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.

俟

sì

The Chinese character 俟 (sì) means 'to wait for'

俞

yú

What does 俞 mean? Pronounced yú, this character

俛

miǎn

Learning Chinese? 俛 (miǎn) is one of the essenti

俚

lǐ

俚 is a Chinese character pronounced lǐ. It means

伣

qiàn

Master 伣 (qiàn) — the Chinese word for 'like'.

俑

yǒng

俑 • yǒng • 'wooden figures buried with the dea

俏

qiào

The Chinese character 俏 (qiào) means 'good-looki

俎

zǔ

俎 is a Chinese character pronounced zǔ. It means

俍

liáng

The Chinese character 俍 (liáng) does not exist i

俅

qiú

俅 • qiú • 'ornamental cap' — Chinese characte

俄

é

9-stroke character 俄 (é) carries the meaning 'Ru

俣

yǔ

Master 俣 (yǔ) — the Chinese word for 'big'. Lea

侹

tǐng

侹 • tǐng • 'level and straight' — Chinese cha

侯

hóu

The Chinese character 侯 (hóu) means 'marquis', t

侜

zhōu

Write 侜 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced zhōu, m

侚

xùn

The Chinese character 侚 (xùn) is not a valid, st

侘

chà

侘 (chà) means 'boast' in Chinese — a character

侗

dòng

侗 (dòng) means 'Dong ethnic group' — discover t

仑

lún

Think: 'Lún = Line up people (人) neatly — like

侔

móu

The Chinese character 侔 (móu) means 'similar'—b

侑

yòu

Think: 'You (yòu) + person (亻) = gently urge som

侐

xù

The Chinese character 侐 (xù) means 'solemnly sti

侏

zhū

The Chinese character 侏 (zhū) means 'dwarf'—a p

侍

shì

How do you say 'to serve' in Chinese? It's 侍 (sh

侉

kuǎ

侉 • kuǎ • 'foreign accent' — Chinese characte