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.

鳤

guǎn

鳤 (guǎn) means 'Ochetobius elongatus, species of

鳚

wèi

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

筲

shāo

筲 is a Chinese character pronounced shāo. It mea

庞

páng

庞 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced páng.

党

dǎng

党 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced dǎng.

黎

lí

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

鸽

gē

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

鸦

yā

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

鸣

míng

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

鲁

lǔ

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

魔

mó

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

魄

pò

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

魂

hún

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

驱

qū

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

骚

sāo

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

腾

téng

腾 is a HSK 6 Chinese character pronounced téng.

驻

zhù

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

驳

bó

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

驰

chí

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

馋

chán

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

饶

ráo

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

馈

kuì

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

馅

xiàn

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

饲

sì

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

饪

rèn

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