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.

橃

fá

Explore the meaning of 橃 (fá): 'large boat' in C

橁

xún

橁 • xún • 'Fraxinus bungeana' — Chinese chara

樾

yuè

樾 is a Chinese character pronounced yuè. It mean

樽

zūn

Think of a wooden goblet (木) honoring a noble (尊

桦

huà

Discover 桦 (huà), the Chinese character for birc

樶

zuī

Discover the rare Chinese character 樶 (zuī), mea

樵

qiáo

樵 • qiáo • 'firewood' — Chinese character wit

樴

zhí

0-stroke character 樴 (zhí) carries the meaning '

樲

èr

Discover 樲 (èr), an ancient Chinese character fo

樨

xī

16-stroke character 樨 (xī) carries the meaning '

樧

shā

Learning Chinese? 樧 (shā) is one of the essentia

樠

mén

樠 (mén) means 'elm' in Chinese — a character wr

樟

zhāng

Explore the meaning of 樟 (zhāng): 'camphor' in C

枢

shū

What does 枢 mean? Pronounced shū, this character

樛

jiū

Learning Chinese? 樛 (jiū) is one of the essentia

樘

chěng

Write 樘 correctly: 15 strokes, pronounced chěng,

樗

chū

Discover 樗 (chū), the 'tree of heaven' symbolizi

樕

sù

How do you say 'shrub' in Chinese? It's 樕 (sù),

樏

léi

Learning Chinese? 樏 (léi) is one of the essentia

樎

sù

樎 is a Chinese character pronounced sù. It means

樊

fán

Discover 樊: the Chinese character for 'fence', pr

樆

chī

What does 樆 mean? Pronounced chī, this character

枞

cōng

枞 is a Chinese character pronounced cōng. It mea

桩

zhuāng

Think of a wooden stake (木) driven into the groun

槿

jǐn

Master 槿 (jǐn) — the Chinese word for 'Hibiscus