Top 10 Chinese characters that are important to Chinese people

对中国人意义重要的十大汉字

And 1. 

1. 和

Confucius said: the superior man is harmonious but different
"Harmony" is the best state of dealing with people
Deeply rooted in the blood of the Chinese people
Extensive and profound, a long history

孔子曰：君子和而不同
“和”是待人接物的最佳状态
 根植于中国人的血脉深处
博大精深、源远流长

House of 2.
 2. 家

Home is home, but also harbor
A husband and wife, and then for home
Where there is home, there is life

家是住所，更是港湾

有夫有妇，然后为家
有家，才有生活

3. The filial piety 

3. 孝

"Old + son = filial piety"
Filial piety is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation
To live and raise, to die and to bear forever
"Loyalty and filial son" is the highest realm of a person

“老+子=孝”

孝是中华民族的传统美德
生养之，死祭之，永怀之
“忠臣孝子”是一个人的最高境界

4. Good 

4. 善

Man is born good
Kindness is the essence of human nature, the starting point of knowledge and action
Goodness, like water, stops at goodness
人之初，性本善

善是人性的本色、知行的起点
上善若水，止于至善

5. The ritual 

5. 礼

China attaches great importance to "ethics"
Advocating rites and music culture
Is thousands of years Chinese people treat people and things the rule
Do not learn etiquette, without standing

中国十分重视“礼教”

崇尚礼乐文化
是几千年来中国人待人接物的准则
不学礼，无以立

Blessed by 6.

 6. 福

"Fu" is the expectation of all Chinese people
Some people say that wealth and longevity test and so on all ready for the blessing
Others say that it is a blessing to have food and clothing
Content with knowledge, no outside
Contentment is bliss

 “福”是所有中国人的美好期待

有人说富贵寿考等齐备为福
也有人说有衣穿、有饭吃就是福
知足知止，无求于外
知足就是福

Road 7.

 7. 路

A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step
"Foot + each = road"
The road is at everyone's feet
The road of life is winding
One step at a time

千里之行，始于足下

“足+各=路”
路就在每个人的脚下
人生的路弯弯曲曲
要一步一个脚印地走

In the spring of 8.

 8. 春

Vegetation grows at the head of the seasons
"Three + people + day = spring"
Life is only three days: yesterday, today and tomorrow
Youth is fleeting, mo negative spring

四季之首，草木生长

“三+人+日=春”
人生只有三日：昨日、今日、明日
韶华易逝，莫负春光

Eat 9.

 9. 吃

China is a big country of catering culture and has a deep research on "eating"
"Mouth + begging = eating"
If you only talk about eating all your life, you will become a beggar's mouth
Eat to live, and not live to eat

中国是餐饮文化大国，对“吃”研究颇深

“口+乞=吃”
如果一生只讲吃，那就成了乞丐的口
吃饭是为了活着，活着不只是为了吃饭

Good 10.

 10. 好

"Female + son = good"
In traditional Chinese thinking,
It is good to have two children,
Good days are:
Parents in the hall, children in pairs, peace.

“女+子=好”

中国传统观念中，

儿女双全就是好，

好日子就是：

父母在堂、儿女成双、平平安安。