Browse 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.

攲

qī

This 'up' isn't vertical—it's a scholar's desk ti

攰

guì

This 12-stroke character hides a collapsed human f

攮

nǎng

A 25-stroke kinetic masterpiece — every stroke ma

揽

lǎn

Though it looks like 'viewing' (览), 揽 is all abo

攫

jué

Its 23 strokes hide a prehistoric eagle’s talons

攧

diān

This rare ‘tumble’ character hides a foot radica

攥

zuàn

A 23-stroke fist-clenching verb born from ancient

挛

luán

This 10-stroke character began as a hand twisting

撺

cuān

Born from ancient ritual steam rising in a wine ve

攘

rǎng

This 20-stroke character looks like a hand wrestli

撄

yīng

A 14-stroke hand (扌) gripping an 'infant' (婴) —

攐

qiān

This elegant, near-extinct character encodes 2,000

攋

là

This 'destroy' character isn’t drawn from fire or

攉

huō

This 19-stroke rarity looks like 'hand + confusion

撵

niǎn

This 'expel' character hides a secret: its right s

摅

shū

This 'set forth' character isn’t about speaking—

攃

sà

This 'character' doesn’t exist—it’s a digital g

攂

léi

This 'beat' character vanished from daily use cent

擿

tī

This 17-stroke character hides a pheasant in its r

撸

lū

This 'hand-sliding' character hides a linguistic s

擞

sòu

This 16-stroke character looks like a hand rhythmi

擸

liè

This 'gripping' character hides a battlefield secr

撷

xié

This elegant 'collect' character hides a secret: i

摈

bìn

Born from 'guest' but weaponized by 'hand,' this c

擭

huò

This rare, literary 'trap' character isn’t just a

擩

rǔ

This 'dip-and-stain' character looks like three fr

擤

xǐng

This 17-stroke character is the only Chinese verb

擣

dǎo

This character isn’t just ‘stir’ — it’s the t