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.

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

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