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.

护理

hù lǐ

'护理' (hù lǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'nursi

护士

hù shi

'护士' (hù shi) is a compound noun meaning 'nurse

调配

diàopèi

‘调配’ is a verb meaning to allocate, assign, or

调研

diàoyán

'调研' (diàoyán) is a compound verb meaning 'to

解药

jiě yào

‘解药’ literally means ‘to untie/neutralize + m

运动裤

yùn dòng kù

运动裤 (yùn dòng kù) literally means 'movement

毒草

dúcǎo

‘毒草’ literally means ‘poisonous grass’ or ‘

舒畅

shū chàng

舒畅 (shū chàng) is an adjective describing a pl

舒筋

shū jīn

舒筋 (shū jīn) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine

舒缓

shū huǎn

舒缓 is a compound word formed from 舒 (shū), mea

舒展

shū zhǎn

舒展 (shū zhǎn) is a verb meaning 'to stretch ou

舒服

shū fu

舒服 (shū fu) is an adjective meaning 'comfortabl

脸色

liǎn sè

‘脸’ (liǎn) means 'face', and ‘色’ (sè) mean

腿疼

tuǐ téng

腿疼 (tuǐ téng) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), me

腿毛

tuǐ máo

腿毛 (tuǐ máo) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), mea

小腿

xiǎo tuǐ

‘Xiǎo tuǐ’ literally means ‘small leg’, but

大腿

dà tuǐ

大腿 literally means 'big leg' and refers specific

脚尖

jiǎo jiān

‘脚尖’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

脚气

jiǎo qì

‘脚气’ (jiǎo qì) literally means ‘foot qi’—

虚胖

xū pàng

‘虚胖’ literally combines ‘xū’ (deficient, we

发胖

fā pàng

‘发胖’ is a verb meaning ‘to gain weight’—typ

育婴

yù yīng

育婴 (yù yīng) literally combines 育 (yù), mean

优育

yōu yù

'Yōu yù' literally combines 'yōu' (excellent, s

育龄

yù líng

育龄 literally combines 育 (yù), meaning 'to rais

耳聪目明

ěr cōng mù míng

‘耳聪目明’ literally means ‘ears sharp, eyes br

耳朵

ěr duō

耳朵 (ěr duō) is the colloquial, everyday term f

绩效

jì xiào

绩效 (jì xiào) is a compound noun meaning 'perfo

总体

zǒngtǐ

总体 (zǒngtǐ) literally combines 总 (zǒng, 'tot

操练

cāo liàn

操练 (cāo liàn) is a verb meaning 'to drill' or

练功

liàn gōng

‘练功’ literally means ‘to practice skill’ —

安全网

ān quán wǎng

‘安全网’ (ān quán wǎng) literally means ‘saf

关节

guān jié

'关节' (guān jié) literally combines '关' (guān

突发事件

tū fā shì jiàn

突发事件 literally means 'sudden occurrence event'

突破

tū pò

突破 (tū pò) literally combines 突 (tū, 'to bur

短缺

duǎn quē

短缺 (duǎn quē) is a compound noun meaning 'shor

盘问

pán wèn

‘盘问’ is a verb meaning to interrogate or quest

瘦肉

shòuròu

瘦肉 (shòuròu) literally means 'thin meat' — 瘦

减肥

jiǎnféi

减肥 (jiǎnféi) literally means 'to reduce fat'

消瘦

xiāoshòu

‘消瘦’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to waste awa

瘦削

shòuxuē

瘦削 (shòuxuē) is an adjective describing a pers