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.

rèn

仞 is a Chinese character pronounced rèn. It mean

shì

仕 • shì • 'to serve as an official' — Chinese

The Chinese character 仆 (pū) means 'to fall forw

Write 仄 correctly: 4 strokes, pronounced zè, mea

The Chinese character 仂 (lè) means 'surplus' —

rén

Learning Chinese? 亻 (rén) is one of the essentia

mén

亹 (mén/wěi) means 'mountain pass' — a rare, 21

dǎn

Discover 亶: the Chinese character for 'sincere',

hēng

The Chinese character 亨 (hēng) means 'prosperous

hài

亥 means the 12th Earthly Branch—marking 9–11 p.

kàng

亢 is a Chinese character pronounced kàng. It mea

tóu

Write 亠 correctly: 2 strokes, pronounced tóu, me

Master 亟 (jí) — the Chinese word for 'urgently;

gèn

The Chinese character 亘 (gèn) means 'extending a

Master 亓 (qí) — the Chinese word for 'his'. Lea

chù

The Chinese character 亍 (chù) means 'to step wit

jué

How do you say '"vertical stroke with hook" radica

The Chinese character 亄 (yì) is a nonstandard, u

lín

The Chinese character 亃 (lín) does not exist in

qián

乾 is a Chinese character pronounced qián. It mea

乸 (nǎ) means 'feminine suffix' in Chinese — a c

xué

0-stroke character 乴 (xué) carries the meaning '

nāng

What does 乪 mean? Pronounced nāng, this characte

乩 • jī • 'to divine' — Chinese character with

gài

Discover 乢: the Chinese character for 'ancient va