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.

hán

How do you say 'envelope' in Chinese? It's 函 (há

dàng

凼 (dàng) means 'pool' in Chinese — a character

kǎn

The Chinese character 凵 (kǎn) — a two-stroke pi

dèng

Master 凳 (dèng) — the Chinese word for 'bench'.

kǎi

凯 (kǎi) means 'triumphal music' — a resonant sy

The Chinese character 凞 (xī) is not a valid stan

lǐn

凛 (lǐn) means 'commanding cold'—a culturally ri

cāng

0-stroke character 凔 (cāng) carries the meaning

Learning Chinese? 凓 (lì) is one of the essential

diāo

The Chinese character 凋 (diāo) means 'withered'

qìng

What does 凊 mean? Pronounced qìng, this characte

sōng

Learning Chinese? 凇 (sōng) is one of the essenti

The Chinese character 凅 (gù) means 'dried up' —

liè

冽 • liè • 'cold and raw' — Chinese character

The Chinese character 冶 (yě) means 'to smelt'—a

冱 • hù • 'congealed' — Chinese character with

bīng

Master 冫 (bīng) — the Chinese word for '"ice" r

The Chinese character 幂 (mì) means 'power' or 'e

lín

Explore the meaning of 冧 (lín): 'to topple' in C

míng

冥 • míng • 'dark' — Chinese character with 10

zhǒng

冢 is a Chinese character pronounced zhǒng. It me

Discover 冞: the Chinese character for 'deep', pro

yín

The Chinese character 冘 (yín) means 'to go forwa

rǒng

Learning Chinese? 冗 (rǒng) is one of the essenti

冖 is a Chinese character pronounced mì. It means