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.

僮

tóng

僮 is a Chinese character pronounced tóng. It mea

僭

jiàn

Think: 'Jiàn = Just Infringing Authority Now' —

僩

xiàn

How do you say 'courageous' in Chinese? It's 僩 (x

偾

fèn

The Chinese character 偿 (fèn) means 'to instigat

僧

sēng

Explore the meaning of 僧 (sēng): 'Buddhist monk'

僦

jiù

The Chinese character 僦 (jiù) means 'to rent; to

僣

jiàn

The Chinese character 僣 (jiàn) means 'to overste

僝

chán

How do you say 'to revile; to abuse' in Chinese? I

僜

dèng

僜 (dèng) means 'Deng ethnic minority of Tibet' i

僚

liáo

What does 僚 mean? Pronounced liáo, this characte

僖

xī

僖 is a Chinese character pronounced xī. It means

僔

zǔn

Write 僔 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced zǔn, me

僎

zhuàn

What does 僎 mean? Pronounced zhuàn, this charact

働

xx

The Chinese character 僑 doesn’t exist — it’s a

佥

qiān

佥 • qiān • 'all' — Chinese character with 7 s

僇

lù

The Chinese character 僇 (lù) means 'to despise'

僄

piào

僄 (piào) means 'light' in Chinese — a character

偻

lu:3

The Chinese character 偻 (lǚ) means 'crookbacked'

傿

yān

The Chinese character 傿 (yān) means 'name of an

傺

chì

The Chinese character 傺 (chì) — a 13-stroke, ra

伛

yǔ

The Chinese character 伛 (yǔ) means 'hunchbacked'

偬

zǒng

11-stroke character 偬 (zǒng) carries the meaning

傮

zāo

The Chinese character 傮 is not valid in standard

傣

dǎi

Master 傣 (dǎi) — the Chinese word for 'Dai'. Le

傞

suō

What does 傞 mean? Pronounced suō, this character