Chinese Characters

This is a media rich Chinese character database. It's like a multimedia dictionary. New words are added daily. Here are some unique functions of this English-Chinese character dictionary:

Chinese Calligraphy

To many new learners, Chinese characters are like images. It is difficult to write a well balanced Chinese character. This is because you are not writing the character in the right stroke order! The proper stroke order is extremely important in Chinese calligraphy. This dictionary will use flash animations to show you the correct stroke order for every Chinese character.

Pronunciation:

There are easy-to-access sound files created for all characters in this dictionary. You simply click on the icon on each character page to hear the high quality mp3 sound. No need to install any complex software, all you need is a standard flash player which your computer should already been equipped with. If not, download the free plugin only takes seconds.

Related Words:

Most of the single Chinese characters carries definitions alone. But when it is formed with other characters, it will bring out other meanings. Some times these meanings are closely related to each other, sometimes they are quite unique. In this section you will find the common words combinations using the defined character.

Related Phrases (Chinese Idioms) or Sentences:

In this section, you will find the carefully selected phrases (Chinese idioms) and sentences driven by the defined character. This will further help you to understand the character structure and learn the practical use of the Chinese character.

 

Tips and Hints:

If you are still having trouble understanding the structure of the character, this section may provide you some crucial information of the character. Chinese character falls into the category of pictogram. Knowing the tricks behind the character formation is the key to memorizing Chinese characters.

 

Related Lesson :

Most of the characters in this dictionary are related to a free online lesson we created under the "Learn Chinese" section. If you have not yet browsed through the free lessons, please do so. These free lessons will help you to learn Chinese language in a systematic way.