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.

紧要

jǐn yào

紧要 (jǐn yào) is an adjective meaning 'urgent'

绝食

jué shí

‘绝食’ literally means ‘to cut off food’ — th

约度

yāo dù

约度 (yāo dù) is a formal verb meaning 'to verif

约准

yāo zhǔn

‘约准’ (yāo zhǔn) is a verb meaning ‘to calib

糖分

táng fèn

‘糖分’ (táng fèn) literally combines ‘糖’ (t

血糖

xuè táng

‘血糖’ literally means ‘blood sugar’ — a comp

精神

jīngshén

精神 (jīngshén) literally combines 精 (jīng), m

粗粮

cū liáng

粗粮 (cū liáng) literally means 'coarse grain'

管用

guǎn yòng

管用 is an adjective meaning 'effective' or 'works

童工

tóng gōng

‘童工’ (tóng gōng) literally combines 童 (tón

贫穷

pín qióng

贫穷 (pín qióng) is a compound noun meaning 'pov

追究

zhuī jiū

‘追究’ is a compound verb meaning to trace somet

究其原因

jiū qí yuán yīn

‘究其原因’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

深究

shēn jiū

深究 literally combines 深 (shēn, 'deep') and 究

科学

kēxué

科学 (kēxué) means 'science' — the systematic s

秀发

xiù fà

‘秀发’ literally combines ‘秀’ (xiù), meaning

福利

fú lì

福利 (fú lì) literally combines 福 (fú), meanin

禁欲

jīn yù

禁欲 (jīn yù) literally means 'to prohibit desir

禁得起

jīn de qǐ

禁得起 is a verb phrase meaning 'can withstand' or

禁不起

jīn bu qǐ

禁不起 is a verb phrase meaning 'cannot withstand'

确凿

què záo

确凿 (què záo) is an adjective meaning 'irrefuta

确保

què bǎo

确保 (què bǎo) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

硕学

shuò xué

‘硕学’ (shuò xué) is a formal, literary noun m

研究

yán jiū

研究 (yán jiū) means 'to research' or 'research'

未甚

wèi shèn

'未甚' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'not yet to

获救

huò jiù

获救 (huò jiù) is a compound verb meaning 'to be

熟睡

shú shuì

熟睡 literally combines 熟 (shú), meaning 'thorou

无济于事

wú jì yú shì

'Wú jì yú shì' literally means 'not beneficial

救济

jiù jì

救济 (jiù jì) is a formal verb meaning 'to relie

演练

yǎn liàn

演练 (yǎn liàn) literally combines 演 (yǎn), me

深度

shēn dù

深度 (shēn dù) literally combines 深 (shēn), me

凉水

liáng shuǐ

凉水 literally means 'cool water' — combining 凉

消炎

xiāo yán

‘消炎’ literally means ‘eliminate inflammation

消除

xiāo chú

消除 (xiāo chú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

流血

liú xuè

流血 (liú xuè) literally means 'to flow blood'

存活

cún huó

存活 means 'to survive' or 'to stay alive', emphas

温泉

wēn quán

温泉 (wēn quán) literally means 'warm spring' —

状况

zhuàng kuàng

状况 (zhuàngkuàng) is a formal, neutral noun mea

润滑油

rùn huá yóu

Lubricating oil (rùn huá yóu) is a viscous liqu

机油

jī yóu

‘机油’ (jī yóu) literally combines ‘机’ (jī