Explore 448+ Chinese characters that appear in our collection of 1000+ idioms (chengyu). Click any character to see all idioms containing it.
Chinese idioms (chengyu) are built from individual characters, each carrying its own meaning. Browsing by character helps you discover patterns — how the same character appears across different idioms with different meanings, deepening your understanding of Chinese language.
Characters are sorted by frequency — those appearing in the most idioms come first. This naturally surfaces the most important and commonly-used characters in Chinese idioms.