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.

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'

贷记

dài jì

'Dài jì' (贷记) is a technical accounting term m

猪年

zhū nián

‘猪年’ (zhū nián) literally means ‘Pig Year’

藏历

Zànglì

‘藏历’ (Zànglì) literally means ‘Tibetan cale

时蔬

shí shū

‘时蔬’ literally combines ‘时’ (shí), meaning

年华

niánhuá

年华 (niánhuá) is a literary and poetic noun mea

临近

lín jìn

临近 (lín jìn) is a verb meaning 'to approach' o

编号

biān hào

编号 literally means 'to compile + number' — it r

维度

wéi dù

‘维度’ (wéi dù) literally combines ‘维’ (wé

立刻

lì kè

立刻 (lìkè) is an adverb meaning 'immediately' o

神速

shén sù

神速 (shén sù) literally combines 神 (shén, 'di

失业率

shī yè lǜ

失业率 (shī yè lǜ) literally means 'loss-occupa

猴年

hóu nián

‘猴年’ literally means ‘Monkey Year’ and refer

浏览量

liú lǎn liàng

‘浏览量’ literally combines ‘liú’ (to flow),

滴漏

dī lòu

滴漏 (dī lòu) is a compound noun with two meanin

滴答

dī dā

滴答 (dī dā) is an onomatopoeic word that imitat

预测

yù cè

预测 (yù cè) is a verb meaning 'to forecast' or

毫米

háo mǐ

毫米 (háo mǐ) is the standard Chinese term for '

某日

mǒu rì

‘某日’ literally combines 某 (mǒu), meaning ‘c