Browse "Health" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

头痛

tóu tòng

‘头痛’ literally means 'head pain' — it combine

发痒

fā yǎng

发痒 (fā yǎng) is a verb meaning 'to become itch

止痒

zhǐ yǎng

止痒 (zhǐ yǎng) literally means 'to stop itching

痒处

yǎng chù

"Yǎng chù" literally means 'the exact spot that

痒痒

yǎng yang

"Yǎng yang" is a reduplicated form of the noun "y

身心俱疲

shēn xīn jù pí

‘身心俱疲’ literally means 'body and mind both e

精疲力竭

jīng pí lì jié

精疲力竭 is an idiomatic four-character adjective

疲倦

pí juàn

疲倦 is a compound word meaning 'tiredness' or 'we

疲惫

pí bèi

疲惫 is an adjective meaning 'exhausted' or 'worn

疲劳

pí láo

疲劳 (pí láo) is a compound noun meaning 'fatigu

复发率

fù fā lǜ

复发率 (fù fā lǜ) is a medical term meaning 're

准确率

zhǔn què lǜ

准确率 (zhǔn què lǜ) is a noun meaning 'accurac

死亡率

sǐ wáng lǜ

‘死亡率’ literally combines ‘死’ (to die), ‘

成功率

chéng gōng lǜ

'成功率' (chéng gōng lǜ) literally combines '成

情状

qíng zhuàng

‘情状’ (qíng zhuàng) is a formal noun meaning

现状

xiàn zhuàng

现状 (xiàn zhuàng) literally combines 现 (xiàn)

湿燥

shī zào

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), shī zào r

燥咳

zào ké

‘Zào ké’ literally means ‘dry cough’ and ref

内燥

nèi zào

‘Nèi zào’ (internal dryness) is a fundamental

燥热

zào rè

‘燥热’ (zào rè) is an adjective describing wea

干燥

gān zào

干燥 (gān zào) is an adjective meaning 'dry' or

烫嘴

tàng zuǐ

‘烫嘴’ literally means 'burns the mouth' and fun

烫发

tàng fà

‘烫发’ literally means ‘to heat hair’ and refe

烫伤

tàng shāng

‘烫伤’ (tàng shāng) is a compound noun meaning

自燃

zì rán

自燃 (zì rán) literally means 'self-ignite' —

熬制

áo zhì

熬制 (áo zhì) is a compound verb meaning 'to pre

熬夜

áo yè

‘熬夜’ literally combines ‘熬’ (to endure, to

熬药

áo yào

熬药 (áo yào) literally means 'to simmer medicin

熬汤

áo tāng

熬汤 (áo tāng) literally combines 熬 (to simmer,

煮中药

zhǔ zhōng yào

煮中药 (zhǔ zhōng yào) literally means 'to boil

煮沸

zhǔ fèi

煮沸 means 'to boil' — specifically, to heat a li

烈酒

liè jiǔ

'Liè jiǔ' literally combines 烈 (liè), meaning

炮姜

pào jiāng

炮姜 (pào jiāng) is a traditional Chinese medici

炮制

páo zhì

炮制 (páo zhì) literally combines 炮 (páo), mea

灾民

zāi mín

‘灾民’ (zāi mín) literally combines ‘灾’ (z

防灾

fáng zāi

防灾 (fáng zāi) literally combines 防 (fáng), m

灾难

zāi nàn

‘灾难’ (zāi nàn) is a compound noun meaning 'c

灰白

huī bái

灰白 (huī bái) is a compound adjective formed by

润喉

rùn hóu

润喉 (rùn hóu) literally means 'to moisten the t

滋润

zī rùn

滋润 (zī rùn) literally combines 滋 (zī), meani