This character often refers to letter paper, especially artistic paper with designs. It originally referred to small, narrow pieces of bamboo used…[详细]

This character has the general concept of medicine. This is an ideographic character composed of two parts. The inner part represents an arrow and…[详细]

An employee of a traditional Chinese medicine drugstore is weighing medical herbs that are stored in a set of baizi gui (Chinese medicine cabinets…[详细]

This detail (Above) of the Ming painting, “Landscape Map of the Silk Road,” depicts trade routes starting at Jiayuguan, the western en…[详细]

This character has the general concept of way, road or path. It can also be used for the abstract concept of opportunity or chance. 筚路蓝缕…[详细]

"The Chinese Garden" ("Le Jardin Chinois") (1742, Museum of Fine Arts, Besancon) by Francois Boucher, is a notable example of Chinoiserie in 18th-…[详细]

This character represents a general concept of literature. It is often associated with talent, knowledge or culture. Educated people or literati a…[详细]

This character is known as relating to wisdom or wise people. It is also associated with philosophy or philosophical principles. 浅谈中国古…[详细]

Matteo Ricci (left) with the Chinese government official Xu Guangqi (right) From Athanasius Kircher’s China Illustrata, 1667 Photo: FILE …[详细]