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.

摘要

zhāi yào

摘要 (zhāi yào) literally means 'to pick out the

抢修

qiǎng xiū

'抢修' (qiǎng xiū) literally combines 抢 (qiǎng

搞研究

gǎo yán jiū

'搞研究' literally combines '搞' (to do, to carry

搜身

sōu shēn

‘搜身’ is a compound verb meaning to physically

搜救

sōu jiù

搜救 is a compound noun meaning 'search and rescue

自损

zì sǔn

自损 literally means 'self-damage' — combining 自

损益

sǔn yì

损益 (sǔn yì) literally combines 损 (sǔn), mean

损耗

sǔn hào

损耗 (sǔn hào) is a noun meaning 'consumption' o

损失

sǔn shī

损失 (sǔn shī) is a noun meaning 'loss' or 'dama

构线

gòu xiàn

‘构线’ (gòu xiàn) literally means ‘to reach t

挥发

huī fā

挥发 (huīfā) is a verb meaning 'to volatilize' o

措置

cuò zhì

‘措置’ is a formal noun meaning 'handling' or 'd

措施

cuò shī

'措施' (cuò shī) is a formal noun meaning 'measu

控制

kòng zhì

控制 (kòng zhì) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

挣命

zhèngmìng

‘挣命’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning ‘to

手掌

shǒuzhǎng

‘手掌’ literally combines 手 (hand) and 掌 (palm

捐出

juān chū

捐出 is a verb meaning 'to donate' or 'to give up

捐资

juān zī

‘捐资’ is a verb meaning ‘to donate funds’ or

捐献

juān xiàn

捐献 is a formal verb meaning 'to donate'—especia

捐款

juān kuǎn

"捐款" (juān kuǎn) literally combines "捐" (to d

括约肌

kuò yuē jī

‘括约肌’ (kuò yuē jī) is a medical term refer

拐骗

guǎi piàn

‘拐骗’ is a compound verb meaning 'to abduct by

拐杖

guǎi zhàng

‘拐杖’ (guǎi zhàng) is a compound noun meaning

拐卖

guǎi mài

‘拐卖’ is a compound verb meaning 'to abduct and

披露

pī lù

披露 (pī lù) is a formal verb meaning 'to disclo

发抖

fā dǒu

‘发抖’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shiver' or

抓痒

zhuā yǎng

‘抓痒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scratch (a

抓捕

zhuā bǔ

‘抓捕’ is a compound verb meaning 'to arrest' or

扶正

fú zhèng

扶正 literally means 'to support and straighten'

扶贫

fú pín

扶貧 (fú pín) literally means 'to support the po

扶持

fú chí

扶持 (fú chí) is a verb meaning 'to support' or

戒赌

jiè dǔ

戒赌 (jiè dǔ) literally means 'to戒 (abstain fro

戒酒

jiè jiǔ

戒酒 (jiè jiǔ) literally means 'to戒 (abstain fr

戒烟

jiè yān

戒烟 (jiè yān) literally means 'to戒 (jiè) — t

凭信

píng xìn

‘凭信’ is a formal noun meaning ‘evidence’ or

自慰

zì wèi

‘Zìwèi’ literally combines ‘zì’ (self) and

慰问

wèi wèn

‘慰问’ is a compound verb meaning to visit someo

慎重

shèn zhòng

Shèn zhòng means 'prudent' or 'cautious', emphas

恢复原状

huī fù yuán zhuàng

'恢复原状' literally means 'restore to original co

恢复性

huī fù xìng

恢复性 (huī fù xìng) is an adjective meaning 'r