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.

鼻孔

bí kǒng

鼻孔 (bí kǒng) literally means 'nose hole' — 鼻

鼻梁

bí liáng

鼻梁 (bí liáng) literally means 'nose beam'—'鼻

鼻塞

bí sāi

鼻塞 (bí sāi) literally means 'nose blockage' —

鼻炎

bí yán

鼻炎 (bí yán) literally means 'nose inflammation

鼻涕

bí tì

鼻涕 (bí tì) literally combines 鼻 (bí), meanin

鼻子

bí·zi

鼻子 (bí·zi) is the standard colloquial term for

新鲜

xīn xiān

'新鲜' (xīn xiān) is an adjective meaning 'fresh

香烟

xiāng yān

‘香烟’ literally means ‘fragrant smoke’, combi

饿肚子

è dù zi

‘饿肚子’ literally combines ‘饿’ (to be hungry

饿汉

è hàn

‘饿汉’ literally combines ‘饿’ (è), meaning

饿死

è sǐ

饿死 is a compound verb meaning 'to starve to deat

挨饿

ái è

挨饿 is a compound verb meaning 'to suffer hunger'

饥饿

jī è

饥饿 (jī è) is a compound noun meaning 'hunger'

饱和

bǎo hé

'饱和' (bǎo hé) literally combines '饱' (bǎo),

饱饭

bǎo fàn

'Bǎo fàn' literally combines 'bǎo' (full, satia

吃饱

chī bǎo

‘吃饱’ (chī bǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘

饮用水

yǐn yòng shuǐ

‘饮用水’ literally means ‘drink-use water’ —

饮酒

yǐn jiǔ

‘饮酒’ literally combines 饮 (yǐn), meaning 'to

饮品

yǐn pǐn

‘饮品’ (yǐn pǐn) literally combines ‘饮’ (y

饮料

yǐn liào

‘饮料’ (yǐn liào) literally combines ‘饮’ (y

饮水

yǐn shuǐ

‘饮水’ literally combines ‘饮’ (to drink) and

须发

xū fà

‘须发’ (xū fà) is a compound noun meaning ‘be

运动鞋

yùn dòng xié

'运动鞋' literally means 'movement shoe' — combin

静心

jìng xīn

‘Jìng xīn’ literally means ‘quiet heart/mind

亟需

jí xū

'亟需' (jí xū) is an adverb-verb compound meanin

所需

suǒ xū

所需 (suǒ xū) literally means 'what is required'

双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi

‘双胞胎’ literally means ‘double embryo’ — ‘

阳痿

yáng wěi

‘阳痿’ (yáng wěi) is a traditional Chinese med

除垢

chú gòu

除垢 literally means 'to remove grime'—'除' (chú

阿嚏

ā tì

‘Ā tì’ is the standard onomatopoeic representa

银耳

yín ěr

Silver ear fungus (Tremella fuciformis) is an edib

酒量

jiǔ liàng

酒量 literally means 'alcohol quantity' — 酒 (ji

酒精

jiǔ jīng

Alcohol (ethanol) is a colorless, volatile chemica

迟缓

chí huǎn

迟缓 is an adjective meaning 'slow' or 'sluggish',

遇难

yù nàn

‘遇难’ (yù nàn) is a formal, somber verb meani

遭遇

zāo yù

遭遇 (zāo yù) is a verb meaning 'to suffer' or '

轻微

qīng wēi

轻微 (qīng wēi) is an adjective meaning 'slight'

较差

jiào chā

'较差' is an adjective meaning 'relatively poor' o

较好

jiào hǎo

'较好' is an adjective meaning 'relatively good' o

护送

hù sòng

‘护送’ (hù sòng) is a compound verb meaning 't