Nature Chinese Characters: Mountain, Water, Sun & More
Learn seven Chinese characters connected with the natural world. Compare what each one means, listen to its pronunciation, then open a lesson to see an everyday use and a story to help you remember.
A small path through the characters
First recognize each character by meaning. Next, listen and repeat its sound. Finally, revisit the lessons without looking at the English meanings. The stories are fictional memory aids, not accounts of character origins.
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Land, water and trees
山 means mountain, 水 means water, and 木 means tree or wood. Give each shape its own image rather than trying to memorize all three at once.
Sun and moon
日 can mean sun or day; 月 can mean moon or month. Compare their shapes side by side, then check the example in each lesson for its use in a word.
Rain and fire
雨 means rain and 火 means fire. Hear the pronunciation in each lesson and connect the character with the scene in its story.
