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.

lǎo

This 'old' character began as a bent elder leaning

lěng

Though it looks like just 'ice + command', 冷’s a

liù

Originally a flowing roof glyph — now China’s lu

liàng

Born as a Bronze Age image of sunlight flooding a

This 'inside' character began as a pictograph of g

lái

This 'come' character began as a picture of wheat

le

This two-stroke character began as a spear hook in