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    This character is used frequently. When it is used as an adjective, it means “wide, far-reaching or numerous.” When used as a verb, it means “to …
  • Scholar-gentry
    This character usually refers to a unique social class in ancient China. It is often translated into scholar-gentry, scholar elite or scholar-officials. …
  • Gathering
    When used as a noun, this character usually refers to a gathering or a collection. When used as a verb, this character means “assemble, accumulate.” …
  • Brightness
    This character has various meanings. It is usually used as an adjective, meaning “to be bright, light, explicit or obvious.” It also refers to a dynast…
  • Festival
    This character has various meanings. It usually refers to a knot or joint, a festival, a division or moral integrity. 落花时节又逢君 lu&ogra…
  • Qin
    This character usually refers to the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE). This short-lived dynasty was the first unified and power-centralized dynasty in China’s…
  • Ancient
    This character means “old,” “classic” or “ancient.” It usually describes something that belongs to an earlier period of time, or s…
  • Moon
    This character refers to the moon. The moon in Chinese culture often represents nostalgia and homesickness. Its changing shape reminded ancient Chinese of the caprici…
  • Honesty
    When used as a noun, this character refers to honesty or integrity. When used as a verb, it means to “trust” or “believe.” …