Published Characters
Browse published characters with pinyin and meanings.
102 characters
用Published
Pinyinyòng
Meaning“用” most commonly means “to use” or “to make use of” something (e.g., a tool, method, or resource). It can also refer more generally to “usage” or “purpose,” as in how something is used or what it is used for.
物Published
Pinyinwù
Meaning“物” most commonly means “thing” or “object,” referring to any concrete item or stuff (for example, 动物 “animals,” 食物 “food”). It can also more generally mean “matter” or “anything that exists,” not limited to physical objects.
在Published
Pinyinzài
Meaning在 generally means “to be located at/in/on” a place, and is used to talk about where someone or something is (e.g., 我在学校 “I am at school”). It’s also used before verbs to show an action is in progress, similar to “be doing” in English (e.g., 我在吃饭 “I am eating”).
你Published
Pinyinnǐ
Meaning“你” is a common Chinese pronoun meaning “you,” used to address one person informally or in everyday situations. It’s the basic second‑person singular form, similar to “you” in English when speaking to a friend, peer, or family member.
学Published
Pinyinxué
MeaningThe character “学” mainly means “to study” or “to learn,” and can also refer to “learning” or “knowledge” in general. It appears in many words about education and study, such as 学校 (school) and 学生 (student).
度Published
Pinyindù
Meaning“度” most often means a measure or level of something, like “degree” (temperature, angle), “extent” (程度), or “frequency” (頻度). It can also mean to pass through or spend time (such as 度過 “to get through; to spend”), and in some contexts appears in words related to law or rules (like 制度 “system”).
力Published
Pinyinlì
MeaningThe character **「力」** basically means **“strength” or “power”**, especially physical strength or force used to do work. It can also refer more generally to **effort or ability**, as in “to do one’s best” (尽力).
也Published
Pinyinyě
Meaning“也” is most commonly used as a final particle in classical and literary Chinese, marking a judgment, explanation, or emphasis at the end of a sentence (similar to saying “indeed,” “is,” or “it is so”). In modern Chinese it is also a very common adverb meaning “also/too/as well,” used before verbs or adjectives to show addition (for example: 我也去 = “I’m going too”).
二Published
Pinyinèr
Meaning“二” is the Chinese character for the number “two,” used in counting, dates, and simple quantities. In some contexts (like idioms or slang), it can also suggest someone or something is a bit silly or not very smart, but its main meaning is simply the number 2.
们Published
Pinyinmen
Meaning“们” is a plural marker used after personal pronouns and many human nouns to show “more than one,” like turning “我 (I)” into “我们 (we)” or “学生 (student)” into “学生们 (students). It does not go with most non-human nouns, so you usually don’t use it with things like objects, animals, or abstract ideas.