This character means “west, westward.” The term xifang is known as the West, most often including at least parts of Europe, Austral…[详细]

“The Repair of the Ansteel Mills” (1949) by Gu Yuan Photo: FILE As a special art form produced after the founding of th…[详细]

As a frequently used character in China, ye has many different meanings. It often refers to a course of study, industry or profession. …[详细]

The Shuowen Jiezi (An Explication of Written Characters) describes this character as a type of ruler, which is considered the original meaning …[详细]

From left to right: a wine decanter and a warming bowl from the Song Dynasty, a copper ox lamp inlaid with silver from the Eastern Han Dynasty …[详细]

A detail from “Emperor Taizong of Tang Receiving the Tibetan Envoy” by the Tang artist Yan Liben Photo: FILE The Chi…[详细]

This character refers to the word feather. The Chinese character for fan is etymologically derived from a picture of feathers under a roof. …[详细]

Guo Wenlin is a professor of library science at the Palace Museum and a representative inheritor of the art of copying and reproducing ancient …[详细]

When used as an adjective, this character means “ancient, old or former.” When used as a noun, it refers to “reason, acciden…[详细]