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.

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

通胀

tōng zhàng

"通胀" is a concise, commonly used noun meaning "i

漏电

lòu diàn

漏电 (lòu diàn) literally means 'leaking electri

滚烫

gǔn tàng

滚烫 (gǔn tàng) is an adjective meaning 'scaldin

滴眼液

dī yǎn yè

滴眼液 (dī yǎn yè) literally means 'drop eye li

滴血

dī xuè

滴血 (dī xuè) literally means 'a drop of blood'

点滴

diǎn dī

点滴 (diǎn dī) literally means 'drops'—'点' ref

推测

tuī cè

推测 means 'to infer' or 'to deduce' — forming a

测试

cè shì

测试 (cè shì) is a verb meaning 'to test' or 'to

清淡

qīng dàn

‘清淡’ (qīng dàn) is an adjective describing f

治疗

zhì liáo

治疗 (zhì liáo) is a verb meaning 'to treat (an

冲淡

chōng dàn

冲淡 (chōng dàn) is a verb meaning 'to dilute' o

冲击

chōng jī

冲击 (chōng jī) literally combines 冲 (chōng),

电热毯

diàn rè tǎn

An electric blanket is a type of bedding that cont

浴毯

yù tǎn

A 'yù tǎn' (bath blanket) is a large, absorbent,

毫伏

háo fú

毫伏 (háo fú) is a unit of electrical potential

毒性

dú xìng

‘毒性’ (dú xìng) is a noun meaning ‘toxicity

毒品

dú pǐn

毒品 (dú pǐn) literally means 'poisonous substan