Search for a single Chinese character
How do I input Chinese?
Loading
0
/
2435

No Characters here yet

zhù
construct
⺮zhú + 巩
bamboo + strengthen
Character Notes

Teams will compete to construct bamboo scaffolding to strengthen the main building.

Character Comparison

cāng
storehouse
𠆢 + 㔾
umbrella + worm
Character Notes

Costco/Cabella's sells everything from umbrellas to worms

Character Comparison

fruit stem
艹 + 帝dì
flowers + sovereign
Character Notes

If you picture this royal family on a family tree, the sovereign is the stem, and the children are the flowering branches.

Character Comparison

yín
*crown prince
冖 + 儿
crown + human legs
Character Notes

the next human in line for the crown

Character Comparison

chén
profound
氵 + 冗
water + superfluous
Character Notes

At the prince's funeral by the lake, there is profound stillness on the water, no superfluous sound.

Character Comparison

zūn
abide by
尊zūn + 辶
venerate + road
Character Notes

Abide by Veneration: Traditional families still encourage their young to abide by what they’ve been taught despite difficulties, to venerate the road their forefathers have paved.

Character Comparison

xué
hole
宀 + 八
house + animal legs
Character Notes

animal legs hanging through a hole in the roof

as a component: “穴宝盖”

Character Comparison

chéng
city
土 + 成chéng
soil + turn into
Character Notes

soil turns into a city when you make it into walls and buildings

Character Comparison

zhā
sediment
氵 + 查chá
water + check into
Character Notes

have to dive into the water to check into the sediment at the bottom

Character Comparison

de
[possessive particle]
白 + 勺
white + ladle
Character Notes

white de ladle:白色的勺子

Character Comparison

jiā
press from both sides
一 + 丷 + 大
one + horns + large dog
Character Notes

Picture a large dog getting pressed from both sides by horns.

Character Comparison
Series

zāo
meet with
曹cáo + 辶
Cao + road
Character Notes

Meeting with Cáo Cāo on the road: the Chinese equivalent of the English idiom "speak of the devil" is "speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives" (说到曹操,曹操就到)

Meet with Cao: For most Oakies, the first time meeting with a Chinese person is in California. (On the Road, 1930's)

Character Comparison

liú
tumor
疒 + 留liú
sickness + stay
Character Notes

a tumor is a lump that stays unless removed

Character Comparison
Series

ěr
ear
Character Notes

as a component: “耳字旁”

Character Comparison

shòu
emaciated
疒 + 叟sǒu
sickness + skeleton
Character Notes

"Trapped in an ice cave, you'll likely run out of food and thus become emaciated and sick. Come spring, they’ll just find your skeleton." (Hunter Gatherer)

Character Comparison

inhale
口 + 及jí
mouth + yoga
Character Notes

mouth inhales, important in yoga

Character Comparison
Series

whatwhichwhowherewhy?
亻 + 可kě
persona + can
Character Notes

Whatwhichwhhowherewhy? Your persona can!

Character Comparison

raid [v.]
龙 + 衣yī
dragon + clothing
Character Notes

A dragon in clothing aids the raid.

Character Comparison

𧘇

*scarf
clothing modified
Character Notes
Character Comparison
Series
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Can't find what you're looking for? Have a better story for a character? Tell us about it.

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.