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    Generally, this character is pronounced as wén, meaning patterns, motifs or designs. When pronounced as wèn, this character is interchangeable with anot…
  • Islet
    Generally, this character means a very small island. The right part of the character originally represented a household of fishermen and the left part symbolized wate…
  • Character
    Generally, this means a Chinese character. It also refers to a type of courtesy or stylized name traditionally given to males in ancient China. 一字之师 yī z…
  • Inkstone
    This character refers to the inkstone, a stone mortar vessel for the grinding and containment of ink. The inkstone, together with the ink brush, inkstick and xuan pap…
  • rice
    This character refers to rice, an important crop in China. Sometimes it is used as a general concept for crops grown in paddy fields. 稻花香里说丰年 dà…
  • Clothing
    This character has two tones. When pronounced as fú, it refers to clothes as a noun or taking medicine as a verb. It refers to a Chinese unit of traditional Ch…
  • Beast
    This character refers to a beast or an animal. It often has a negative connotation when used to describe a person. 困兽犹斗 Kùn shòu yóu …
  • Duan
    In “Duanwu Festival,” the character duan means the beginning or start. The term duanwu first appeared in a book of the local customs and practices in the …
  • Song
    This character generally refers to the Song Dynasty in Imperial China. It is also a common surname. 宋襄之仁 sòng xiāng zhī rén Songxiang re…