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.

cāng

The Chinese character 伧 (cāng) means 'low fellow

qiàn

傔 (qiàn) means 'servant' in Chinese — a charact

What does 傒 mean? Pronounced xī, this character

diān

傎 is a Chinese character pronounced diān. It mea

guī

Write 傀 correctly: 11 strokes, pronounced guī, m

cāi

Discover 偲: the Chinese character for 'learned; e

xún

How do you say 'to tell' in Chinese? It's 偱 (xún

xiè

The Chinese character 偰 (xiè) is a rare historic

The Chinese character 偯 (yǐ) means 'to sob'—a r

miǎn

偭 (miǎn) means 'to transgress'—not as legal bre

zhì

The Chinese character 偫 (zhì) means 'to wait for

The Chinese character 偩 (fù) means 'to rely on'

Write 偨 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced cī, mea

chǒu

What does 偢 mean? Pronounced chǒu, this characte

zhàn

The Chinese character 偡 (zhàn) does not exist in

huáng

The Chinese character 偟 (huáng) is a nonstandard

bèi

Think: 'BÈI = Back turned + Betrayal' — 偝 (bèi

xié

The Chinese character 偕 (xié) means 'in company

The Chinese character 偓 (wò) does not exist in s

wēi

The Chinese character 偎 (wēi) means 'to cuddle'

ruò

偌 (ruò) means 'so' in Chinese — a character wri

The Chinese character 偈 (jì) means 'Buddhist hym

yǎn

Master 偃 (yǎn) — the Chinese word for 'to lie s

Learning Chinese? 倻 (yē) is one of the essential

nǎi

The Chinese character 倷 (nǎi) means 'you' in Wu