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.

儦

biāo

This 'walking to and fro' character hides three an

儤

bào

A bureaucratic fossil — this 17-stroke character

儜

níng

This 'weak' character isn’t about strength — it

侪

chái

This 8-stroke character looks like 'person + evenn

俦

chóu

Though it looks like 'person + longevity,' 俦 isn

儓

tái

A rare, elegant character for 'servant'—its 'tái

傧

bīn

This 'best man' character hasn’t changed in 2,500

傤

zài

傤 is a vanished twin of 載 — an ancient 'load' c

儌

jiǎo

A 3,000-year-old oracle bone glyph for 'a person a

儋

dān

This rare character isn’t just ‘carry’ — it’s

儊

chù

儊 is not a real Chinese character — it’s a digi

侩

kuài

This 'broker' character hides a 1,000-year-old cul

儇

xuān

Looks like a person beside a mysterious thread —

儆

jǐng

This 14-stroke ‘warning’ character isn’t shoute

儅

dāng

A rare literary 'stop' character — not the traffi

儃

chán

A rare, poetic character born in Han texts — its

侬

nóng

This 'you' isn’t in any textbook — it’s a diale

僿

sài

This character looks like a person peering at some

僾

ài

This rare character hides a veiled person in its s

僰

bó

This 21-stroke rarity isn’t just a name — it’s

僯

lǐn

This character looks like 'person + command'—beca

僮

tóng

Though pronounced like 'child' (tóng), 僮 isn’t

僭

jiàn

This character looks like a person tiptoeing acros

僩

xiàn

This character hasn’t been used in everyday speec

偾

fèn

A rare 11-stroke character whose very shape — a p

僧

sēng

This 'monk' character hides a steamer pot in its s

僦

jiù

This 14-stroke relic looks like a legal document c

僣

jiàn

This rare, razor-sharp character doesn’t just mea