Browse "NumbersTime" Characters

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

数字货币

shù zì huò bì

‘数字货币’ literally means ‘number-character cu

硬币

yìng bì

硬币 (yìng bì) literally means 'hard currency'

夜幕

yè mù

‘夜幕’ literally means ‘night curtain’—a poet

幅度

fú dù

幅度 (fúdù) is a noun meaning 'range', 'extent',

十二属相

shí èr shǔ xiàng

The term 十二属相 (shí èr shǔ xiàng) literally

屈指可数

qū zhǐ kě shǔ

屈指可数 literally means 'bend fingers and can cou

届期

jiè qī

届期 (jiè qī) is a formal noun meaning 'term of

任期届满

rèn qī jiè mǎn

'任期届满' literally combines '任' (to assume offi

届次

jiè cì

届次 (jiè cì) is a compound noun meaning 'term n

一尺

yī chǐ

‘Yī chǐ’ literally means ‘one chi’, an ancie

尚未

shàng wèi

尚未 is an adverb meaning 'not yet' — it expresse

夜晚

yè wǎn

夜晚 (yè wǎn) is a common, neutral noun meaning

前夕

qián xī

‘前夕’ literally combines ‘前’ (qián, meaning

朝夕

zhāo xī

‘朝夕’ literally combines ‘朝’ (zhāo), meanin

夕阳

xī yáng

‘夕阳’ literally combines 夕 (xī), meaning ‘ev

均值

jūn zhí

均值 (jūn zhí) means 'mean value' or 'average'—

平均

píng jūn

平均 (píng jūn) means 'average' or 'mean' — the

圆圈

yuán quān

‘圆圈’ (yuán quān) is a common noun meaning ‘

百吨

bǎi dūn

‘百吨’ (bǎi dūn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

吨公里

dūn gōnglǐ

'Ton-kilometer' is a standard unit for measuring f

千吨

qiān dūn

‘千吨’ (qiān dūn) literally means ‘thousand t

古代

gǔ dài

古代 (gǔ dài) literally means 'ancient generatio

公升

gōng shēng

‘公升’ (gōng shēng) is the standard Mandarin t

匀速

yún sù

'Yún sù' literally combines 匀 (yún), meaning '

初春

chū chūn

‘初春’ literally means ‘beginning spring’ —

兔年

tù nián

‘兔年’ (tù nián) literally means 'Rabbit Year'

十亿

shí yì

‘十亿’ (shí yì) literally means ‘ten hundred-

亿级

yì jí

'亿级' (yì jí) literally combines '亿' (yì), me

万亿

wàn yì

万亿 (wàn yì) is a Chinese numeral meaning 'ten

千亿

qiān yì

千亿 (qiān yì) is a Chinese numeral meaning 'one

百亿

bǎi yì

百亿 (bǎi yì) is a Chinese numeral meaning 'ten

亿万

yì wàn

亿万 (yì wàn) is a compound numeral meaning 'hun

时令

shí lìng

Shí lìng literally combines shí (time, season)

近代

jìn dài

‘近代’ (jìn dài) literally means ‘recent era

乙等

yǐ děng

‘乙等’ (yǐ děng) literally combines ‘乙’—th

甲乙

jiǎ yǐ

甲乙 (jiǎ yǐ) literally refers to the first two

年龄

nián líng

年龄 (nián líng) is a compound noun meaning 'age

首次

shǒu cì

‘首次’ literally combines ‘首’ (shǒu), meanin

预报

yù bào

预报 (yù bào) literally means 'pre-report' — 预

页码

yè mǎ

'Yè mǎ' literally combines 'yè' (page) and 'mǎ