese c

The Chinese character 嘟 (dū) means 'toot; honk;

lei

Discover 嘞: the Chinese character for 'sentence-f

mài

The Chinese character 唛 (mài) means 'mark'—a pr

What does 嘚 mean? Pronounced dē, this character

啧 means 'to click one’s tongue'—a culturally ri

guō

The Chinese character 啯 (guō) means 'sound of sw

huì

The Chinese character 嘒 (huì) means 'shrill soun

xiāo

嘐 (xiāo) means 'boastful' in Chinese — a charac

Explore the meaning of 嘏 (gǔ): 'good fortune' in