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.

jiàng

Write 匠 correctly: 6 strokes, pronounced jiàng,

The Chinese character 匝 (zā) means 'to encircle;

The Chinese character 匜 (yí) means 'ritual washb

fāng

The Chinese character 匚 (fāng) is the 'right-ope

Think: 'Bí' sounds like 'blade' — short, sharp,

gōng

How do you say 'to bow' in Chinese? It's 匑 (gōng

páo

Explore the meaning of 匏 (páo): 'bottle gourd' i

táo

Learning Chinese? 匋 (táo) is one of the essentia

pēng

Think: 'PENG = water POUNDING — like a drum hit b

xiōng

The Chinese character 匈 (xiōng) — 6 strokes, ra

ráng

Explore the meaning of 勷 (ráng): 'haste' in Chin

xūn

Master 勋 (xūn) — the Chinese word for 'meritori

mài

What does 劢 mean? Pronounced mài, this character

xié

勰 (xié) means 'harmonious'—a classical, powerfu

The Chinese character 勚 (yì) means 'toilsome' —

The Chinese character 勠 (lù) means 'to join' in

The Chinese character 募 (mù) means to canvass fo

Master 勗 (xù) — the Chinese word for 'exhort'.

Discover 勖: the Chinese character for 'exhort', p

What does 勒 mean? Pronounced lè, this character

měng

10-stroke character 勐 (měng) carries the meaning

qíng

Think: 'QING = QUITE STRONG' — 勍 sounds like 'qi

The Chinese character 劾 (hé) means 'to impeach'

jié

劼 (jié) means 'careful' in Chinese — a characte

kuāng

The Chinese character 劻 (kuāng) means 'zealous'