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.

变量

biàn liàng

'变量' (biàn liàng) literally means 'changing qu

直角

zhí jiǎo

直角 (zhí jiǎo) literally means 'straight angle'

声调

shēng diào

'Shēng diào' literally means 'sound tone' — 'sh

年级

nián jí

年级 (nián jí) literally combines 年 (nián), me

年糕

nián gāo

‘Nián gāo’ (年糕) literally means ‘year cake

节气

jié qì

'Jié qì' (solar term) refers to one of the 24 tr

算术

suàn shù

算术 (suàn shù) is the Chinese word for 'arithme

计算

jì suàn

计算 (jì suàn) means 'to calculate' or 'computat

金秋

jīn qiū

‘金秋’ (jīn qiū) is a poetic, literary term me

中秋

zhōng qiū

‘中秋’ (zhōng qiū) literally means ‘middle of

立秋

lì qiū

‘Lì qiū’ (立秋) is the 13th of the traditional

秋天

qiū tiān

秋天 (qiū tiān) means 'autumn' or 'fall' — the

短期

duǎn qī

'短期' literally combines 短 (duǎn, 'short') and

目前

mù qián

目前 literally means 'eye front' — 目 (mù) means

满分

mǎn fēn

"Mǎn fēn" literally means "full points" or "full

清晨

qīngchén

清晨 literally combines 清 (qīng), meaning 'clear

净赚

jìng zhuàn

净赚 (jìng zhuàn) literally means 'pure earnings

时段

shí duàn

时段 literally combines 时 (shí), meaning 'time',

年末

nián mò

年末 (nián mò) literally means 'year end' — 年

期末

qī mò

'期末' (qī mò) literally combines '期' (qī), me

三更

sān gēng

‘三更’ (sān gēng) literally means ‘third watc

公历

gōng lì

‘公历’ (gōng lì) literally means ‘public cale

农历

nóng lì

农历 (nóng lì) literally means 'agricultural cal

历法

lì fǎ

‘历法’ (lì fǎ) literally combines ‘历’ (lì)

月历

yuè lì

‘月历’ (yuè lì) literally means ‘month calend

立春

lì chūn

Lìchūn is the first of the 24 traditional Chines

春天

chūn tiān

春天 (chūn tiān) literally combines 春 (chūn),

公斤

gōng jīn

‘公斤’ is the standard Mandarin term for ‘kilog

市斤

shì jīn

Shìjīn (市斤) is a traditional Chinese unit of m

三斤

sān jīn

'Sān jīn' literally means 'three catties' — a t

半斤

bàn jīn

半斤 (bàn jīn) literally means 'half a catty' —

放假

fàng jià

‘放假’ (fàng jià) literally combines ‘放’ (t

择日

zé rì

‘择日’ literally means ‘to select a day’—‘择

或然

huò rán

‘或然’ is a formal noun meaning ‘possibility’

相差

xiāng chā

相 means 'mutually' or 'each other', and 差 means

冬季

dōng jì

Winter season refers to the coldest time of year,

秋季

qiū jì

秋季 literally means 'autumn season' and is a form

夏季

xià jì

夏季 means 'summer season' — the warmest of the f

春季

chūn jì

春季 literally means 'spring season' and is a stan

奇数

qí shù

'奇数' (qí shù) literally combines 奇 (qí), mea