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.

chàn

The Chinese character 儳 (chàn) means 'irregular'

lǒng

How do you say 'rude' in Chinese? It's 儱 (lǒng),

chèn

儭 • chèn • 'to assist' — Chinese character wi

Think: 'Sì = Sapped to the very end — all gone!'

biāo

The Chinese character 儦 (biāo) means 'walking to

bào

儤 (bào) means 'on night duty' in Chinese — a ch

níng

Write 儜 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced níng, m

chái

The Chinese character 侪 (chái) means 'a class' o

chóu

The Chinese character 俦 (chóu) means 'comrades'

tái

Learning Chinese? 儓 (tái) is one of the essentia

bīn

The Chinese character 傧 (bīn) means 'best man'

zài

Write 傤 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced zài, me

jiǎo

儌 (jiǎo) means 'by mere luck' in Chinese — a ch

dān

Explore the meaning of 儋 (dān): 'carry' in Chine

chù

What does 儊 mean? Pronounced chù, this character

kuài

Think: 'Kuài = quick cash — brokers hustle deals

xuān

Learning Chinese? 儇 (xuān) is one of the essenti

jǐng

儆 (jǐng) means 'to warn' with solemn, exemplary

dāng

Ignore 儅 — learn 当 (dāng) instead: 'dang' = 'd

chán

Master 儃 (chán) — the Chinese word for 'indecis

nóng

8-stroke character 侬 (nóng) carries the meaning

sài

The Chinese character 僿 (sài) does not exist —

ài

What does 僾 mean? Pronounced ài, this character

0-stroke character 僰 (bó) carries the meaning 'n

lǐn

Learning Chinese? 僯 (lǐn) is one of the essentia