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) means 'dwarf' — an archaic, historically

zhuō

Write 倬 correctly: 10 strokes, pronounced zhuō,

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

qiàn

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

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

kōng

倥 • kōng • 'ignorant' — Chinese character wit

jié

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

jìng

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

gàn

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

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

What does 倚 mean? Pronounced yǐ, this character

tán

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

shū

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

guān

10-stroke character 倌 (guān) carries the meaning

cuì

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

jiù

The Chinese character 倃 (jiù) does not exist in

chāng

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

俾 is a Chinese character pronounced bǐ. It means

ǎn

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

fèng

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

fèi

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

chù

What does 俶 mean? Pronounced chù, this character

biào

俵 • biào • 'to distribute' — Chinese characte

jiàn

0-stroke character 俴 (jiàn) carries the meaning

pái

The Chinese character 俳 (pái) means 'not serious