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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…