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.

沙拉

shālā

沙拉 is a phonetic loanword from English 'salad',

贪污

tān wū

贪污 (tān wū) is a formal noun meaning 'embezzle

污水

wū shuǐ

‘污水’ literally combines ‘污’ (wū), meaning

汗珠

hàn zhū

‘汗珠’ literally combines ‘汗’ (hàn), meaning

汗水

hàn shuǐ

汗水 literally means 'sweat water' — combining 汗

冷汗

lěng hàn

‘冷汗’ literally means 'cold sweat'—a physical

流汗

liú hàn

流汗 (liú hàn) literally means 'to flow sweat'

出汗

chū hàn

'Chū hàn' literally means 'to emit sweat'—'chū

胆汁

dǎn zhī

胆汁 (dǎn zhī) literally means 'gall fluid' —

永生

yǒngshēng

永生 literally means 'eternal life'—combining 永

母乳

mǔ rǔ

母乳 literally combines 母 (mǔ), meaning 'mother'

累死

lèi sǐ

累死 (lèi sǐ) is an expressive, colloquial phras

死刑

sǐ xíng

死刑 (sǐ xíng) literally combines 死 (sǐ), mean

死亡

sǐ wáng

死亡 (sǐ wáng) is a formal, neutral noun meaning

止痛

zhǐ tòng

止痛 (zhǐ tòng) literally means 'to stop pain'

植入

zhí rù

‘植入’ (zhí rù) is a verb meaning 'to implant'

结案

jié àn

'Jié àn' literally combines 'jié' (to conclude,

资格

zīgé

资格 (zīgé) is a noun meaning 'qualification' or

柿霜

shì shuāng

Shì shuāng (柿霜) refers to the natural, white,

污染

wū rǎn

污染 (wū rǎn) literally combines 污 (wū), meani

松弛

sōng chí

松弛 (sōng chí) is an adjective meaning 'slack',

放松

fàng sōng

放松 (fàng sōng) is a verb meaning 'to relax' —

中暑

zhòng shǔ

‘Zhòng shǔ’ literally means ‘struck by summer

普惠

pǔ huì

普惠 (pǔ huì) is an adjective meaning 'broadly b

既往

jì wǎng

‘既往’ literally combines ‘既’ (jì), meaning

中断

zhōng duàn

中断 (zhōng duàn) is a verb meaning 'to interrup

整合

zhěnghé

整合 (zhěnghé) is a verb meaning 'to integrate'

整顿

zhěndùn

整顿 (zhěndùn) is a formal verb meaning 'to rect

整体

zhěngtǐ

整体 (zhěngtǐ) literally combines 整 (zhěng), m

改善

gǎi shàn

改善 (gǎi shàn) is a verb meaning 'to improve' o

支援

zhī yuán

支援 (zhī yuán) is a verb meaning 'to aid' or 't

干扰

gān rǎo

干扰 (gān rǎo) literally combines 干 (gān), mea

擦伤

cā shāng

‘擦伤’ (cā shāng) literally combines ‘擦’ (t

擦汗

cā hàn

‘擦汗’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wipe swea

擦药

cā yào

擦药 (cā yào) literally means 'to rub medicine'

推理

tuī lǐ

推理 (tuī lǐ) literally combines 推 (‘to push’

挂号

guà hào

'Guà hào' literally combines 'guà' (to hang, to

排除

pái chú

排 means 'to push out' or 'to arrange in order', a

改掉

gǎi diào

‘改掉’ is a verb meaning ‘to get rid of’ or ‘

减掉

jiǎn diào

减掉 is a separable verb meaning 'to cut down' or