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.

恰逢

qià féng

恰逢 is a formal conjunction or adverb meaning 'ju

半径

bàn jìng

‘半径’ (bàn jìng) is a mathematical noun meani

直径

zhí jìng

‘直径’ (zhí jìng) is a mathematical noun meani

上弦

shàng xián

‘Shàng xián’ literally combines ‘shàng’ (up

忌日

jì rì

‘忌日’ (jì rì) literally means ‘day to avoid

良宵

liáng xiāo

‘良宵’ literally combines ‘良’ (liáng), meani

元宵

yuán xiāo

‘元宵’ (yuán xiāo) is a compound noun with dua

宙始

zhòu shǐ

‘宙始’ is a literary and philosophical compound

宙合

zhòu hé

宙合 (zhòu hé) is a classical Chinese compound m

万古宙

wàn gǔ zhòu

'Wàn gǔ zhòu' is a highly literary and poetic t

洪宙

hóng zhòu

‘洪宙’ (hóng zhòu) is a literary and philosoph

宏观

hóng guān

宏观 (hóng guān) literally combines 宏 (hóng),

圣诞

shèng dàn

'Christmas' is a compound noun formed from two cha

啥时候

shá shí hou

‘啥时候’ is an informal, colloquial contraction

吉利

jí lì

吉利 (jí lì) is an adjective meaning 'lucky' or

吉日

jí rì

‘吉日’ literally combines ‘吉’ (jí), meaning

月刊

yuè kān

'月刊' (yuè kān) is a compound noun meaning 'mon

凶年

xiōng nián

‘凶年’ literally combines ‘凶’ (xiōng), meani

佳期

jiā qī

'佳期' literally combines '佳' (jiā), meaning 'ex

佳节

jiā jié

‘佳节’ literally combines ‘佳’ (jiā), meaning

三伏

sān fú

'Sān fú' (the 'three dog days') refers to the ho

甲乙丙

jiǎ yǐ bǐng

甲乙丙 (jiǎ yǐ bǐng) literally refers to the fi

丙午

bǐng wǔ

‘丙午’ (bǐng wǔ) is a specific year designatio

成丁

chéng dīng

'Chéng dīng' literally means 'to become a 'dīng

丁口

dīng kǒu

‘Dīng kǒu’ is a historical Chinese administrat

龙年

lóng nián

‘龙年’ (lóng nián) literally means ‘Dragon Ye

频率

pínlǜ

Frequency (pínlǜ) is a noun referring to how oft

顿时

dùn shí

顿时 means 'immediately' or 'at once', emphasizing

隔日

gé rì

隔日 (gé rì) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

间隔

jiàn gé

'间隔' (jiàn gé) is a noun meaning 'interval', '

限期

xiàn qī

‘限期’ is a compound noun meaning 'deadline' or

限额

xiàn é

限额 (xiàn é) is a compound noun meaning 'quota'

厘米

lí mǐ

‘厘米’ (lí mǐ) is the standard Chinese term fo

毫厘

háo lí

毫厘 (háo lí) is a classical Chinese compound no

逻辑

luó jí

逻辑 (luó jí) is a noun meaning 'logic'—the sys

递减

dì jiǎn

'递减' (dì jiǎn) is a verb meaning 'to decrease

逗号

dòu hào

‘逗号’ (dòu hào) is the standard Chinese term

迅即

xùn jí

迅即 is an adverb meaning 'immediately' or 'at onc

一轮

yī lún

‘一轮’ (yī lún) is a numeral-classifier phrase

对账

duì zhàng

'Duì zhàng' literally means 'to match accounts'