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.

低盐

dī yán

'Low-salt' (dī yán) is an adjective describing f

盐水

yán shuǐ

盐水 (yán shuǐ) literally means 'salt water' —

食盐

shí yán

食盐 (shí yán) literally means 'food salt' — 食

验光

yàn guāng

‘验光’ literally means ‘to test light’ — but

验血

yàn xuè

‘验血’ literally means ‘test blood’ and refers

诈骗

zhà piàn

诈骗 (zhà piàn) is a compound noun meaning 'frau

养老

yǎng lǎo

‘养老’ literally combines 养 (yǎng), meaning 't

营养

yíng yǎng

营养 (yíng yǎng) literally combines 营 (yíng),

预防

yù fáng

预防 means 'to prevent'—specifically by taking pr

杂音

zá yīn

‘杂音’ (zá yīn) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá

镜框

jìng kuàng

‘镜框’ literally means ‘mirror frame’, but in

眼镜

yǎn jìng

‘眼镜’ (yǎn jìng) literally means ‘eye mirror

针对

zhēn duì

针对 is a verb meaning 'to target' or 'to address

打针

dǎ zhēn

‘打针’ literally means ‘to strike/insert a need

针灸

zhēn jiǔ

‘针灸’ (zhēn jiǔ) is a compound noun referring

唤醒

huàn xǐng

‘唤醒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rouse' or

清醒

qīng xǐng

清醒 (qīng xǐng) is an adjective meaning 'clear-

乳酸

rǔ suān

‘乳酸’ (rǔ suān) literally means ‘milk acid’

酸雨

suān yǔ

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

酸味

suān wèi

酸味 (suān wèi) literally combines 酸 (suān), m

适配

shì pèi

适配 (shì pèi) literally combines 适 (shì, 'sui

适中

shì zhōng

适中 literally combines 适 (shì), meaning 'suitab

连带

liándài

连带 (liándài) is an adjective meaning 'associat

不辣

bù là

‘不辣’ (bù là) literally means ‘not spicy’ a

辛味

xīn wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), xīn wèi r

辛辣

xīn là

辛辣 (xīn là) is an adjective describing flavors

转移

zhuǎn yí

‘转移’ (zhuǎn yí) is a verb meaning 'to shift'

输送

shū sòng

输送 (shū sòng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

输液

shū yè

输液 (shū yè) literally means 'to transport liqu

仰躺

yǎng tǎng

'Yǎng tǎng' literally combines 'yǎng' (to raise

侧躺

cè tǎng

侧躺 (cè tǎng) literally combines 侧 (cè), mean

平躺

píng tǎng

平躺 (píng tǎng) literally means 'flat lie' — c

躺下

tǎng xià

‘躺下’ (tǎng xià) is a separable verb meaning

赢余

yíng yú

‘赢余’ (yíng yú) is a formal noun meaning ‘su

体质

tǐ zhì

体质 (tǐ zhì) literally combines 体 (tǐ), meani

质量

zhì liàng

'质量' (zhì liàng) is a compound noun meaning 'q

问责

wènzé

问责 (wènzé) literally combines 'ask' (问) and '

负重

fù zhòng

‘负重’ literally means ‘to bear weight’—‘负

负荷

fù hè

'负荷' (fù hè) is a compound noun meaning 'load'

面貌

miàn mào

面 (miàn) means 'face' or 'surface', and 貌 (mào