Chinese Elements

This is a list of elements in which the usage is Chinese.
usage
type
ā Chinese
Chinese character that has no distinct meaning. It can be prefixed to a given name to make it a diminutive.
ài 1 爱, 愛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "love, affection".
ài 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sagebrush, wormwood".
ǎi 蔼, 藹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friendly, lush".
àn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beach, shore, bank".
ān Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peace, quiet".
áng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "raise, lift".
ào 奥, 奧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "difficult to understand".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "eight".
bái Chinese
Chinese character meaning "white, pure".
bǎi 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one hundred, many".
bǎi 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cypress tree, cedar".
bàn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "half".
bǎn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "slope".
bāng 滨, 濱 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beach, seashore".
bǎo 1 宝, 寶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare".
bǎo 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "protect, maintain".
bāo 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "praise, honour".
bāo 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud".
bèi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "multiple times".
běi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "north".
běn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "root, origin, source".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, green, blue, cyan".
biān 边, 邊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "edge, side".
bīn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "refined".
bǐng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wide, extensive, gamble".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wave".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "part, section".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "walk, step".
cái 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talent, ability".
cái 2 财, 財 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wealth, riches".
cài 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "vegetables, greens".
cài 2 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Cai, which was located in what is now Henan province.
cǎi 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "collect, gather, pluck".
cǎi 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "colour".
cáng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to hide".
cāng 仓, 倉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "granary, storehouse".
cáo Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.
cǎo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grass, herbs".
cāo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "conduct, behaviour".
chái Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firewood".
cháng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, frequent, regular".
cháng 2 长, 長 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long".
cháng 3 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the goddess Chang'e.
chàng 畅, 暢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained".
chāng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".
cháo 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tide, flow, damp".
cháo 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning".
chāo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surpass, leap over".
chè Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pierce, penetrate".
chén 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, daybreak".
chén 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches.
chén 3 陈, 陳 Chinese
Chinese 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 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "completed, finished, succeeded".
chéng 2 诚, 誠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sincere, honest, true".
chéng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inherit".
chéng 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "castle, city".
chéng 5 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure".
chéng 6 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, order, regulations".
chí 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pool, pond".
chì Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red".
chóng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "esteem, honour, venerate".
chóng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "repeat, duplicate".
chū 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "first, original, beginning".
chuān Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, stream".
chuí Chinese
Chinese character meaning "let down, suspend, hang".
chún 1 纯, 純 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pure, clean, simple".
chún 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "honest, simple".
chūn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spring (season)".
chūn 2 椿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camellia (flower)".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "order, sequence, next".
cōng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "intelligent, clever, bright".
cuī Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, lofty, towering".
cūn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "town, village".
达, 達 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "big, great, vast, high".
dài Chinese
Chinese character meaning "generation, era".
dào 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "path, road, way".
dào 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rice plant".
dǎo 岛, 島 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "island".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ethics, morality, virtue".
dèng 邓, 鄧 Chinese
Chinese 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 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rise, ascend".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "earth, soil, ground".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "god, emperor".
diàn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tenant farmer".
diàn 2 电, 電 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "electricity, lightning".
diàn 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "suburbs, outskirts".
diǎn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, ceremony".
dié Chinese
Chinese character meaning "butterfly".
dīng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, person". This is the fourth of the ten heavenly stems.
dòng 栋, 棟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pillar, beam".
dǒng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "direct, supervise".
dōng 1 东, 東 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "east".
dōng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "winter".
dǒu Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dipper", also referring to a Chinese constellation and to a unit of measure (for volume).
1 读, 讀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "read, study".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cross, ferry".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "size, extent, limit".
笃, 篤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "deep, true, sincere".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "city".
dùn 顿, 頓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pause".
dūn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "honest".
duō Chinese
Chinese character meaning "many".
é Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, beautiful".
è 恶, 惡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "evil, bad, hostile".
ēn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "kindness, mercy, charity".
ér 儿, 兒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "child, son".
èr Chinese
Chinese character meaning "two".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "law, rule".
fán Chinese
Chinese character meaning "numerous, flourishing, luxuriant".
fàn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bee".
fāng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful".
fāng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "direction, way, square".
fēi 1 绯, 緋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scarlet, dark red".
fēi 2 飞, 飛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to fly".
fèn 奋, 奮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "strive, exert".
fēn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume".
féng 冯, 馮 Chinese
Chinese character referring to an ancient city in Henan province.
fèng 凤, 鳳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "male phoenix, male fire bird".
fēng 1 枫, 楓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "maple".
fēng 2 风, 風 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wind, style".
fēng 3 丰, 豐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "luxuriant, lush, bountiful".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hibiscus, lotus".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prostrate, lying down".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "begin, man, father".
2 辅, 輔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, assist".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, husband".
gān Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tangerine, orange".
gǎng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "port, harbour".
gāng 1 刚, 剛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hard, rigid, strong".
gāng 2 冈, 岡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hill, ridge".
gāo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tall, high".
gēn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "root, foundation".
gòng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, together".
gōng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fair, equitable, public" or "lord, prince".
gōng 2 宫, 宮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
gōng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "archery bow".
gōng 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respectful, polite".
gōng 5 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "work".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "past, classic, old".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "valley".
guān 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cap, crown, headgear".
guān 2 关, 關 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "frontier pass, shut, relation".
guāng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "light, brilliant, shine".
guì 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "laurel, cassia, cinnamon".
guì 2 贵, 貴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "precious, valuable".
guī Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sharpened jade".
guó 国, 國 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "country".
guō Chinese
Chinese character meaning "outer city".
hǎi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sea, ocean".
hán 韩, 韓 Chinese
Chinese 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 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "business, line, row".
háo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brave, heroic, chivalrous".
hào 1 镐, 鎬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stove, bright".
hào 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "daybreak, bright".
hào 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "great, numerous, vast".
hào 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous, clear, hoary".
hào 5 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "summer, sky, heaven".
hǎo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, excellent".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, stream".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lotus, water lily".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "harmony, peace".
4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "where, what, who" (an interrogative word).
1 鹤, 鶴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "crane (bird)".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "carry, hold".
hēi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "black".
héng 1 恒, 恆 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "constant, persistent".
héng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lady".
héng 3 横, 橫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "horizontal, across".
hēng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smoothly progressing".
hóng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "enlarge, expand, great".
hóng 2 鸿, 鴻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wild swan, great, vast".
hóng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rainbow".
hóng 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast".
hóng 5 红, 紅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red, vermillion, blush".
hóu Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lord, nobleman".
hòu Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thick".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beard, whiskers, recklessly, wildly, barbarian".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tiger".
huá 华, 華 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese".
huā Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flower, blossom".
huán 环, 環 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "circle, ring".
huàn 焕, 煥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shining, brilliant, lustrous".
huān 欢, 歡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "happy, pleased".
huáng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, shining, luminous".
huáng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "female phoenix".
huáng 3 黄, 黃 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "yellow".
huì 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, intelligent".
huì 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "favour, benefit".
huì 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orchid".
huì 4 绘, 繪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "picture, painting".
huī 辉, 輝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brightness".
huǒ Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fire".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lucky, good".
1 结, 結 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tie, bind, join".
2 纪, 紀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "record, chronicle".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "self". This is the sixth of the ten heavenly stems.
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beauty".
jiā 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful".
jiā 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "home, family".
jiā 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "add, increase".
jiàn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "build, establish".
jiàn 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "strong, healthy".
jiān 1 坚, 堅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hard, firm".
jiān 2 间, 間 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "among, between".
jiàng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "artisan, craftsman".
jiǎng 奖, 獎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prize, reward".
jiāng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "river, Yangtze".
jiāng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ginger".
jiǎo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "point, corner".
jié 1 杰, 傑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heroic, outstanding".
jié 2 节, 節 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "section, period, verse, melody".
jiè Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, assist, between, shellfish".
jìn 1 进, 進 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "advance, make progress".
jìn 2 晋, 晉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "advance, increase".
jǐn 1 锦, 錦 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tapestry, brocade, embroidered".
jǐn 2 堇, 菫 Chinese
Means "violet (flower)" in Chinese (species Viola verecunda).
jīn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gold, metal, money".
jīn 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ferry".
jīn 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "now, present".
jìng 1 静, 靜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "quiet, still, gentle".
jìng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respect, honour".
jìng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stable, peaceful".
jǐng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scenery, view".
jǐng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "well (for water), mine shaft, pit".
jīng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "capital city".
jīng 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "essence, spirit".
jīng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, crystal".
jiǔ 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long time, long time ago".
jiǔ 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "nine".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "chrysanthemum".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orange, tangerine".
Chinese
Chinese character meaning "big, enormous".
juān Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, graceful".
jùn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talented, handsome".
jùn 2 骏, 駿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good horse, fast".
jūn 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "king, ruler".
jūn 2 军, 軍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "army".
kǎi 凯, 凱 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "triumph, victory, music of triumph".
kān Chinese
Chinese character meaning "publication".
kāng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, quiet".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "overcome, win".
kōng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "empty, hollow, sky".
kǒu Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mouth, entrance".
kuān Chinese
Chinese character meaning "broad".
kuàng 邝, 鄺 Chinese
Chinese character that refers to the Kuang clan.
kuí Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sunflower".
kūn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "earth, female".
lài 赖, 賴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely".
lán 1 兰, 蘭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "orchid, elegant".
lán 2 岚, 嵐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mountain mist".
lán 3 蓝, 藍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "blue, indigo".
láng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gentleman".
lǎo Chinese
Chinese character meaning "old".
léi Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thunder".
lěi 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pile of stones".
lěi 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "black, dawn".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pear".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stand, establish".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, capability, influence".
3 丽, 麗 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, lovely".
4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "white jasmine".
5 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "benefit, advantage".
1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, logic".
2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plum, plum tree".
3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "village".
4 礼, 禮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony".
lián 1 莲, 蓮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lotus, water lily".
lián 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clean, honest, upright".
lián 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "waterfall".
liàn 恋, 戀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "love, yearn for".
liáng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
liáng 2 凉, 涼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cool, refreshing".
liáng 3 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beam, bridge", also referring to the ancient state of Liang.
liàng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, radiant, light".
liàng 2 谅, 諒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "excuse, forgive".
liáo 辽, 遼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, far".
liào Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Liao, which was located in what is now Henan province.
lín 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "forest".
lín 2 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fine jade, gem".
lǐn Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shiver with cold".
líng 1 灵, 靈 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spirit, soul".
líng 2 铃, 鈴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bell, chime".
líng 3 绫, 綾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thin silk".
líng 4 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tinkling of jade".
lǐng Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to know".
liú 刘, 劉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "kill, destroy".
liù Chinese
Chinese character meaning "six".
lóng 1 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prosperous, abundant".
lóng 2 龙, 龍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dragon".
卢, 盧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rice bowl, black".
陆, 陸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "land".
吕, 呂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "musical note". It also refers to the ancient state of Lu, which was located in present-day Henan province.
绿, 綠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "green".