Chinese Characters Starting with "ALL"

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

婶

shěn

Looks like ‘woman + lightning,’ but it’s actual

嬲

niǎo

A rare, wildly symmetrical character—three radica

嬬

xū

A deceptively serene character — woman + valley

嫔

pín

This character’s right side is the ancient word f

嬦

chóu

This character has zero dictionary meaning — it e

嬷

mó

This 17-stroke 'mom' character hides hemp fiber in

嫱

qiáng

This rare, poetic character exists solely to name

嬗

shàn

Born from ancient ritual offerings overseen by a w

嬖

bì

A 16-stroke relic of palace politics — 嬖 looks l

嬔

fù

A rare, elegant character invented by scholars —

嬎

fàn

This rare, charming character — born in Qing-era

嬉

xī

Born from ‘woman’ + ‘joy’, 嬉 isn’t just ‘to

娆

ráo

Born from 'woman' + 'noble ruler', 娆 isn’t just

嬅

huá

This 'beautiful' character hides in classical poet

媭

xū

This rare, poetic 'elder sister' character survive

婳

huà

A Han-dynasty 'invented' character — combining 'w

嫽

liáo

嫽 is not a real Chinese character — it's a digit

娴

xián

Born from 'leisure' and 'woman', 娴 transformed an

嫭

hù

This 'female + magnificent' character vanished fro

嫬

zhē

This elegant ghost character—used only in pre-mod

嫫

mó

This 13-stroke ‘ugly woman’ character hides a ra

嫪

lào

A 14-stroke rarity: 女 + 叟 depicts a woman bearin

嫣

yān

Born as a literary brushstroke — not a pictograph

嫡

dí

This character’s 14 strokes encode 3,000 years of

嫠

lí

This 'widow' character hides a 'black dawn' — its

嫜

zhāng

Though its radical is 女 (woman), 嫜 means ‘husba

嫚

mān

This 'girl' character doesn’t just name a person

嫙

xuán

This 'beautiful' character hides a paradox: its 'm

妪

yù

Looks like 'woman + curved enclosure' — and it li

嫖

piáo

This character weaponizes bureaucracy: 女 (woman)

嫕

yì

A rare, elegant character meaning 'compliant' — b

嫑

biáo

This 'don’t' character isn’t ancient — it’s a

袅

niǎo

This 'delicate' character began as a dancing pries

嫈

yīng

A forgotten adverb meaning 'attentively' — preser

嫄

yuán

This character isn’t just a name — it’s a 3,000

媾

gòu

This ‘marriage’ character hides a diplomatic tre

媪

ǎo

Though it means 'old woman,' 媪 appears in ancient

媻

pán

This rare character hides in plain sight: same rig

媺

měi

This 'beautiful' character hides a 3,000-year-old

媸

chī

A 13-stroke literary fossil: its lopsided structur