咾
lǎo
The Chinese character 咾 (lǎo) means 'a noise' —
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.
呙
wāi
Think: 'WAI = 'Why?' — 'Why is it crooked?' — 呙
咻
xiū
Learning Chinese? 咻 (xiū) is one of the essentia
咺
xuǎn
咺 is a Chinese character pronounced xuǎn. It mea
咹
è
Think: 'mouth (口) holding 'eh?' — like saying '
咷
táo
Master 咷 (táo) — the Chinese word for 'wail'. L
咴
huī
咴 (huī) means 'neigh' in Chinese — a character
咯
luò
Learning Chinese? 咯 (luò) is one of the essentia
咮
zhòu
咮 is a Chinese character pronounced zhòu. It mea
咫
zhǐ
The Chinese character 咫 (zhǐ) means ‘an 8-inch
咪
mī
The Chinese character 咪 (mī) — a 9-stroke, mout
咩
miē
How do you say 'the bleating of sheep' in Chinese?
咧
liě
咧 (liě) means 'to draw back the corners of one's
咦
yí
What does 咦 mean? Pronounced yí, this character
咥
dié
咥 • dié • 'gnaw' — Chinese character with 9 s
咣
guāng
Learning Chinese? 咣 (guāng) is one of the essent
咢
è
咢 is a Chinese character pronounced è. It means
咡
èr
Think: 'ER' sound + 'mouth' (口) = 咡 — a mouth-m
咠
qì
The Chinese character 咠 (qì) means 'to whisper'
咚
dōng
The Chinese character 咚 (dōng) means 'boom' — a
咗
zuǒ
Learning Chinese? 咗 (zuǒ) is one of the essentia
咕
gū
Think: 'Goo-goo' = baby bird sound + 'Gurgle' = hu
咒
zhòu
Discover 咒: the Chinese character for 'incantatio
咑
dā
The Chinese character 咑 (dā) means 'da!' — a li
咎
jiù
咎 means 'fault' in classical and formal Chinese—