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.

呜

wū

7-stroke character 呜 (wū) carries the meaning 'f

嗙

pǎng

The Chinese character 嗙 (pǎng) means 'to boast'

嗖

sōu

Discover 嗖: the Chinese character for 'whooshing'

嗕

rù

How do you say 'ancient tribe of northern China' i

嗔

chēn

嗔 means 'to be angry at'—a culturally rich term

嗒

dā

What does 嗒 mean? Pronounced dā, this character

嗑

kè

The Chinese character 嗑 (kè) means 'to crack bet

嗐

hài

The Chinese character 嗐 (hài) expresses heartfel

嗍

suō

嗍 means 'to suck'—a sensory-rich, colloquial Chi

嗌

ài

Write 嗌 correctly: 13 strokes, pronounced ài, me

唝

gòng

唝 • gòng • 'used for transcription in 嗊吥' —

嗉

sù

How do you say 'the crop of a bird' in Chinese? It

嗈

yōng

The Chinese character 嗈 (yōng) means the soft, h

呛

qiāng

Learning Chinese? 呛 (qiāng) is one of the essent

嗄

shà

嗄 (shà) means 'hoarse' — a precise, literary Ch

嗃

hè

Learning Chinese? 嗃 (hè) is one of the essential

嗀

huò

The Chinese character 嗀 (huò) means 'to vomit'

喿

sào

喿 means 'chirping of birds' — a poetic, archaic

喼

jié

喼 (jié) means 'box' in Chinese — a character wr

喺

xǐ

The Chinese character 喺 (hai2) means 'to be at, i

喵

miāo

喵 means 'meow'—a playful, modern Chinese onomato

喳

zhā

Master 喳 (zhā) — the Chinese word for 'chirp, t

哟

yo

Learning Chinese? 哟 (yo) is one of the essential

喱

lí

How do you say 'grain' in Chinese? It's 喱 (lí),

喭

yàn

喭 • yàn • 'condole with' — Chinese character