Browse "Preposition" 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.

按照

àn zhào

按照 is a preposition meaning 'according to', 'in

桌底

zhuō dǐ

‘桌底’ literally combines 桌 (zhuō), meaning 't

基于

jīyú

Based on is a prepositional phrase meaning 'founde

仅限

jǐn xiàn

仅限 is a two-character prepositional phrase meani

由于

yóu yú

'由于' (yóu yú) is a formal preposition and conj

之中

zhī zhōng

‘之中’ is a formal prepositional phrase meaning

之后

zhī hòu

之后 (zhī hòu) is a preposition meaning 'after'

之前

zhī qián

之前 (zhī qián) is a time-related preposition me

跟着

gēn zhe

跟着 (gēn zhe) is a compound word formed from 跟

其中

qí zhōng

其中 (qí zhōng) is a prepositional phrase meanin

源于

yuán yú

源于 is a prepositional phrase meaning 'originate

忠于

zhōng yú

忠于 (zhōng yú) is a prepositional phrase meanin

胜于

shèng yú

胜于 is a formal preposition meaning 'superior to'

旁边

páng biān

'旁边' (páng biān) literally combines '旁' (side

始于

shǐ yú

始于 is a prepositional phrase meaning 'begins at'

介乎

jièhū

介乎 is a formal preposition meaning 'to lie betwe

从中

cóngzhōng

从中 literally combines 从 (cóng, 'from') and 中

以下

yǐ xià

以下 (yǐ xià) literally combines 以 (yǐ, 'by' o

以上

yǐ shàng

'以上' literally combines '以' (yǐ), meaning 'by'

以来

yǐ lái

‘以来’ (yǐ lái) is a time-related preposition

城里

chéng lǐ

城里 (chéng lǐ) literally combines 城 (chéng),

后面

hòu miàn

后面 (hòu miàn) literally combines 后 (hòu, 'ba

前面

qián miàn

前面 (qián miàn) literally combines 前 (qián, '

当中

dāngzhōng

'dāngzhōng' literally combines 'dāng' (meaning

在于

zài yú

'Zài yú' is a fixed two-character prepositional

在内

zài nèi

在内 is a prepositional phrase meaning 'inside' or

在家

zài jiā

'Zài jiā' literally combines the preposition 'z