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.

中毒

zhòng dú

中 (zhòng) means 'to be affected by' or 'to suffe

毒药

dú yào

‘毒药’ literally combines ‘毒’ (dú), meaning

杀菌

shā jūn

'杀菌' literally means 'kill bacteria'—'杀' (shā

杀毒

shā dú

'Shādú' literally means 'to kill poison'—'shā'

歇气

xiē qì

歇气 literally combines 歇 (to rest, pause) and 气

欠债

qiàn zhài

欠债 (qiàn zhài) literally means 'to owe debt'

模拟

mó nǐ

‘模拟’ (mó nǐ) is a verb meaning ‘to simulate

梨膏

lí gāo

‘Lí gāo’ literally means 'pear paste' or 'pear

核能

hé néng

'核能' (hé néng) literally combines '核' (hé),

核实

hé shí

'核实' (hé shí) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

细析

xì xī

细析 is a formal noun meaning 'detailed analysis'

剖析

pōu xī

剖析 literally combines 剖 (pōu), meaning 'to cut

替代

tì dài

替代 means 'to replace' or 'to substitute', emphas

晒黑

shài hēi

'Shài hēi' literally combines 'shài' (to expose

晒太阳

shài tài yáng

晒太阳 (shài tài yáng) literally means 'to expo

晕倒

yūn dǎo

晕倒 (yūn dǎo) is a verb meaning 'to faint' — t

晕血

yùn xiě

晕血 (yùn xiě) literally combines 晕 (yùn), mea

晕机

yùn jī

‘晕机’ (yùn jī) literally combines ‘晕’ (yù

晕船

yùn chuán

‘晕船’ literally means ‘dizzy boat’ — the cha

晕车

yùn chē

"Yùn chē" literally means "dizzy car" and refers

头晕

tóu yùn

'Tóu yùn' literally means 'head dizziness' — co

智商

zhì shāng

智商 (zhì shāng) is the Chinese term for 'IQ' or

施行

shī xíng

施行 means 'to put into effect' or 'to implement',

斜视

xié shì

‘斜视’ literally combines ‘斜’ (xié), meaning

救火

jiù huǒ

‘救火’ literally means 'to save fire', but in Ch

挽救

wǎnjiù

挽救 (wǎnjiù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

救人

jiù rén

‘救人’ literally means 'to save a person' and fu

敏化

mǐn huà

敏化 (mǐn huà) is a verb meaning 'to sensitize'

过敏

guò mǐn

过敏 (guòmǐn) literally combines 过 (guò, 'exce

摄食

shè shí

‘摄食’ (shè shí) literally combines ‘摄’ (to

摄入

shè rù

摄入 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to inge

摄取

shè qǔ

‘摄取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to ab

扩音

kuò yīn

‘扩音’ literally combines 扩 (kuò), meaning 'to

扩充

kuò chōng

扩充 means 'to expand' or 'to increase in size, sc

挤牙膏

jǐ yá gāo

‘挤牙膏’ literally means 'to squeeze toothpaste'

挤压

yā jǐ

挤压 (jǐ yā) is a compound verb meaning 'to comp

操作

cāo zuò

操作 (cāo zuò) literally combines 操 (cāo), mea

打击

dǎ jī

打击 literally combines 打 (to hit, strike) and 击

撕裂

sī liè

撕裂 (sī liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to tea

摸底

mō dǐ

"Mō dǐ" literally means 'to feel the bottom' —