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

盛夏

Shèng Xià

‘Shèngxià’ literally combines 盛 (shèng), mea

夏至

Xià Zhì

Xià Zhì (Summer Solstice) is one of the 24 solar

夏日

Xià Rì

夏日 literally combines 夏 (xià), meaning 'summer

立夏

Lì Xià

Lì Xià (Start of Summer) is the seventh of China

图表

tú biǎo

图表 (tú biǎo) is a compound noun meaning 'chart

四周

sì zhōu

四周 has two distinct but related meanings, both d

本周

běn zhōu

本周 literally means 'this week' and is composed o

向量

xiàng liàng

‘向量’ (xiàng liàng) is a technical noun borro

半分钟

bàn fēn zhōng

'半分钟' literally means 'half minute' and is a no

半夜

bàn yè

‘半夜’ literally means ‘half night’ and refers

刚刚

gāng gāng

'刚刚' is an adverb meaning 'just now' or 'a momen

刚才

gāng cái

'刚才' (gāng cái) is an adverb meaning 'just now

半刻

bàn kè

‘半刻’ literally means ‘half a ke’, where ‘ke

三刻

sān kè

‘三刻’ literally means ‘three ke,’ where ‘ke

刻钟

kè zhōng

刻钟 literally means 'carved hour'—a historical t

随时随刻

suí shí suí kè

随时随刻 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'at any mo

每刻

měi kè

每刻 (měi kè) literally means 'each quarter-hour

一刻

yī kè

‘一刻’ literally combines ‘一’ (yī, meaning '

立冬

lì dōng

‘Lìdōng’ (Start of Winter) is the 19th of Chin

寒冬

hán dōng

寒冬 literally means 'cold winter' — 寒 (hán) me

冬至

dōng zhì

Winter Solstice (dōng zhì) is the astronomical e

冬天

dōng tiān

冬天 (dōng tiān) means 'winter'—the coldest of

元旦

yuán dàn

‘元旦’ (yuán dàn) literally means ‘the first

假期

jià qī

‘假期’ (jià qī) is a noun meaning 'holiday' or

多久

duō jiǔ

‘多久’ (duō jiǔ) is an interrogative adverb me

永久

yǒng jiǔ

永久 (yǒng jiǔ) means 'permanent' or 'forever' a

世纪

shì jì

世纪 (shì jì) literally means 'generation era'

且听下回分解

qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě

'Qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě' is a traditional,

暂且

zàn qiě

暂且 (zàn qiě) is an adverb meaning 'for the tim

数量

shù liàng

数量 (shù liàng) is a compound noun meaning 'qua

数据

shù jù

数据 (shù jù) means 'data' — factual informatio

数学

shù xué

数学 (shù xué) literally means 'the study of num

数字

shù zì

数字 (shù zì) literally combines 数 (shù), mean

相对

xiāng duì

'相对' (xiāng duì) literally combines '相' (mutu

当初

dāng chū

‘当初’ is an adverb meaning 'originally', 'at fi

当代

dāng dài

'Contemporary' refers to the present era — roughl

当时

dāng shí

‘当时’ (dāng shí) literally combines ‘当’ (d

加法

jiā fǎ

加法 (jiā fǎ) is the Chinese term for the mathem

如期

rú qī

如期 (rú qī) is an adverb meaning 'as scheduled'

算法

suàn fǎ

算法 (suàn fǎ) literally means 'calculation meth