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.

剧痛

jù tòng

‘剧痛’ literally combines 剧 (jù), meaning 'int

剩磁

shèng cí

Residual magnetism (shèng cí) refers to the magn

准则

zhǔn zé

准则 (zhǔn zé) is a formal noun meaning 'criteri

判定

pàndìng

判定 means 'to determine conclusively' — it refer

切除

qiē chú

切除 (qiē chú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

切断

qiē duàn

切断 literally means 'to cut' (切) and 'to break/s

刀疤

dāo bā

刀疤 (dāo bā) literally means 'knife scar' — a

仪器

yí qì

‘仪器’ (yí qì) is a compound noun meaning ‘in

入伍

rù wǔ

‘入伍’ literally means ‘enter the ranks’ — ‘

免试

miǎn shì

‘免试’ literally means ‘exemption from examinat

免责

miǎn zé

‘免责’ literally means ‘to exempt from responsi

免疫

miǎn yì

免疫 (miǎn yì) literally means 'to avoid disease

攻克

gōng kè

攻克 is a transitive verb meaning 'to capture' in

光头

guāng tóu

‘光头’ (guāng tóu) literally means ‘light hea

传染

chuán rǎn

传染 (chuán rǎn) is a verb meaning 'to infect' o

传播

chuán bō

传播 (chuán bō) is a verb meaning 'to spread' or

实效

shí xiào

‘实效’ (shí xiào) literally combines ‘实’ (s

见效

jiàn xiào

‘见效’ literally means ‘to see effect’ — comb

无效

wú xiào

无效 (wú xiào) is an adjective meaning 'ineffect

有效

yǒu xiào

有效 (yǒu xiào) is an adjective meaning 'effecti

偶发

ǒu fā

‘偶发’ (ǒu fā) is an adjective meaning 'sporad

停滯

tíng zhì

停滯 (tíng zhì) literally combines 停 (‘to stop

停職

tíng zhí

停職 (tíng zhí) literally means 'to stop duty'

倒下

dǎo xià

‘倒下’ (dǎo xià) is a verb meaning ‘to collap

摔倒

shuāi dǎo

摔倒 (shuāi dǎo) is a compound verb meaning 'to

保重

bǎo zhòng

‘保重’ (bǎo zhòng) literally means ‘protect a

保修

bǎo xiū

‘保修’ (bǎo xiū) is a noun meaning ‘warranty

供认

gòng rèn

‘供认’ is a formal, legal verb meaning 'to confe

案例

àn lì

案例 (àn lì) is a compound noun meaning 'case st

低温

dī wēn

‘低温’ (dī wēn) literally combines ‘低’ (dī

仍需

réng xū

'仍需' is a compound expression meaning 'still nee

仍可

réng kě

仍可 is an adverbial phrase meaning 'still can' or

全面

quán miàn

全面 (quán miàn) is an adjective meaning 'compre

合格

hé gé

合格 (hé gé) literally combines 合 (‘to conform

稳定性

wěn dìng xìng

Stability (wěn dìng xìng) is a noun formed by c

重要性

zhòng yào xìng

重要性 (zhòng yào xìng) is a noun meaning 'impo

安全性

ān quán xìng

‘安全性’ (ān quán xìng) is a noun meaning ‘s

性别

xìng bié

性别 (xìng bié) literally combines 性 (xìng), m

量体温

liáng tǐ wēn

‘量体温’ literally means ‘measure body temperat

温度

wēn dù

温度 (wēn dù) literally combines 温 (wēn), mean