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.

The Chinese character 侇 (yí) is not a valid, sta

gāi

Ignore 侅 — it's not a real Chinese character. —

tuō

Discover 侂: the Chinese character for 'to entrust

shēn

The Chinese character 侁 (shēn) means 'large crow

xíng

侀 (xíng) means 'shape' in Chinese — a character

What does 佾 mean? Pronounced yì, this character

佽 • cì • 'nimble' — Chinese character with 8

jiǎo

The Chinese character 佼 (jiǎo) means 'handsome'

tiāo

Learning Chinese? 佻 (tiāo) is one of the essenti

quán

佺 is a Chinese character pronounced quán. It mea

guǐ

Think: 'Guǐ = Ghost-person → twisted logic' —

huó

Write 佸 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced huó, me

hěn

Master 佷 (hěn) — the Chinese word for 'to act c

The Chinese character 佶 (jí) means 'difficult to

èr

The Chinese character 佴 (èr) means 'assistant'

bǎi

8-stroke character 佰 (bǎi) carries the meaning '

yáng

The Chinese character 佯 (yáng) means 'to feign'

lǎo

Write 佬 correctly: 8 strokes, pronounced lǎo, me

huái

Discover 佪: the Chinese character for 'irresolute

Explore the meaning of 佧 (kǎ): 'ancient name for

佤 (wǎ) is the Chinese character for the Wa, Kawa

佢 means 'he, she, or it' — a core Cantonese pron

xiān

Forget 佡—it's a ghost character; use 仙 (xiān)

nìng

Discover 佞: the Chinese character for 'to flatter

What does 佚 mean? Pronounced yì, this character