| Chinese Characters Dictation Competition | |
|---|---|
| 中国汉字听写大会 Zhōngguó hànzì tīngxiě dàhuì | |
| Directed by | [1] (关正文) |
| Country of origin | China |
| Original language | Chinese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 30 (incl. unaired) |
| Production | |
| Production company | China Central Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CCTV-1 |
| Release | 2 August 2013 – present |
Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (Chinese: 中国汉字听写大会; pinyin: Zhōngguó hànzì tīngxiě dàhuì) is a weekly television program where contestants write Chinese characters after hearing the words. The show now broadcasts on CCTV-1.[1]
The show was inspired by spelling bees in the United States.[1]
| Year | Competition-ending word | Winner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 婉娈 (wǎnluán, a classical word which means "graceful") | Lu Jialei (陆佳蕾) | [2] |
| 2014 | 皤腹 (pófù, a classical word which means "big belly") | Chen Keyu(陈柯羽) | [3] |
| 2015 | 累茵 (lèiyīn, a classical word which means "multi-layered mattress") | Xu Weiqi(徐玮琦) | [4] |