ā 阿 ChineseChinese character that has no distinct meaning. It can be prefixed to a given name to make it a diminutive.
ài 1 爱, 愛 ChineseChinese character meaning
"love, affection".
ài 2 艾 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sagebrush, wormwood".
ǎi 蔼, 藹 ChineseChinese character meaning
"friendly, lush".
àn 岸 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beach, shore, bank".
ān 安 ChineseChinese character meaning
"peace, quiet".
áng 昂 ChineseChinese character meaning
"raise, lift".
ào 奥, 奧 ChineseChinese character meaning
"difficult to understand".
bā 八 ChineseChinese character meaning
"eight".
bái 白 ChineseChinese character meaning
"white, pure".
bǎi 1 百 ChineseChinese character meaning
"one hundred, many".
bǎi 2 柏 ChineseChinese character meaning
"cypress tree, cedar".
bāng 滨, 濱 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beach, seashore".
bǎo 1 宝, 寶 ChineseChinese character meaning
"treasure, jewel, precious, rare".
bǎo 2 保 ChineseChinese character meaning
"protect, maintain".
bèi 倍 ChineseChinese character meaning
"multiple times".
běn 本 ChineseChinese character meaning
"root, origin, source".
bì 碧 ChineseChinese character meaning
"jade, green, blue, cyan".
biān 边, 邊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"edge, side".
bǐng 炳 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bright, luminous, glorious".
bó 1 博 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wide, extensive, gamble".
bō 波 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wave".
bù 1 部 ChineseChinese character meaning
"part, section".
cái 2 财, 財 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wealth, riches".
cài 1 菜 ChineseChinese character meaning
"vegetables, greens".
cài 2 蔡 ChineseChinese character referring to the ancient state of Cai, which was located in what is now Henan province.
cǎi 1 采 ChineseChinese character meaning
"collect, gather, pluck".
cāng 仓, 倉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"granary, storehouse".
cáo 曹 ChineseChinese character referring to the former state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
cǎo 草 ChineseChinese character meaning
"grass, herbs".
cāo 操 ChineseChinese character meaning
"conduct, behaviour".
cháng 1 常 ChineseChinese character meaning
"common, frequent, regular".
chàng 畅, 暢 ChineseChinese character meaning
"smooth, free, unrestrained".
chāng 昌 ChineseChinese character meaning
"flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".
cháo 2 朝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"dynasty, imperial court, morning".
chāo 超 ChineseChinese character meaning
"surpass, leap over".
chè 徹 ChineseChinese character meaning
"pierce, penetrate".
chén 1 晨 ChineseChinese character meaning
"early morning, daybreak".
chén 2 辰 ChineseChinese character meaning
"early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches.
chén 3 陈, 陳 ChineseChinese character meaning
"exhibit, display, old, ancient". It also refers to the ancient state of Chen, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.
chéng 1 成 ChineseChinese character meaning
"completed, finished, succeeded".
chéng 2 诚, 誠 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sincere, honest, true".
chéng 6 程 ChineseChinese character meaning
"rule, order, regulations".
chóng 1 崇 ChineseChinese character meaning
"esteem, honour, venerate".
chū 1 初 ChineseChinese character meaning
"first, original, beginning".
chuí 垂 ChineseChinese character meaning
"let down, suspend, hang".
chún 1 纯, 純 ChineseChinese character meaning
"pure, clean, simple".
cì 次 ChineseChinese character meaning
"order, sequence, next".
cōng 聡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"intelligent, clever, bright".
cuī 崔 ChineseChinese character meaning
"high, lofty, towering".
cūn 村 ChineseChinese character meaning
"town, village".
dá 达, 達 ChineseChinese character meaning
"achieve, arrive at, intelligent".
dà 大 ChineseChinese character meaning
"big, great, vast, high".
dài 代 ChineseChinese character meaning
"generation, era".
dǎo 岛, 島 ChineseChinese character meaning
"island".
dé 1 德 ChineseChinese character meaning
"ethics, morality, virtue".
dèng 邓, 鄧 ChineseChinese character referring to the former state of Deng, which existed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties in what is now either Henan or Hubai province.
dēng 登 ChineseChinese character meaning
"rise, ascend".
dì 1 地 ChineseChinese character meaning
"earth, soil, ground".
dì 2 帝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"god, emperor".
diàn 2 电, 電 ChineseChinese character meaning
"electricity, lightning".
diǎn 典 ChineseChinese character meaning
"rule, ceremony".
dié 蝶 ChineseChinese character meaning
"butterfly".
dīng 丁 ChineseChinese character meaning
"man, person". This is the fourth of the ten heavenly stems.
dòng 栋, 棟 ChineseChinese character meaning
"pillar, beam".
dǒng 董 ChineseChinese character meaning
"direct, supervise".
dǒu 斗 ChineseChinese character meaning
"dipper", also referring to a Chinese constellation and to a unit of measure (for volume).
dú 1 读, 讀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"read, study".
dù 1 杜 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stop, prevent" or
"birchleaf pear tree".
dù 2 渡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"cross, ferry".
dù 3 度 ChineseChinese character meaning
"size, extent, limit".
dǔ 笃, 篤 ChineseChinese character meaning
"deep, true, sincere".
dū 都 ChineseChinese character meaning
"city".
dùn 顿, 頓 ChineseChinese character meaning
"pause".
é 娥 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, beautiful".
è 恶, 惡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"evil, bad, hostile".
ēn 恩 ChineseChinese character meaning
"kindness, mercy, charity".
ér 儿, 兒 ChineseChinese character meaning
"child, son".
fǎ 法 ChineseChinese character meaning
"law, rule".
fán 繁 ChineseChinese character meaning
"numerous, flourishing, luxuriant".
fāng 1 芳 ChineseChinese character meaning
"fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
fāng 2 方 ChineseChinese character meaning
"direction, way, square".
fēi 1 绯, 緋 ChineseChinese character meaning
"scarlet, dark red".
fèn 奋, 奮 ChineseChinese character meaning
"strive, exert".
fēn 芬 ChineseChinese character meaning
"fragrance, aroma, perfume".
féng 冯, 馮 ChineseChinese character referring to an ancient city in Henan province.
fèng 凤, 鳳 ChineseChinese character meaning
"male phoenix, male fire bird".
fēng 3 丰, 豐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"luxuriant, lush, bountiful".
fú 1 芙 ChineseChinese character meaning
"hibiscus, lotus".
fú 2 福 ChineseChinese character meaning
"happiness, good fortune, blessing".
fú 3 伏 ChineseChinese character meaning
"prostrate, lying down".
fù 富 ChineseChinese character meaning
"abundant, rich, wealthy".
fǔ 1 甫 ChineseChinese character meaning
"begin, man, father".
fǔ 2 辅, 輔 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, assist".
fū 1 夫 ChineseChinese character meaning
"man, husband".
gān 柑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tangerine, orange".
gǎng 港 ChineseChinese character meaning
"port, harbour".
gāng 1 刚, 剛 ChineseChinese character meaning
"hard, rigid, strong".
gāo 高 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tall, high".
gēn 根 ChineseChinese character meaning
"root, foundation".
gòng 共 ChineseChinese character meaning
"common, together".
gōng 1 公 ChineseChinese character meaning
"fair, equitable, public" or
"lord, prince".
gōng 2 宫, 宮 ChineseChinese character meaning
"temple, shrine, palace".
gǔ 1 古 ChineseChinese character meaning
"past, classic, old".
guān 1 冠 ChineseChinese character meaning
"cap, crown, headgear".
guān 2 关, 關 ChineseChinese character meaning
"frontier pass, shut, relation".
guān 3 观, 觀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"to observe, to see".
guāng 光 ChineseChinese character meaning
"light, brilliant, shine".
guì 1 桂 ChineseChinese character meaning
"laurel, cassia, cinnamon".
guì 2 贵, 貴 ChineseChinese character meaning
"precious, valuable".
guī 圭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sharpened jade".
guó 国, 國 ChineseChinese character meaning
"country".
guō 郭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"outer city".
hǎi 海 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sea, ocean".
hán 韩, 韓 ChineseChinese character referring to the former state of Han, which existed from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC in what is now Shanxi and Henan provinces.
háng 行 ChineseChinese character meaning
"business, line, row".
háo 豪 ChineseChinese character meaning
"brave, heroic, chivalrous".
hào 1 镐, 鎬 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stove, bright".
hào 2 晧 ChineseChinese character meaning
"daybreak, bright".
hào 3 浩 ChineseChinese character meaning
"great, numerous, vast".
hào 4 皓 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bright, luminous, clear, hoary".
hào 5 昊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"summer, sky, heaven".
hǎo 好 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, excellent".
hé 1 河 ChineseChinese character meaning
"river, stream".
hé 2 荷 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lotus, water lily".
hé 3 和 ChineseChinese character meaning
"harmony, peace".
hé 4 何 ChineseChinese character meaning
"where, what, who" (an interrogative word).
hè 1 鹤, 鶴 ChineseChinese character meaning
"crane (bird)".
héng 1 恒, 恆 ChineseChinese character meaning
"constant, persistent".
héng 3 横, 橫 ChineseChinese character meaning
"horizontal, across".
hēng 亨 ChineseChinese character meaning
"smoothly progressing".
hóng 1 弘 ChineseChinese character meaning
"enlarge, expand, great".
hóng 2 鸿, 鴻 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wild swan, great, vast".
hóng 4 宏 ChineseChinese character meaning
"wide, spacious, great, vast".
hóng 5 红, 紅 ChineseChinese character meaning
"red, vermillion, blush".
hóu 侯 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lord, nobleman".
hú 胡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".
hǔ 虎 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tiger".
huá 华, 華 ChineseChinese character meaning
"splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese".
huā 花 ChineseChinese character meaning
"flower, blossom".
huán 环, 環 ChineseChinese character meaning
"circle, ring".
huàn 焕, 煥 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shining, brilliant, lustrous".
huān 欢, 歡 ChineseChinese character meaning
"happy, pleased".
huáng 1 煌 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bright, shining, luminous".
huì 1 慧 ChineseChinese character meaning
"bright, intelligent".
huì 4 绘, 繪 ChineseChinese character meaning
"picture, painting".
huī 辉, 輝 ChineseChinese character meaning
"brightness".
jì 1 结, 結 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tie, bind, join".
jì 2 纪, 紀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"record, chronicle".
jǐ 己 ChineseChinese character meaning
"self". This is the sixth of the ten heavenly stems.
jī 姬 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beauty".
jiā 1 佳 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, auspicious, beautiful".
jiàng 匠 ChineseChinese character meaning
"artisan, craftsman".
jiǎng 奖, 獎 ChineseChinese character meaning
"prize, reward".
jiǎo 角 ChineseChinese character meaning
"point, corner".
jié 1 杰, 傑 ChineseChinese character meaning
"heroic, outstanding".
jié 2 节, 節 ChineseChinese character meaning
"section, period, verse, melody".
jiè 介 ChineseChinese character meaning
"help, assist, between, shellfish".
jìn 1 进, 進 ChineseChinese character meaning
"advance, make progress".
jìn 2 晋, 晉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"advance, increase".
jǐn 1 锦, 錦 ChineseChinese character meaning
"tapestry, brocade, embroidered".
jǐn 2 堇, 菫 ChineseMeans
"violet (flower)" in Chinese (species Viola verecunda).
jīn 1 金 ChineseChinese character meaning
"gold, metal, money".
jìng 1 静, 靜 ChineseChinese character meaning
"quiet, still, gentle".
jǐng 2 井 ChineseChinese character meaning
"well (for water), mine shaft, pit".
jiǔ 1 久 ChineseChinese character meaning
"long time, long time ago".
jú 1 菊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"chrysanthemum".
jú 2 橘 ChineseChinese character meaning
"orange, tangerine".
jù 巨 ChineseChinese character meaning
"big, enormous".
juān 娟 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beautiful, graceful".
jùn 1 俊 ChineseChinese character meaning
"talented, handsome".
jùn 2 骏, 駿 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good horse, fast".
kǎi 凯, 凱 ChineseChinese character meaning
"triumph, victory, music of triumph".
kān 栞 ChineseChinese character meaning
"publication".
kāng 康 ChineseChinese character meaning
"peaceful, quiet".
kè 1 克 ChineseChinese character meaning
"overcome, win".
kōng 空 ChineseChinese character meaning
"empty, hollow, sky".
kǒu 口 ChineseChinese character meaning
"mouth, entrance".
kuàng 邝, 鄺 ChineseChinese character that refers to the Kuang clan.
kuí 葵 ChineseChinese character meaning
"sunflower".
kūn 坤 ChineseChinese character meaning
"earth, female".
lán 1 兰, 蘭 ChineseChinese character meaning
"orchid, elegant".
lán 2 岚, 嵐 ChineseChinese character meaning
"mountain mist".
lì 1 立 ChineseChinese character meaning
"stand, establish".
lì 2 力 ChineseChinese character meaning
"power, capability, influence".
lì 3 丽, 麗 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beautiful, lovely".
lì 4 莉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"white jasmine".
lì 5 利 ChineseChinese character meaning
"benefit, advantage".
lǐ 1 理 ChineseChinese character meaning
"reason, logic".
lǐ 2 李 ChineseChinese character meaning
"plum, plum tree".
lián 1 莲, 蓮 ChineseChinese character meaning
"lotus, water lily".
lián 2 廉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"clean, honest, upright".
liàn 恋, 戀 ChineseChinese character meaning
"love, yearn for".
liáng 1 良 ChineseChinese character meaning
"good, virtuous, respectable".
liáng 3 梁 ChineseChinese character meaning
"beam, bridge", also referring to the ancient state of Liang.
liáo 辽, 遼 ChineseChinese character meaning
"distant, far".
liào 廖 ChineseChinese character referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in what is now Henan province.
lǐn 凛 ChineseChinese character meaning
"shiver with cold".
liú 刘, 劉 ChineseChinese character meaning
"kill, destroy".
lóng 1 隆 ChineseChinese character meaning
"prosperous, abundant".