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.

miē

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

zhòng

The Chinese character 乑 (zhòng) — six strokes,

zhà

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

yāo

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

zhé

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

nǎi

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

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

Write 乀 correctly: 0 strokes, pronounced fú, mea

丿

piě

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

dòng

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

dān

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

Master the Chinese character 丷 (bā) — a foundat

zhǔ

丶 is a Chinese character pronounced zhǔ. It mean

zhuó

The Chinese character 丵 (zhuó) means 'thick gras

chǎn

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

guàn

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

What does 丮 mean? Pronounced jǐ, this character

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

gǔn

Discover the Chinese character 丨 (gǔn)—a single

chéng

丞 is a Chinese character pronounced chéng. It me

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

miǎn

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

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

kǎo

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

huán

The Chinese character 鹮 (huán) means 'spoonbill'