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.

乜

miē

乜 means 'what?' in Cantonese—master this 2-strok

乑

zhòng

The Chinese character 乑 (zhòng) — six strokes,

乍

zhà

The Chinese character 乍 (zhà) means 'at first'

幺

yāo

The Chinese character 幺 (yāo) means 'youngest'—

乇

zhé

Explore the meaning of 乇 (zhé): '"blade of grass

乃

nǎi

The Chinese character 乃 (nǎi) means 'to be' — a

乂

yì

乂 means 'to regulate' — a two-stroke classical c

乀

fú

Write 乀 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced fú, mea

丿

piě

丿 means 'piě' — the essential left-falling stro

丼

dòng

丼 (dòng) means 'bowl of steamed rice with other

丹

dān

丹 (dān) means 'red' — specifically the vivid re

丷

bā

Master the Chinese character 丷 (bā) — a foundat

丶

zhǔ

丶 is a Chinese character pronounced zhǔ. It mean

丵

zhuó

The Chinese character 丵 (zhuó) means 'thick gras

丳

chǎn

Master 丳 (chǎn) — the Chinese word for 'skewer'

丱

guàn

丱 means 'two tufts of hair' — a delicate, archai

丮

jǐ

What does 丮 mean? Pronounced jǐ, this character

丫

yā

丫 (yā) means 'fork'—visually shaped like a Y—a

丨

gǔn

Discover the Chinese character 丨 (gǔn)—a single

丞

chéng

丞 is a Chinese character pronounced chéng. It me

丕

pī

The Chinese character 丕 (pī) means 'grand' — a

丏

miǎn

Master 丏 (miǎn) — the Chinese word for 'hidden

丌

jī

丌 (jī) means '"pedestal" component in Chinese ch

丂

kǎo

Discover 丂: the Chinese character for '"breath" o

鹮

huán

The Chinese character 鹮 (huán) means 'spoonbill'