In this post, we will start with a very special Chinese character, “珏” (jué), and explore the splendid and profound mysteries of jade in Chinese culture, as well as the relationship between jade culture and Chinese characters.
Category: Decode Characters
Decoding 元旦: 一, the Smallest but Mightiest
Most people are familiar with the characters 元旦 (“Yuán Dàn”), but do you know why the first day of the year is called 元旦?
Continue reading “Decoding 元旦: 一, the Smallest but Mightiest”10 things you must know about Chinese characters
Hello, Chinese learners, in this post, we’ll talk about 10 things (10 characteristics of Chinese characters) about Chinese characters to help you understand what Chinese characters are.
Continue reading “10 things you must know about Chinese characters”All words with 诬 have negative meanings
This character 诬 seems to tell us that a witch’s mouth speaks no good words. Do you still believe in a witch or a wizard? Continue reading “All words with 诬 have negative meanings”
List of pictograms
Chinese pictograms depict the objects they represent in a pictorial way, and they are the most original form of character formation. In this post, you can get the list of pictograms with pictures showing the character evolution. Continue reading “List of pictograms”