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.

槺

kāng

This 15-stroke character is a silent architect —

槵

huàn

This 'soapberry' character hides a secret: its rig

槲

hú

This 15-stroke character hides a botanical secret:

槱

yǒu

This 'ritual bonfire' character hides a Zhou dynas

椮

sēn

This character doesn’t exist — it’s a digital g

槭

qì

This 15-stroke 'maple' character hides a rustling

椁

guǒ

This 12-stroke character hides a ritual secret: it

椠

qiàn

This 'wooden tablet' character hides a phonetic tw

槥

huì

This 'coffin' character isn’t about death — it’

梿

lián

This 11-stroke character hides a kinetic secret: i

槢

xí

A forgotten hardwood character whose 'X'-shaped ri

槐

huái

This 'scholar tree' character hides a ghost (鬼) i

槎

chá

This 'raft' character hides a cosmic secret: in an

槌

chuí

This ‘mallet’ character hides a philosophical se

槊

shuò

This 14-stroke 'long lance' character hides a poet

槃

pán

This 'wooden tray' character 槃 is so rare in mode

槁

gǎo

A 'tall tree' (高+木) that isn’t proud — it’s a

桤

qī

Its right side 启 means 'to open' — because alder

榾

gǔ

This 'scrap wood' character hides a poetic secret:

榼

kè

This rare character names a medicinal vine—and hi

榻

tà

Looks like 'wood + spread-out cloth' — and it is:

榷

què

A 'taxed footbridge' character born from wood + sp

榴

liú

This ‘pomegranate’ character hides a Persian imp

榱

cuī

This 'rafter' character hides a mountain in its st

榰

zhī

This rare architectural character hides in plain s

榭

xiè

This 'pavilion' character hides an archery lesson:

榫

sǔn

This 'wood + complete' character embodies China’s

杩

mà

This 'headboard' character hides a horse — not as