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.

唡

liǎng

The Chinese character 唡 (liǎng) means 'ounce'—a

啜

chuò

啜 means 'to sip'—a refined, intentional act of d

啖

dàn

啖 is a Chinese character pronounced dàn. It mean

啕

táo

Think: 'Mouth (口) + Flee (逃) = wail so hard you

啐

cuì

The Chinese character 啐 (cuì) means 'to spit' —

啎

wǔ

What does 啎 mean? Pronounced wǔ, this character

啍

tūn

The Chinese character 啍 (tūn) is not used in mod

啅

zhào

How do you say 'chirp' in Chinese? It's 啅 (zhào)

啄

zhuó

The Chinese character 啄 (zhuó) means 'to peck'—

啁

zhōu

The Chinese character 啁 (zhōu) means 'twittering

唿

hū

The Chinese character 唿 (hū) means 'to whistle'

唼

shǎ

Write 唼 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced shǎ, m

唹

yú

How do you say 'to smile at' in Chinese? It's 唹 (

唷

yō

Explore the meaning of 唷 (yō): 'Oh!' in Chinese,

唶

jiè

The Chinese character 唶 (jiè) means 'to sigh' —

唵

ǎn

唵 • ǎn • 'oh!' — Chinese character with 11 st

唳

lì

Learning Chinese? 唳 (lì) is one of the essential

唲

ér

唲 is a Chinese character pronounced ér. It means

唰

shuā

The Chinese character 唰 (shuā) means 'swishing'

唬

hǔ

唬 (hǔ) means 'to bluff'—a vivid, mouth-radical

唫

jìn

The Chinese character 唫 (jìn) — an 11-stroke, m

唪

fěng

What does 唪 mean? Pronounced fěng, this characte

唧

jī

Learning Chinese? 唧 (jī) is one of the essential

唞

dǒu

The Chinese character 唞 (dǒu) means 'to take a r

吣

qìn

The Chinese character 吣 (qìn) means 'to vomit'