When pronounced as yǐn, this character means “to drink.” When pronounced as yìn, it means “to give water to livestock.&r…[详细]

One of a series of drawings titled "Farming and Weaving" by the Qing artist Chen Mei Photo: FILE In recent years, academia has paid much attent…[详细]

This character usually refers to the dynasty that established the first great Chinese empire, the Qin Dynasty (221–207 BCE). It is also used…[详细]

The terracotta warriors unearthed from the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Photo: 699 PIC The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor (or the Qi…[详细]

When used as a verb, this character often means “lost” or “handed down or left behind at one’s death.” 路不拾遗 …[详细]

The painted jar from the Yangshao culture, in the collections of the National Museum of China, depicts a stork pecking a dead fish next to a stone…[详细]

This character originally refers to the god of land. After the Zhou Court set the rule that every 25 households should have a she miao (a shrine t…[详细]

A woodcut illustration of The True Story of Ah Q by the artist Zhao Yannian depicts how Ah Q shows off his coppers and “a large purse.&rdquo…[详细]

This character refers to writing tools including pens, pencils and writing brushes. 下笔如有神 xià bǐ rú yǒu shén …[详细]