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.

qiáng

Discover 樯 (qiáng), the Chinese character for 'b

qíng

Discover 檠 (qíng), a Chinese character for a bow

jiǎ

Discover the Chinese character 槚 (jiǎ), meaning

guì

Master 桧 (guì) — the Chinese word for 'Chinese

léi

Imagine a log with thunder (雷) rolling down a hil

yán

Discover 檐 (yán), the Chinese character for 'eav

How do you say 'Quercus glauca' in Chinese? It's

gàn

Discover the character 檊 (gàn) meaning 'Chinese

chēng

Imagine 'cheng' sounds like 'chung'—a tough tree

zuì

Discover 檇 (zuì), an archaic Chinese character m

Write 檄 correctly: 17 strokes, pronounced xí, me

yǐn

Master 檃 (yǐn) — the Chinese word for 'tool use

lǐn

Lin the beam: 檩 (lǐn) sounds like 'lin' as in 'l

tán

Discover 檀 (tán), the Chinese character for sand

橿

jiāng

Discover the Chinese character 橿 (jiāng), meanin

shū

What does 橾 mean? Pronounced shū, this character

zēng

Discover the Chinese character 橧 (zēng) meaning

jué

Explore the meaning of 橛 (jué): 'a peg' in Chine

What does 橚 mean? Pronounced sù, this character

16-stroke character 橘 (jú) carries the meaning '

chēng

Discover the Chinese character 橕 (chēng), meanin

tuó

橐 (tuó) means 'sack' in Chinese — a character w

fǎn

What does 橎 mean? Pronounced fǎn, this character

náo

Discover the Chinese character 桡 (náo), meaning

qiāo

Discover 橇 (qiāo), the Chinese character for sle