Chinese Elements

luán 鸾, 鸞 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a mythological bird.

luó 罗, 羅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "net, gauze", and also referring to the minor ancient state of Luo.

má 1 麻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flax".

mǎ 马, 馬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "horse".

mǎn 满, 滿 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "full".

mào 茂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "lush, thick, talented".

méi 梅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plum, apricot" (referring to the tree known as the Chinese plum, species Prunus mume).

měi 美 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".

mén 门, 門 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gate, door".

méng 萌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".

mèng 梦, 夢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dream, vision".

měng 蒙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning variously "cover, suffer, ignorance".

miǎn 缅, 緬 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".

miào 妙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mysterious, subtle, exquisite".

mín 1 旼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gentle, affable".

mín 2 民 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "people, citizens".

mín 3 旻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heaven".

mín 4 珉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, stone resembling jade".

mǐn 敏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "quick, clever, sharp".

míng 1 明 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, light, clear".

míng 2 铭, 銘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inscribe, engrave".

mù 1 慕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "admire, desire".

mù 2 木 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tree, wood".

mù 3 牧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".

mùlán 木兰, 木蘭 Chinese
Chinese word meaning "magnolia".

nà 1 娜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, delicate".

nà 2 那 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "that, that one".

nài 奈 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "why, how, what, endure".

nǎi 乃 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to be, then, really, indeed".

nán 1 男 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "male, man, son".

nán 2 南 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "south".

nán 3 楠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "camphor tree".

náo 挠, 撓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scratch, bother".

nèi 内, 內 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inside".

niǎo 鸟, 鳥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bird".

níng 宁, 寧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful, calm, serene".

nǚ 女 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "woman, female".

nuǎn 暖 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "warm, genial".

pán 盘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tray, pan".

pān 潘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "water in which rice has been rinsed". It also refers to a river that flows into the Han River.

péi 裴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long (clothing)".

péng 1 朋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friend".

péng 2 彭 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Peng, which existed during the Shang dynasty in what is now Jiangsu province.

píng 平 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "level, even, peaceful".

pǔ 1 朴, 樸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plain, unadorned, simple".

pǔ 2 浦 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "riverbank, shore".

qí 1 崎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rough, jagged, rugged".

qí 2 岐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, majestic".

qǐ 1 起 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rise, stand up, begin".

qǐ 2 启, 啟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "open, begin".

qī 七 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "seven".

qián 前 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "front, forward".

qiǎn 浅, 淺 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shallow".

qiān 1 千 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thousand".

qiān 2 茜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rubia plant, madder plant".

qiān 3 谦, 謙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "humble, modest".

qiáng 强, 強 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".

qiáo 桥, 橋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bridge".

qiǎo 巧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "skillful".

qín 1 琴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "zither, lute".

qín 2 芹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "celery".

qíng 晴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear weather".

qìng 庆, 慶 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "congratulate, celebrate".

qīng 1 青 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "blue, green, young".

qīng 2 清 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure, clean".

qióng 瓊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "red jade".

qiū 1 秋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "autumn".

qiū 2 丘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hill, mound".

qiū 3 萩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wormwood, bush clover".

quán 1 权, 權 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, right, authority".

quán 2 泉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "spring, fountain".

què 雀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sparrow".

ráng 让, 讓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, permit, yield, concede".

rén 1 人 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "man, person, mankind, people".

rén 2 仁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "compassionate".

rén 3 任 Chinese
Chinese character of uncertain meaning. Though written with the same character as rèn, it is pronounced differently.

rèn 任 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "burden, responsibility, duty".

rěn 忍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to endure, to bear, to suffer".

rì 日 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sun, day".

róng 1 荣, 榮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "glory, honour, flourish, prosper".

róng 2 融 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fuse, harmonize".

róng 3 容 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "appearance, form".

róng 4 绒, 絨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silk, cotton, velvet, fabric".

rú 1 儒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scholar".

rú 2 如 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "like, as, if".

ruǎn 阮 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a type of musical instrument, similar to a lute.

ruì 瑞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

rùn 润, 潤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "soft, sleek".

sà 1 飒, 颯 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sudden, sound of the wind".

sàn 散 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "scatter".

sān 三 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "three".

sè 涩, 澀, 澁 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "astringent, rough".

sēn 森 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "forest".

shā 1 沙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sand, gravel".

shā 2 纱, 紗 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thread, silk".

shān 1 山 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mountain, hill, peak".

shān 2 杉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pine, fir".

shàng 1 尚 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "still, yet".

shàng 2 上 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "above, top, upper".

shén 神 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "god, deity, spirit".

shèn 慎 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "prudent, careful".

shēn 1 伸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "extend, stretch, open".

shēn 2 申 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "extend, stretch, explain". It also refers to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.

shèng 1 盛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, flourishing".

shèng 2 胜, 勝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "victory, excel".

shèng 3 圣, 聖 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "holy, sacred".

shēng 1 昇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rise, ascent".

shēng 2 声, 聲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, voice, tone".

shēng 3 生 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "living, fresh".

shí 1 石 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stone".

shí 2 时, 時 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "time, era, season".

shí 3 实, 實 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "real, truth, honest, fruit".

shí 4 十 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ten".

shì 1 昰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "summer, name".

shì 2 氏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clan, family, maiden name".

shì 3 世 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "world, generation, era".

shǐ 1 始 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "begin, start".

shǐ 2 史 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "history".

shǐ 3 矢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "arrow".

shī 诗, 詩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "poetry, poem, verse".

shòu 寿, 壽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long life, lifespan".

shōu 收 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gather, harvest".

shù 树, 樹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tree, plant".

shū 1 淑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming".

shū 2 舒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "open up, unfold, comfortable, easy".

shuǐ 水 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "water".

shùn 顺, 順 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "obey, submit".

shuò 硕, 碩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "big, great".

sì 1 四 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "four".

sì 2 巳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "snake of the Chinese zodiac". This is the sixth of the twelve earthly branches.

sī 司 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "manage, control, officer".

sòng 宋 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled in China from the 10th to 13th centuries.

sōng 松 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

sù 1 素 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plain, simple".

sù 2 肃, 肅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "respectful".

sū 苏, 蘇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "perilla".

suì 穂 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grain".

sǔn 隼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "falcon".

sūn 孙, 孫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grandchild, descendant".

tà 拓 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "expand, open, support".

tài 1 太 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "very, extreme".

tài 2 泰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peaceful".

tǎn 坦 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flat, smooth, level".

táng 唐 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the Tang dynasty, which ruled in China from the 7th to 10th centuries.

táo 桃 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "peach".

tāo 涛, 濤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "large waves".

téng 藤 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wisteria, creeper plant, rattan".

tián 田 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "field".

tiān 天 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sky, heaven".

tíng 1 廷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "courtyard".

tíng 2 婷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pretty, graceful".

tóng 瞳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pupil of the eye".

tú 1 图, 圖 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "chart, map".

wā 娲, 媧 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the goddess Nüwa.

wán 丸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ball, pellet".

wáng 王 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "king, monarch".

wàng 望 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "gaze, hope".

wèi 1 卫, 衛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "guard, protect".

wèi 2 魏 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Wei.

wěi 伟, 偉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "great, robust, extraordinary".

wēi 1 威 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "power, pomp".

wēi 2 巍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "high, lofty, towering".

wēi 3 微 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "small".

wēi 4 薇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fern".

wén 1 文 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "literature, culture, writing".

wén 2 雯 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cloud patterns".

wēn 温, 溫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "warm".

wō 挝, 撾 Chinese
Alternate reading of zhūa.

wú 1 吴, 吳 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Wu, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Jiangsu province.

wú 2 吾 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "I, me".

wù 1 务, 務 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "affairs, business".

wù 2 悟 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "enlightenment, awakening".

wǔ 1 五 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "five".

wǔ 2 武 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "military, martial".

wǔ 3 舞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dance".

xì 细, 細 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "small, slender".

xǐ 喜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "like, love".

xī 1 锡, 錫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tin".

xī 2 嬉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "enjoy, play".

xī 3 熙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, splendid, glorious".

xī 4 西 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "west".

xī 5 希 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hope, expect, strive".

xī 6 夕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "evening".

xī 7 羲 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the god Fuxi.

xiá 霞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rosy clouds, mist".

xià 1 夏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "summer, great, grand".

xià 2 下 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "under, below, down".

xián 贤, 賢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "virtuous, worthy, wise".

xiàn 1 线, 線 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thread, line, ray".

xiàn 2 宪, 憲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "law".

xiǎn 显, 顯 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "manifest, clear".

xiān 1 仙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", used in Daoist philosophy.

xiān 2 鲜, 鮮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "new, fresh".

xiáng 1 翔 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "soar, glide".

xiáng 2 祥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "good luck, good omen".

xiǎng 响, 響 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, echo".

xiāng 1 香 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrant".

xiāng 2 湘 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the Xiang River.

xiāng 3 郷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "village".

xiào 1 咲 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smile, laugh, bloom".

xiào 2 孝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "filial piety, obedience".

xiǎo 1 小 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "small".

xiǎo 2 篠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dwarf bamboo".

xiāo 蕭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mournful, dejected", also referring to a region in Anhui.

xié 1 协, 協 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "unite, cooperate".

xié 2 邪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wrong, evil".

xiè 谢, 謝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "refuse, decline", also referring to the ancient state of Xie.

xìn 信 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "trust, believe".

xīn 1 欣 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "happy, joyous, delighted".

xīn 2 心 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "heart, mind, soul".

xīn 3 新 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fresh, new".

xīn 4 馨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fragrant".

xìng 1 性 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "nature, character, sex".

xìng 2 幸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "luck, favour".

xìng 3 杏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "apricot".

xīng 星 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "star, planet".

xióng 1 雄 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "hero, male, manly".

xióng 2 熊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bear (animal)".

xiù 秀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "luxuriant, beautiful, elegant, outstanding".

xiū 修 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, decorate, cultivate".

xú 徐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "slowly, calmly, composed, dignified".

xù 1 序 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "series, sequence".

xù 2 绪, 緒 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "thread".

xù 3 旭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rising sun".

xǔ 许, 許 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "allow, permit".

xuàn 1 炫 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shine, glitter".

xuàn 2 铉, 鉉 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron.

xuàn 3 绚, 絢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design".

xué 学, 學 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, learning, school".

xuě 雪 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "snow".

xún 1 荀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "plant, ancient state".

xún 2 寻, 尋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "search, seek" or "fathom, armspan".

xùn 迅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "fast, sudden".

xūn 1 勋, 勛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "meritorious deed, rank".

xūn 2 薫 Chinese
Chinese character referring to a medicinal herb.

yá 芽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bud, sprout".

yà 亚, 亞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "second" or "Asia".

yǎ 雅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, graceful, refined".

yán 1 岩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cliff, rocks".

yán 2 延 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stretch, prolong".

yán 3 研 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "study, research, grind, sharpen".

yán 4 妍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful".

yàn 1 艳, 艷 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "beautiful, gorgeous".

yàn 2 彦, 彥 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "elegant, handsome, learned".

yàn 3 燕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "swallow (bird)".

yáng 1 洋 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ocean".

yáng 2 阳, 陽 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "light, sun, male".

yáng 3 杨, 楊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "willow, poplar, aspen".

yāng 央 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "center".

yáo 遥, 遙 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, remote".

yé 耶 Chinese
Chinese character used as an interjection.

yè 1 夜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "night".

yè 2 叶, 葉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "leaf".

yě 1 野 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "field, wilderness, wild".

yě 2 也 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "also", classically used as a word expressing support or agreement.

yí 1 宜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "suitable, proper".

yí 2 怡 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "joy, harmony".

yí 3 仪, 儀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "ceremony, rites".

yì 1 毅 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "resolute, decisive, firm".

yì 2 义, 義 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "justice, righteousness".

yì 3 益 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "profit, benefit".

yì 4 艺, 藝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "art, talent, craft".

yì 5 翼 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wing".

yī 1 一 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "one".

yī 2 伊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "he, she, this, that" (third-person pronoun).

yī 3 衣 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clothing, garment".

yī 4 依 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rely on".

yín 银, 銀 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "silver, money".

yìn 1 印 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "stamp, seal, India".

yǐn 尹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "govern, oversee".

yīn 1 慇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "careful, anxious, attentive".

yīn 2 音 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sound, tone".

yīn 3 荫, 蔭 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "shade, shelter, protect".

yíng 1 营, 營 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "encampment, barracks".

yíng 2 蛍 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firefly".

yìng 映 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reflect light".

yīng 1 英 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero".

yīng 2 樱, 櫻 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "cherry blossom".

yīng 3 瑛 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade".

yǒng 1 永 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "perpetual, eternal".

yǒng 2 泳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dive, swim".

yǒng 3 勇 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "brave".

yóu 由 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "reason, cause".

yòu 1 祐 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "divine intervention, protection".

yòu 2 佑 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "help, protect, bless".

yòu 3 柚 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grapefruit, pomelo, citrus fruit".

yòu 4 右 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "right hand, west".

yòu 5 诱, 誘 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "persuade, lure, attract".

yǒu 1 友 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "friend, companion".

yǒu 2 优, 優 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "superior, excellent".

yǒu 3 悠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "distant, leisurely".

yǒu 4 有 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "have, possess, exist".

yú 1 愉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pleasant, delightful".

yú 2 于 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "in, on, at".

yú 3 余 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surplus".

yú 4 俞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "consent, approve".

yú 5 虞 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "concerned, anxious". It also refers to an ancient fiefdom that was located in present-day Shanxi province.

yù 1 裕 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful".

yù 2 玉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, precious stone, gem".

yǔ 1 雨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rain".