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.

剜

wān

The Chinese character 剜 (wān) means 'to scoop ou

剚

zì

What does 剚 mean? Pronounced zì, this character

剕

fèi

Think: 'FEE-tal punishment — FÈI cuts feet!' —

剒

cuò

Discover 剒: the Chinese character for 'to cut', p

剌

là

The Chinese character 剌 (là) means 'perverse'—a

剋

kēi

Learning Chinese? 剋 (kēi) is one of the essentia

锉

cuò

Think: 'CUT + SO' → 'Cuò' sounds like 'cut so'

剅

lóu

The Chinese character 剅 (lóu) means a controlled

刭

jǐng

The Chinese character 刭 (jǐng) means 'cut the th

剃

tì

Explore the meaning of 剃 (tì): 'to shave' in Chi

剁

duò

The Chinese character 剁 (duò) means 'to chop up'

刵

èr

刵 • èr • 'cutting off the ears as punishment'

刳

kū

Learning Chinese? 刳 (kū) is one of the essential

刲

kuī

刲 is a Chinese character pronounced kuī. It mean

刨

bào

7-stroke character 刨 (bào) carries the meaning '

刡

mǐn

The Chinese character 刡 (mǐn) does not exist —

刜

fú

0-stroke character 刜 (fú) carries the meaning 't

刖

yuè

Discover 刖: the Chinese character for 'to amputat

刓

wán

Explore the meaning of 刓 (wán): 'to trim' in Chi

刎

wěn

刎 is a Chinese character pronounced wěn. It mean

刌

cǔn

Write 刌 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced cǔn, me

刈

yì

刈 (yì) means 'mow' in Chinese — a character wri

刃

rèn

The Chinese character 刃 (rèn) means 'edge of bla

刂

dāo

刂 is a Chinese character pronounced dāo. It mean

刁

diāo

Think: 'DIO' = 'Deviously Ingenious Operator' — s