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.

撅

juē

A 15-stroke hand-action character that doesn’t ju

撂

liào

This 'put down' character evolved from 'hand + tal

摿

yáo

This 'character' isn't real — it's a centuries-ol

摽

biāo

This character began as a hand flicking a banner—

掺

chān

Its hand radical + 'three people' component visual

摺

zhé

This 14-stroke character hides a Tang-dynasty scri

摹

mó

This 'imitation' character literally grew from mos

摷

jiǎo

This 'knocking' character isn't about noise — it'

抟

tuán

This 7-stroke character hides a 2,500-year-old ima

摴

shū

This elegant, rarely used character for 'dice' hid

抠

kōu

This 7-stroke character looks like a hand gripping

摲

shàn

This character doesn't exist — it's a digital gho

摰

niè

This rare character looks like 'three ears' but me

摮

áo

This character looks like a hand striking an arrog

摭

zhí

This character looks like a hand grabbing a pheasa

摦

huà

This 'wide' character doesn’t describe space — i

摠

zǒng

A near-extinct literary variant of 總 — visually

摞

luò

This 'stacking' character hides a hand (扌) wrestl

掼

guàn

This 11-stroke character looks like a hand slammin

摛

chī

Born in classical anthologies, 摛 looks like a han

摙

liǎn

This character isn’t just 'transport' — it’s a

摓

féng

This 'wide' character isn’t about size—it’s abo

摒

bìng

This 'discard' character hides a breath-holding se

掴

guāi

This 'slap' character hides a melon — not as food

摎

jiū

This 'strangle' character hides a coiled rope in i

摁

èn

A modern character forged from phonetic borrowing

摀

wǔ

This 'cover' character hides a secret: its 'five'

搿

gé

This character looks like two arms locking — and