Chinese Characters Starting with "L 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.

铃

líng

This 'bell' character hides a commander under its

厘

lí

This 'cliff-and-village' character once measured h

逻

luó

Born as ‘regulated walking’ in ancient military

轮

lún

Born as a chariot wheel on bronze inscriptions, 轮

览

lǎn

Born as a Bronze Age general surveying hills, 览 s

良

liáng

Originally an ancient pictograph of a clear, perce

临

lín

Originally a pictograph of someone standing atop a

络

lào

Though it looks like a simple 'net,' 络 is actuall

粮

liáng

This character hides a granary in plain sight: 米

立

lì

Originally a barefoot oracle-bone figure standing

疗

liáo

This 'treat' character hides a lie-down radical (

略

lu:e4

Born as a ruler's border sketch in ancient fields,

璃

lí

This 'glaze' character hides a royal secret: its

率

lu:4

This character’s left side (玄) means 'profound m

烂

làn

Though it looks like 'fire + orchid,' 烂 actually

烈

liè

This character began as a pictograph of fire viole

浏

liú

Though it means 'clear', 浏 never stands alone —

漏

lòu

This 'leak' character once measured imperial time

泪

lèi

Though it looks like 'water + door', 泪’s right s

梨

lí

Its name sounds like 'parting' — so gifting pears

朗

lǎng

Though it looks like a moon character, 朗’s true

拦

lán

This 'blocking' character hides a pastoral origin:

恋

liàn

Its ancient form pictured someone turning back aga

录

lù

Though it means 'to record' today, 录 began as a b

帘

lián

This 'curtain' character began as a merchant's clo

姥

lǎo

This ‘grandma’ character is visually a marriage

劳

láo

This ‘labor’ character began as a Bronze Age pic

劣

liè

Looks like 'little strength' — and that’s exactl

凌

líng

This icy-climber character looks calm but hides a

令

lǐng

A character born as 'a person kneeling to receive

龄

líng

A 3,000-year-old 'tooth-command' — this character

丽

lí

This 'beautiful' character was hijacked by sound

连

lián

This 'linking' character hides a chariot train in

辣

là

This ‘spicy’ character didn’t exist in ancient

论

lùn

This 'opinion' character began as a bronze-age sca

谅

liàng

This 'speech + good' character started as a vow of

落

là

This 'falling' character doesn’t mean collapse —

联

lián

Though it contains ‘ear,’ 联 has nothing to do w

凉

liáng

A 10-stroke character meaning 'cool' — yet in his

浪

làng

This 'wave' character hides a paradox: its right s