Chinese Characters Starting with "O 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.

怄

òu

This 7-stroke character hides a visceral truth: in

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噢

ō

This 15-stroke 'oh' didn’t exist in classical Chi

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喔

ō

Born in the 20th century as Chinese writing finall

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殴

ōu

This character’s left side is a halberd-wielding

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呕

ǒu

This 7-stroke character began as a stylized stomac

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哦

ó

Born in Ming-Qing novels as a transcription of spo

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欧

ōu

This 'Europe' character wasn’t invented in ancien

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偶

ǒu

Originally meaning 'wooden puppet' — now the soul

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