Category: Learn Chinese Characters Through Poker Cards

Easy Chinese Characters 车(chē) Hi there!   The character 车(chē) is simplified from the traditional one 車 which is a visual representation. The middle part of 車 looks like the wheel of a VEHICLE. 上(shàng) means “get on/up” so 上车 is “getting on the car”.

Easy Chinese Characters 茶(chá) Hi there!   茶(chá)TEA is one of the characters which conveys ideas and concept. You will find a vivid story behind it. (艹)  is called “grass radical” and the bottom part(木) means “wood”. So TEA 茶 looks like a person picking tea leaves in the bush (between grass艹 and 木). 喝(hē)...

Easy Chinese Characters - 菜(cài) Hi there!   Literally, 菜(cài) means “vegetable” which contains the grass radical (艹). The bottom component (采) means “pick up” and also suggests the sound. So the story is that people pick up (采) the VEGETABLE (菜) in grass (艹). Vegetable is now extended to mean dish in general. 中国(zhōng...

Easy Chinese Characters 家 (jiā) Hi there!   You can find an interesting story in the character 家 (jiā) HOME/FAMILY. 豕 means “pig”. A pig (豕) raised under a roof (宀) suggests that the place is HOME 家. 回(huí) means “return” so 回家(huíjiā) is “go home”.   If you want to learn Chinese online with...

Easy Chinese Characters - 水(shuǐ) Hi there!   Chinese character evolves from the original pictograph to the present form.  水(shuǐ) WATER is one of this kind.  "喝"  means “drink” so “喝水"(hēshuǐ) is “drinking water”.

Easy Chinese Characters-工(gōng) Hi there!   工(gōng) means “work” which looks like a ruler that a carpenter uses for WORK 工(gōng) . 人(rén) is “people” so 工人(gōngrén) means “worker”.

Easy Chinese Characters - 心(xīn) Hi there!   心(xīn) HEART is a picture of heart. Use your imagination and trace back the original picture.中 (zhōng) means “middle” so 中心 is “center”.   If you are interested in learning Chinese on your own, check out our fun and easy-to-follow Chinese video lessons.

Easy Chinese Characters-来(lái) Hi there! Looking at the poker card, you can imagine the character来(lái) looks like a person walking towards you. So 来(lái) means “come”. 中国 means “China” so 来中国 is “come to China”.

Easy Chinese Characters - 吃(chī) Hi, there, “吃” (chī) EAT is composed of two parts with one for meaning and the other for pronunciation. A man( 人) opening his mouth (口) to EAT (乙 looks like a Peking duck) 吃 is how the character for “eat” derived. “肉” (ròu) means “meat” so “吃肉” is “to...