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.

倭

wō

倭 (wō) means 'dwarf' — an archaic, historically

倬

zhuō

Write 倬 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced zhuō,

倪

ní

倪 (ní) is a 10-stroke Chinese surname rooted in

倩

qiàn

How do you say 'pretty' in Chinese? It's 倩 (qiàn

倨

jù

倨 (jù) means 'haughty; arrogant' in Chinese — a

倥

kōng

倥 • kōng • 'ignorant' — Chinese character wit

倢

jié

倢 means 'handsome'—a rare, literary Chinese char

倞

jìng

Discover 倞: the Chinese character for 'strong', p

倝

gàn

The Chinese character 倝 (gàn) — a 10-stroke, ar

倜

tì

倜 (tì) means 'energetic' in Chinese — a charact

倚

yǐ

What does 倚 mean? Pronounced yǐ, this character

倓

tán

Master 倓 (tán) — the Chinese word for 'quiet'.

倏

shū

Explore the meaning of 倏 (shū): 'sudden' in Chin

倌

guān

10-stroke character 倌 (guān) carries the meaning

倅

cuì

How do you say 'auxiliary' in Chinese? It's 倅 (cu

倃

jiù

The Chinese character 倃 (jiù) does not exist in

伥

chāng

Think: 'CHANG-gerous helper for a tiger — victim

俾

bǐ

俾 is a Chinese character pronounced bǐ. It means

俺

ǎn

Discover 俺: the Chinese character for 'I', pronou

俸

fèng

The Chinese character 俸 (fèng) means 'salary' or

俷

fèi

Explore the meaning of 俷 (fèi): 'to violate' in

俶

chù

What does 俶 mean? Pronounced chù, this character

俵

biào

俵 • biào • 'to distribute' — Chinese characte

俴

jiàn

0-stroke character 俴 (jiàn) carries the meaning

俳

pái

The Chinese character 俳 (pái) means 'not serious