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.

wān

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

What does 剚 mean? Pronounced zì, this character

fèi

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

cuò

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

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

kēi

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

cuò

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

lóu

The Chinese character 剅 (lóu) means a controlled

jǐng

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

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

duò

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

èr

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

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

kuī

刲 is a Chinese character pronounced kuī. It mean

bào

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

mǐn

The Chinese character 刡 (mǐn) does not exist —

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

yuè

Discover 刖: the Chinese character for 'to amputat

wán

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

wěn

刎 is a Chinese character pronounced wěn. It mean

cǔn

Write 刌 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced cǔn, me

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

rèn

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

dāo

刂 is a Chinese character pronounced dāo. It mean

diāo

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