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.

创伤

chuāng shāng

创伤 (chuāng shāng) is a noun meaning 'trauma' o

针刺

zhēn cì

‘针刺’ literally means ‘needle puncture’—‘针

刺激

cì jī

'Cì jī' literally combines 'cì' (to prick, pier

解冻

jiě dòng

‘解冻’ literally means ‘to untie freezing’ —

冻疮

dòng chuāng

Chilblains (dòng chuāng) is a painful, itchy ski

冻伤

dòng shāng

冻伤 (dòng shāng) literally means 'frozen injury

冻结

dòng jié

冻结 literally means 'to freeze'—combining 冻 (d

冷冻

lěng dòng

冷冻 (lěng dòng) is a noun meaning 'refrigeratio

冠状

guānzhuàng

冠状 (guānzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'crown

充电

chōng diàn

充电 literally means 'to fill with electricity' —

充分

chōng fēn

充分 (chōng fēn) is an adjective meaning 'suffic

偿还

chánghuán

"Chánghuán" is a verb meaning "to repay"—typica

催眠

cuīmián

‘催眠’ (cuīmián) literally combines ‘催’ (cu

催生

cuīshēng

催生 literally combines 催 (to urge, hasten) and

提倡

tí chàng

‘提倡’ is a verb meaning 'to advocate' or 'to pr

倡议

chàng yì

倡议 (chàng yì) is a formal, often collective or

倡导

chàng dǎo

倡导 is a transitive verb meaning 'to advocate' or

急促

jí cù

急促 (jí cù) is an adjective meaning 'rapid', 'h

促进

cù jìn

促进 is a transitive verb meaning 'to promote' or

依赖

yī lài

‘依赖’ (yī lài) is a compound word meaning 'to

余热

yú rè

'余热' (yú rè) literally means 'remaining heat'

伸直

shēn zhí

伸直 is a verb meaning 'to straighten (a limb or t

伸展

shēn zhǎn

伸展 is a verb meaning 'to stretch out,' 'to exten

敬老令

jìng lǎo lìng

'Jìng lǎo lìng' literally means 'respect-elder-

享年

xiǎng nián

Xiǎng nián is a formal, respectful, and elegantl

享有

xiǎng yǒu

享有 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to enjoy'

乙炔

yǐ quē

乙炔 (yǐ quē) is the Chinese term for acetylene,

乙醇

yǐ chún

乙醇 (yǐ chún) is the formal scientific term for

乙型肝炎

yǐ xíng gān yán

‘乙型肝炎’ (yǐ xíng gān yán) is the standard

疲乏

pí fá

疲乏 is a compound noun meaning 'tiredness' or 'ex

乏力

fá lì

'乏力' (fá lì) literally combines '乏' (fá), me

畸形

jī xíng

畸形 (jī xíng) is a noun meaning 'malformation'

节制

jiézhì

‘节制’ is a compound word formed from 节 (jié),

制约

zhìyuē

制约 (zhìyuē) is a verb meaning 'to restrict', '

产后

chǎn hòu

'Chǎn hòu' literally means 'after childbirth' —

产妇

chǎn fù

‘产妇’ literally combines ‘产’ (chǎn), meanin

产生

chǎn shēng

产生 (chǎn shēng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

低龄

dī líng

‘低龄’ literally combines ‘low’ (低 dī) and

高龄

gāo líng

高龄 literally means 'high age' — 高 (gāo) means

盐分

yán fèn

盐分 literally means 'salt portion' — 盐 (yán) m