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.

呏

shēng

The Chinese character 呏 (shēng) means 'gallon'

呎

chǐ

呎 is a Chinese character pronounced chǐ. It mean

呇

qǐ

Explore the meaning of 呇 (qǐ): 'star' in Chinese

呃

è

The Chinese character 呃 (è) — 7 strokes, mouth

吕

lu:3

The Chinese character 吕 (lǚ) means 'pitchpipe' o

吾

wú

The Chinese character 吾 (wú) means 'I; my' — a

吽

hōng

How do you say 'sound of a Buddhist incantation' i

呐

nà

7-stroke character 呐 (nà) carries the meaning 'b

吴

wú

The Chinese character 吴 (wú) denotes the histori

吱

zhī

How do you say 'creaking or groaning' in Chinese?

吰

hóng

吰 (hóng) means 'clang' in Chinese — a character

吮

shǔn

What does 吮 mean? Pronounced shǔn, this characte

吭

háng

The Chinese character 吭 (háng) means 'throat' —

吪

é

吪 is a Chinese character pronounced é. It means

吥

bù

吥 means 'song'—a vanished phonetic glyph from ea

吠

fèi

7-stroke character 吠 (fèi) carries the meaning '

吔

yē

0-stroke character 吔 (yē) carries the meaning 'o

吒

zhā

The Chinese character 吒 (zhā) is a phonetic glyp

吏

lì

The Chinese character 吏 (lì) means 'minor govern

吋

cùn

Explore the meaning of 吋 (cùn): 'inch' in Chines

吆

yāo

The Chinese character 吆 (yāo) means 'to shout'

叵

pǒ

How do you say 'not' in Chinese? It's 叵 (pǒ), a

叱

chì

叱 • chì • 'to scold' — Chinese character with

叩

kòu

How do you say 'to knock' in Chinese? It's 叩 (kò

叟

sǒu

Master 叟 (sǒu) — the Chinese word for 'old gent