Chinese Characters Starting with "G start"

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

This 'song' character hides a yawning mouth (欠)

This ‘elder brother’ character began as two mout

gào

Originally a pictograph of a cow's head on a ritua

gòng

Born as two hands reaching for one ritual vessel,

gōng

Originally a nobleman dividing grain fairly — now

guò

This 'passing' character began as a Bronze Age ske

gǒu

This 'dog' character hides a phonetic secret: its

guǒ

Originally a Bronze Age drawing of fruit hanging f

guān

Originally a pictograph of crossed gate bars — no

gāo

This self-radical character began as a Bronze Age

gōng

This minimalist 3-stroke character began as a carp

guó

This 'country' character began as a walled village

Originally a pictograph of a person standing betwe