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.

授权

shòu quán

授权 means 'to authorize' or 'to delegate authorit

挺胸

tǐng xiōng

挺胸 (tǐng xiōng) literally means 'to straighten

挺住

tǐng zhù

挺住 literally means 'to hold up' or 'to prop up',

按压

àn yā

‘按压’ is a compound verb meaning to apply firm,

按摩

àn mó

‘按摩’ (àn mó) is a compound noun and verb mea

手指

shǒuzhǐ

‘手指’ literally means 'hand-finger' and refers

维持

wéi chí

维持 (wéi chí) is a verb meaning 'to maintain' o

抗拒

kàngjù

抗拒 (kàngjù) is a verb meaning 'to resist stron

拉肚子

lā dùzi

‘拉肚子’ is a common, informal Chinese verb phra

抽样

chōu yàng

‘抽样’ literally means ‘to draw a sample’ —

抽烟

chōu yān

‘抽烟’ is a compound verb meaning 'to smoke (cig

抱病

bào bìng

‘抱病’ is a literary, formal verb meaning 'to be

骨折

gǔ shé

‘骨折’ (gǔ shé) literally means ‘bone break’

技师

jì shī

技师 (jì shī) is a compound noun meaning 'techni

技术

jì shù

技术 (jì shù) is a compound noun meaning 'techno

戴口罩

dài kǒuzhào

'Dài kǒuzhào' literally means 'to wear a mouth-

戴眼镜

dài yǎnjìng

'Dài yǎnjìng' literally means 'to wear glasses'

怀孕

huái yùn

怀孕 (huái yùn) literally means 'to embrace preg

状态

zhuàngtài

‘状态’ (zhuàngtài) is a noun meaning ‘state’

周悉

zhōu xī

周悉 (zhōu xī) is an elegant, formal adjective m

详悉

xiáng xī

‘详悉’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to th

悉心

xī xīn

悉心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care and att

微弱

wēi ruò

微弱 (wēi ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

炸弹

zhà dàn

‘炸弹’ (zhà dàn) is a compound noun meaning 'b

手榴弹

shǒu liú dàn

‘手榴弹’ (shǒu liú dàn) literally means ‘han

子弹

zǐ dàn

子弹 (zǐ dàn) literally means 'child bullet' —

厕纸

cèzhǐ

‘厕纸’ (cèzhǐ) literally means ‘toilet paper

尤甚

yóu shèn

'尤甚' is an adverb meaning 'even more so' or 'esp

导电

dǎo diàn

‘导电’ is a verb meaning 'to conduct electricity

导致

dǎo zhì

‘导致’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to cause’

专利

zhuānlì

'专利' (zhuānlì) literally combines '专' (zhuān

封存

fēng cún

封存 literally combines 封 (fēng), meaning 'to se

封口

fēng kǒu

封口 (fēng kǒu) literally means 'seal mouth'—'

保密

bǎomì

保密 (bǎomì) literally combines 保 (bǎo, 'to pr

失业

shī yè

失业 (shī yè) literally means 'to lose one’s oc

高压

gāo yā

‘高压’ literally means 'high pressure' and is co

增殖

zēng zhí

增殖 (zēng zhí) is a formal, primarily written v

增高

zēng gāo

增高 (zēng gāo) is a verb meaning 'to grow talle

增强

zēng qiáng

增强 is a transitive verb meaning 'to strengthen'

增加

zēng jiā

'增加' is a compound verb meaning 'to increase' or