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.

审判

shěn pàn

审判 (shěn pàn) literally combines 审 (shěn), m

审核

shěn hé

审核 (shěn hé) is a verb meaning 'to verify,' 't

审查

shěn chá

审查 (shěn chá) is a formal verb meaning 'to exa

孤寡

gū guǎ

孤寡 (gū guǎ) is a fixed, classical compound nou

瞳孔

tóng kǒng

‘瞳孔’ (tóng kǒng) refers specifically to the

婴童

yīng tóng

'婴童' (yīng tóng) is a compound noun meaning 'i

婴育

yīng yù

‘婴育’ (yīng yù) is a formal, compound noun me

初婴

chū yīng

‘初婴’ literally means ‘first infant’ — ‘初

婴幼

yīng yòu

‘婴幼’ is a compound noun meaning ‘infancy and

婴孩

yīng hái

‘婴孩’ (yīng hái) is a formal, literary term m

嫌疑

xián yí

'Xián yí' literally combines 嫌 (xián), meaning

乳母

rǔ mǔ

‘乳母’ (rǔ mǔ) literally combines ‘乳’ (rǔ)

妆容

zhuāng róng

'Zhuāng róng' literally combines 妆 (zhuāng), m

淡妆

dàn zhuāng

‘淡妆’ (dàn zhuāng) literally means ‘light ma

妄动

wàng dòng

'Wàng dòng' literally combines 'wàng' (reckless

夺命

duó mìng

‘夺命’ literally means ‘to seize life’ — comb

奏效

zòu xiào

奏效 literally combines 奏 (zòu), meaning 'to pre

堕胎

duòtāi

‘堕胎’ literally means ‘fetus fall’ — 堕 (du

下坠

xià zhuì

下坠 (xià zhuì) literally combines 下 (xià, 'do

衬垫

chèn diàn

‘衬垫’ (chèn diàn) is a compound noun formed f

垫付

diàn fù

'垫付' (diàn fù) is a verb meaning 'to advance (

耳塞

ěr sāi

耳塞 (ěr sāi) literally means 'ear stopper' —

掩埋

yǎn mái

‘掩埋’ (yǎn mái) is a compound verb meaning 't

下垂

xià chuí

下垂 (xià chuí) is a verb meaning 'to sag', 'to

垂死

chuí sǐ

垂死 (chuí sǐ) literally combines 垂 (chuí), me

亲嘱

qīn zhǔ

'亲嘱' literally combines '亲' (qīn), meaning 'pe

面嘱

miàn zhǔ

面嘱 is a formal verb meaning 'to instruct face-to

细嚼慢咽

xì jiáo màn yàn

‘细嚼慢咽’ literally means ‘chew finely and swa

噪点

zàodiǎn

'Zàodiǎn' (noise point) is a compound noun forme

噪声

zàoshēng

‘噪声’ (zàoshēng) literally combines ‘噪’ (z

噪音

zàoyīn

‘噪音’ (zàoyīn) literally combines ‘噪’ (zà

呕逆

ǒu nì

"Ǒu nì" is a formal medical term meaning "nausea

呕出

ǒu chū

"Ǒu chū" is a verb meaning "to vomit out"—that

干呕

gān ǒu

'干呕' (gān ǒu) literally combines 'dry' (干) an

嗦奶

suō nǎi

‘嗦奶’ is a colloquial, onomatopoeic verb descri

嗅神经

xiù shén jīng

'Xiù shén jīng' literally means 'smell spirit n

嗅敏度

xiù mǐn dù

‘嗅敏度’ literally combines three characters: 嗅

嗅觉

xiù jué

'Xiù jué' literally combines 嗅 (xiù), meaning

举丧

jǔsāng

‘举丧’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to ho

丧事

sāngshì

‘丧事’ (sāngshì) literally combines ‘丧’ (s