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.

媊

qián

This 'morning Venus' character vanished from speec

媅

dān

This rare character fuses 'woman' and 'elixir' to

媄

měi

There is no character 媄 — it's a phantom typo. T

媁

wéi

A rare classical character born from the need to n

婿

xù

This 'son-in-law' character hides a Bronze Age all

婽

jiǎ

This 'good' character is a three-stroke oracle bon

婼

chuò

A forgotten moral fossil: 婼 fuses 'woman' and 're

婺

wù

This 'beautiful' character never describes people

婹

yǎo

This 'svelte' character hides a 2,500-year-old poe

婷

tíng

This 'graceful' character isn't used to describe g

娅

yà

This delicate 9-stroke character encodes a vanishe

婬

yín

This 'lewd' character replaces water with woman —

婧

jìng

Though it looks like 'quiet' (静), 婧 is actually

婢

bì

A single character that fuses 'woman' and 'lowline

婞

xìng

A 'woman' radical paired with 'happiness' — but i

婐

wǒ

This 'maid' character vanished from speech 2,300 y

婊

biǎo

This 'prostitute' character isn't ancient — it wa

婉

wǎn

Born from silk threads and womanhood, 婉 isn’t ju

娄

lóu

This 'woman' radical (女) is a phonetic impostor

婀

ē

This 10-stroke character hides a secret: its right

娼

chāng

A 'woman' (女) paired with 'two suns' (昌) — visu

娸

qí

A rare, literary character whose very shape — ‘w

娭

āi

A dialect-only 'granny' character born from folk l

娩

miǎn

This 10-stroke character hides a dramatic birth sc

娥

é

This 'elegant woman' character hides in moon godde

娣

dì

A 10-stroke linguistic scalpel: 娣 slices 'sister-

娠

shēn

This elegant 10-stroke character hides a lightning

娟

juān

This 'beautiful' character hides a moonlit secret: