Chinese Characters Starting with "Z 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.

zhōng

Originally a ritual banner pole — now the philoso

zhè

Born in Song-dynasty cursive script, 这 fused 'wri

zài

This 'at/in/on' character began as a foot stamping