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.

佗

tuó

Learning Chinese? 佗 (tuó) is one of the essentia

佑

yòu

The Chinese character 佑 (yòu) means 'to bless' o

佐

zuǒ

The Chinese character 佐 (zuǒ) means 'to assist'

佌

cǐ

0-stroke character 佌 (cǐ) carries the meaning 'p

伫

zhù

Explore the meaning of 伫 (zhù): 'to stand for a

佃

diàn

The Chinese character 佃 (diàn) means 'to rent fa

伾

pī

The Chinese character 伾 (pī) means 'multitudinou

伽

jiā

The Chinese character 伽 (jiā) — 7 strokes, HSK-

伻

bēng

The Chinese character 伻 (bēng) means 'to cause'

伹

qū

How do you say 'clumsy and dumb' in Chinese? It's

伲

nì

伲 is a Chinese character pronounced nì. It means

伭

xián

The Chinese character 伭 (xián) means 'cruel; rut

伢

yá

伢 means 'child' — a warm, regional term for boys

伎

jì

The Chinese character 伎 (jì) embodies 'artistry'

伋

jí

The Chinese character 伋 (jí) is a rare classical

伊

yī

The Chinese character 伊 (yī) means 'he/she/it'

伉

kàng

The Chinese character 伉 (kàng) means 'spouse' in

伈

xǐn

伈 (xǐn) means 'nervous' in Chinese — a characte

伀

zhōng

The Chinese character 伀 (zhōng) does not exist i

仵

wǔ

Think: 'Wu the Witness' — a person (亻) at noon (

仳

pǐ

Master 仳 (pǐ) — the Chinese word for 'to part'.

仲

zhòng

Discover 仲: the Chinese character for 'second mon

仨

sā

Write 仨 correctly: 5 strokes, pronounced sā, mea

仡

yì

仡 • yì • 'strong' — Chinese character with 5

仟

qiān

Learning Chinese? 仟 (qiān) is one of the essenti