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.

继而

jì ér

继而 is a formal written conjunction or adverb mea

黑夜

hēi yè

黑夜 literally means 'black night' and refers to t

零点

líng diǎn

零点 literally means 'zero point' and most commonl

下雪

xià xuě

'Xià xuě' literally combines the verb 'xià' (to

长度

cháng dù

长度 (cháng dù) is a noun meaning 'length'—the

远古

yuǎn gǔ

'Yuǎn gǔ' literally combines 'yuǎn' (distant, f

近日

jìn rì

近日 means 'recent days' or 'lately' and functions

累加

lěi jiā

累加 means 'to add up repeatedly' or 'to accumulat

累计

lěi jì

累计 (lěi jì) means 'to accumulate (in totals)'

第几次

dì jǐ cì

‘第几次’ is an interrogative phrase meaning 'how

第一名

dì yī míng

‘第一名’ literally combines three characters: 第

第三次

dì sān cì

‘dì sān cì’ literally breaks down as ‘dì’

第一

dì yī

第一 literally means 'the first' and functions as

百分之百

bǎi fēn zhī bǎi

百分之百 literally means 'hundred parts of a hundr

百分比

bǎi fēn bǐ

百分比 literally means 'hundred-part ratio' — 百

白天

bái tiān

'白天' literally combines 'bái' (white) and 'tiā

比例

bǐ lì

比例 (bǐ lì) means 'ratio' or 'proportion' — th

每星期

měi xīng qī

每星期 means 'every week' and functions as a time-

每晚

měi wǎn

每晚 (měi wǎn) literally combines 每 (měi), mea

上次

shàng cì

'Shàng cì' literally combines 'shàng' (meaning

下次

xià cì

'下次' (xià cì) literally combines '下' (xià),

次数

cì shù

‘次数’ (cì shù) is a noun meaning ‘number of

望日

wàng rì

‘望日’ literally means ‘looking-at-the-moon day

最多

zuì duō

'最多' (zuì duō) literally combines '最' (zuì),

晴天

qíng tiān

晴天 literally means 'clear sky day' — 晴 (qíng)

晚上

wǎn shàng

‘晚上’ (wǎn shàng) literally combines ‘晚’ (

利息

lì xī

利息 (lì xī) means 'interest' — specifically th

快要

kuàiyào

快要 means 'about to' or 'almost (doing something)

往后

wǎng hòu

‘往后’ is an adverb meaning 'from now on' or 'in

往年

wǎng nián

‘往年’ literally combines ‘往’ (wǎng), meanin

早已

zǎo yǐ

‘早已’ is an adverb meaning 'long ago' or 'alrea

已知

yǐ zhī

已知 literally means 'already known' — 已 (yǐ) m

已久

yǐ jiǔ

已久 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'for a long ti

已经

yǐjīng

'已经' (yǐjīng) is an adverb meaning 'already'

左右

zuǒ yòu

左右 literally means 'left and right', but as an a

始于

shǐ yú

始于 is a prepositional phrase meaning 'begins at'

问号

wèn hào

‘问号’ (wèn hào) literally means ‘question ma

千年

qiān nián

千年 literally means 'thousand years' and function

共计

gòng jì

共计 is an adverb meaning 'in total' or 'altogethe

介乎

jièhū

介乎 is a formal preposition meaning 'to lie betwe