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.

瘦削

shòuxuē

瘦削 (shòuxuē) is an adjective describing a pers

瘦弱

shòuruò

瘦弱 (shòuruò) is an adjective meaning 'frail' o

脚疼

jiǎo téng

‘脚疼’ literally means ‘foot pain’ — it combi

胳膊疼

gē bo téng

'Gē bo téng' literally combines 'gē bo' (a coll

肚子疼

dù zi téng

'Dù zi téng' literally means 'stomach hurts' —

牙疼

yá téng

牙疼 literally means 'tooth pain' — 牙 (yá) mean

头疼

tóu téng

头疼 literally means 'head pain' — 头 (tóu) mean

保留

bǎo liú

保留 (bǎo liú) is a compound verb meaning 'to re

甜味

tián wèi

‘Tián wèi’ literally combines 甜 (tián), mean

甜食

tián shí

'甜食' (tián shí) literally combines '甜' (tián

药瓶

yào píng

'Yào píng' literally combines 'yào' (medicine,

闭环

bì huán

‘闭环’ (bì huán) literally means 'closed loop'

牙龈

yá yín

‘牙龈’ (yá yín) literally combines ‘牙’ (yá

门牙

mén yá

‘门牙’ literally means ‘door tooth’ — the cha

牙医

yá yī

牙医 literally means 'tooth doctor' — 牙 (yá) me

牙膏

yá gāo

牙膏 (yá gāo) literally means 'tooth paste' —

牙刷

yá shuā

‘牙刷’ literally means ‘tooth brush’ — ‘牙’

牙齿

yá chǐ

‘牙齿’ (yá chǐ) is the standard, neutral term

爬竿

pá gān

‘Pá gān’ (爬竿) literally means ‘to climb a p

爬楼梯

pá lóu tī

‘爬楼梯’ literally combines three characters: 爬

发烧

fā shāo

‘发烧’ literally combines ‘发’ (fā), meaning

炼功

liàn gōng

‘炼功’ (liàn gōng) literally means ‘to refine

锻炼

duàn liàn

锻炼 (duàn liàn) literally combines 锻 (duàn),

照顾

zhàogù

‘照顾’ (zhàogù) is a verb meaning 'to take car

搓澡

cuō zǎo

‘Cuō zǎo’ literally combines ‘cuō’ (to rub,

泡澡

pào zǎo

'泡澡' (pào zǎo) literally combines '泡' (pào),

淋浴

lín yù

‘淋浴’ (lín yù) literally combines ‘淋’ (to

消渴

xiāo kě

‘Xiāo kě’ (消渴) is a classical Chinese medica

饥渴

jī kě

饥渴 literally combines 饥 (jī, 'hungry') and 渴

止渴

zhǐ kě

止渴 literally means 'to stop thirst' — combining

解渴

jiě kě

‘解渴’ literally means ‘to untie thirst’—a vi

口渴

kǒu kě

‘口渴’ literally means 'mouth-thirst' and functi

清洁

qīngjié

清洁 (qīngjié) is an adjective meaning 'clean' o

洁净

jié jìng

洁净 (jié jìng) is an adjective meaning 'spotles

净化

jìng huà

净化 (jìng huà) is a verb meaning 'to purify' or

注重

zhù zhòng

注重 (zhù zhòng) is a verb meaning 'to attach im

注射

zhù shè

'注射' literally combines '注' (to pour, infuse) a

求证

qiú zhèng

求证 literally means 'to seek verification' — com

求助

qiú zhù

求助 is a compound verb meaning 'to seek help' or

检修

jiǎnxiū

检修 (jiǎnxiū) is a compound verb meaning 'to in