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.

润肤膏

rùn fū gāo

润肤膏 (rùn fū gāo) literally means 'moisturizi

膏肓

gāo huāng

‘Gāo huāng’ literally refers to two specific r

药膏

yào gāo

‘Yào gāo’ literally combines ‘yào’ (medicin

膊颈

bó jǐng

‘Bó jǐng’ (膊颈) is a compound noun referring

肩膊

jiān bó

肩膊 (jiān bó) is a formal or literary term for

臂膊

bì bó

臂膊 (bì bó) is a literary or classical term for

健脾

jiàn pí

'Jiàn pí' literally means 'to strengthen the spl

养脾

yǎng pí

‘养脾’ (yǎng pí) is a Traditional Chinese Medi

脾虚

pí xū

‘脾虚’ (pí xū) is a foundational diagnostic te

脾胃

pí wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), 'pí wèi'

脱贫

tuō pín

‘脱贫’ literally means 'to shed poverty' — the

脱离

tuō lí

‘脱离’ is a compound verb meaning 'to detach fro

胳肘子

gē zhǒu zi

‘Gē zhǒu zi’ is a colloquial, northern Chinese

胳臂

gē bei

‘胳臂’ (gē bei) is a colloquial, dialectal term

胳肢窝

gē zhi wō

‘胳肢窝’ literally breaks down as ‘gē’ (a var

胳膊

gē bo

‘Gēbo’ (胳膊) is the standard Mandarin word for

耐力

nàilì

耐力 (nàilì) literally combines 耐 (nài), meani

缺口

quē kǒu

缺口 literally means 'lacking opening' — the char

缺水

quē shuǐ

缺水 literally means 'lacking water' — 缺 (quē)

缺陷

quē xiàn

缺陷 (quē xiàn) literally combines 缺 (‘to lack

缺乏

quē fá

缺乏 (quēfá) means 'lack' or 'shortage' and func

续命

xù mìng

‘续命’ literally means 'to continue life' — com

紧要

jǐn yào

紧要 (jǐn yào) is an adjective meaning 'urgent'

绝食

jué shí

‘绝食’ literally means ‘to cut off food’ — th

约度

yāo dù

约度 (yāo dù) is a formal verb meaning 'to verif

约准

yāo zhǔn

‘约准’ (yāo zhǔn) is a verb meaning ‘to calib

糖分

táng fèn

‘糖分’ (táng fèn) literally combines ‘糖’ (t

血糖

xuè táng

‘血糖’ literally means ‘blood sugar’ — a comp

精神

jīngshén

精神 (jīngshén) literally combines 精 (jīng), m

粗粮

cū liáng

粗粮 (cū liáng) literally means 'coarse grain'

管用

guǎn yòng

管用 is an adjective meaning 'effective' or 'works

童工

tóng gōng

‘童工’ (tóng gōng) literally combines 童 (tón

贫穷

pín qióng

贫穷 (pín qióng) is a compound noun meaning 'pov

追究

zhuī jiū

‘追究’ is a compound verb meaning to trace somet

究其原因

jiū qí yuán yīn

‘究其原因’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

深究

shēn jiū

深究 literally combines 深 (shēn, 'deep') and 究

科学

kēxué

科学 (kēxué) means 'science' — the systematic s

秀发

xiù fà

‘秀发’ literally combines ‘秀’ (xiù), meaning

福利

fú lì

福利 (fú lì) literally combines 福 (fú), meanin

禁欲

jīn yù

禁欲 (jīn yù) literally means 'to prohibit desir