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

This character is used frequently. When it is used as an adjective, it means “wide, far-reaching or numerous.” When used as a verb,…[详细]

The image (left) is a part of a Republican era advertisement for Indanthren cloth; the other (right) is a part of the famous yuefenpai nianhua,…[详细]

This character usually refers to a unique social class in ancient China. It is often translated into scholar-gentry, scholar elite or scholar-offi…[详细]

“Literary Garden” by Zhou Wenju, a renowed painter during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (907–960) Photo: FILE …[详细]

When used as a noun, this character usually refers to a gathering or a collection. When used as a verb, this character means “assemble, a…[详细]

A detail from “Elegant Gathering in The West Garden” by the Song artist Ma Yuan Photo: FILE Yaji (literally, elegant…[详细]

This character has various meanings. It is usually used as an adjective, meaning “to be bright, light, explicit or obvious.” It als…[详细]

"The Xuande Emperor’s outing" by the Ming artist Shang Xi Photo: FILE Social transformation during the late Ming Dynasty ceas…[详细]