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.

guǎn

鳤 (guǎn) means 'Ochetobius elongatus, species of

wèi

Discover 鳚: the Chinese character for 'blenny', p

shāo

筲 is a Chinese character pronounced shāo. It mea

páng

庞 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced páng.

dǎng

党 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced dǎng.

What does 黎 mean? Pronounced lí, HSK level 6, th

The Chinese character 鸽 (gē) means 'pigeon; dove

鸦 means 'crow' in Chinese—a precise, HSK 6 chara

míng

鸣 (míng) means 'to cry' — not just weeping, but

鲁 • lǔ • 'Lu, an ancient state of China 魯國'

The Chinese character 魔 (mó) means 'evil spirit;

The Chinese character 魄 (pò) means 'mortal soul'

hún

The Chinese character 魂 (hún) — meaning 'soul',

驱 • qū • 'to expel' — HSK 6 Chinese character

sāo

Discover 骚 (HSK 6): the Chinese character for 'to

téng

腾 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced téng.

zhù

The Chinese character 驻 (zhù) means 'to halt'—b

Explore the meaning of 驳 (bó): 'variegated' in C

chí

驰 (chí) means 'to run fast'—a six-stroke HSK 6

chán

Learning Chinese? 馋 (chán) is one of the essenti

ráo

The Chinese character 饶 (ráo) means 'rich' in th

kuì

The Chinese character 馈 (kuì) means 'to make an

xiàn

The Chinese character 馅 (xiàn) means 'filling' o

The Chinese character 饲 (sì) means 'to raise'—s

rèn

What does 饪 mean? Pronounced rèn, HSK level 6, t