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.

重塑

chóng sù

重塑 (chóng sù) is a verb meaning 'to reshape' o

塑性

sù xìng

塑性 (sù xìng) is a technical noun meaning 'plas

堵漏

dǔ lòu

'Dǔ lòu' literally combines 堵 (dǔ), meaning 't

堵住

dǔ zhù

堵住 (dǔ zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to blo

堵塞

dǔ sè

堵塞 (dǔ sè) is a compound word meaning 'blockag

基因

jīyīn

'基因' (jīyīn) literally combines '基' (jī), me

困乏

kùn fá

困乏 is an adjective meaning 'exhausted' or 'fatig

困倦

kùn juàn

困倦 is an adjective meaning 'drowsy' or 'sleepy'

严打

yán dǎ

'Yán dǎ' (literally 'strict strike') is a fixed

久咳

jiǔ ké

‘久咳’ literally combines ‘久’ (jiǔ), meaning

售后

shòu hòu

'售后' (shòu hòu) is a compound noun meaning 'af

咳逆

ké nì

‘咳逆’ is a classical Chinese term meaning ‘hic

咳血

ké xuè

'Ké xuè' literally combines 'ké' (to cough) and

干咳

gān ké

'Dry cough' (gān ké) refers to a cough that prod

咳痰

ké tán

‘咳痰’ is a verb meaning 'to cough up phlegm' —

咳喘

ké chuǎn

咳喘 is a compound noun meaning 'coughing and whee

咳嗽

ké sou

‘咳嗽’ is a verb meaning 'to cough'—the involun

性命

xìng mìng

性 (xìng) originally means 'nature' or 'essence',

生命

shēng mìng

生命 (shēng mìng) literally combines 生 (shēng)

呼救

hū jiù

‘呼救’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cry for he

体味

tǐ wèi

'体味' (tǐ wèi) literally combines '体' (tǐ), m

吸收

xī shōu

吸收 (xī shōu) is a verb meaning 'to absorb'—bo

吸烟

xī yān

吸烟 literally means 'to inhale smoke' and is the

受益

shòu yì

受益 literally means 'to receive benefit' — 受 (s

采取

cǎi qǔ

‘采取’ is a compound verb meaning 'to adopt' or

反馈

fǎn kuì

‘反馈’ (fǎn kuì) literally means ‘to return’

及格

jí gé

及格 (jí gé) is a verb meaning 'to pass'—specif

涉及

shè jí

涉及 is a transitive verb meaning 'to involve' or

厉行

lì xíng

‘厉行’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to ri

转危为安

zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

‘转危为安’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

危在旦夕

wēi zài dàn xī

'危在旦夕' is a classical four-character idiom mea

危急

wēi jí

‘危急’ is an adjective meaning 'critical' or 'di

危机

wēi jī

‘危机’ (wēi jī) literally combines 危 (wēi),

危险

wēi xiǎn

'危险' (wēi xiǎn) is a compound word meaning 'da

手印

shǒuyìn

‘手印’ literally combines 手 (shǒu, 'hand') and

印证

yìnzhèng

印证 means 'to verify' or 'to corroborate' — to c

药匙

yào chí

'Yào chí' literally means 'medicine spoon' — a

药勺

yào sháo

'Yào sháo' literally combines 'yào' (medicine)

立功

lì gōng

立功 (lì gōng) literally means 'to establish mer

剧烈

jù liè

‘剧烈’ is an adjective meaning 'intense' or 'vio