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.

qiáo

乔 (qiáo) means 'tall'—a character rooted in cla

niè

Discover 喦: the Chinese character for 'talkative'

How do you say 'Mandarin equivalent: 裡' in Chines

huáng

The Chinese character 喤 does not exist — it is a

Explore the meaning of 喣 (xǔ): 'to breathe upon'

kuì

Learning Chinese? 喟 (kuì) is one of the essentia

huì

喙 means 'beak'—a precise, zoologically rooted te

ō

The Chinese character 喔 (ō) means 'oh' or 'I see

yāo

Learning Chinese? 喓 (yāo) is one of the essentia

yīn

‘Yīn’ = ‘IN’ silence — mouth (口) with sound

nuò

Master 喏 (nuò) — the Chinese word for 'yes'. Le

zhōu

喌 (zhōu) means 'syllable' in Chinese — a charac

jiē

The Chinese character 喈 (jiē) evokes resonant, c

nán

Master 喃 (nán) — the Chinese word for 'mumble i

yóng

The Chinese character 喁 (yóng) means 'to stick i

喀 means the sharp, guttural sound of coughing or

jiū

What does 啾 mean? Pronounced jiū, this character

án

The Chinese character 啽 (án) does not exist in s

12-stroke character 啼 (tí) carries the meaning '

chì

啻 means 'only'—but with literary force: discover

dìng

The Chinese character 啶 (dìng) is a scientific l

How do you say 'to bubble' in Chinese? It's 啵 (b

What does 啲 mean? Pronounced dī, this character

yān

啱 • yān • 'correct' — Chinese character with

Discover 啪: the Chinese character for 'bang', pro