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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.

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

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