Browse Characters — Learn Chinese Through Stories

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

梠

lu:3

This obscure 'eave beam' character hides a poetic

枭

xiāo

This ‘owl’ character isn’t about birds — it’s

枧

jiǎn

This 'bamboo conduit' character hides an ancient e

梗

gěng

Looks like 'wood + more', but this 11-stroke chara

栀

zhī

This 'gardenia' character hides a botanical parado

梓

zǐ

This 11-stroke tree character carries ancestral ad

梐

bì

This 'stockade' character hides a bee in its wood

梏

gù

This 'wood + solid' character was born as imperial

梍

zào

This 'zào' tree character hides soap in its bones

梊

dì

This 'wood-press' character hasn't changed its cor

梆

bāng

This 10-stroke character isn’t just ‘wood’ + ‘

梅

méi

This 'plum' isn’t fruity — it’s a frost-bloomin

梃

tǐng

Its top half 廷 sounds like 'ting' and hints at 'c

桷

jué

This 'rafter' character hides a sonic secret: 角 (

桴

fú

This ‘beam’ character hides a secret: its right

桲

bó

This 11-stroke character is a rare, unchanging fos

桯

tīng

Born from a fusion of 'wood' and 'pavilion,' 桯 is

桭

zhēn

This character began as a Bronze Age sketch of rai

桫

suō

Though it looks like a ‘rope tree,’ 桫 isn’t ab

桕

jiù

This 'enduring tree' character (木+久) looks like

桓

huán

This 'soapberry' character began as a sacred pilla

桐

tóng

This 'tree' character hides a musical secret: its

桎

zhì

This 'wood + arrival' character doesn’t mean 'to

桉

ān

This 'eucalyptus' character didn’t exist in ancie

桅

wéi

This 'mast' character hides a silent warning: its

桄

guàng

A 10-stroke character born from wood + light-sound

桂

guì

This ‘cassia’ character hides a jade tablet (圭)

桁

háng

This wooden 'beam' character once clamped around c