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.

冒汗

mào hàn

‘冒汗’ literally means ‘to emit sweat’ — ‘冒

冒烟

mào yān

‘冒烟’ literally means ‘to emit smoke’ and fun

元素

yuán sù

‘元素’ (yuán sù) literally combines 元 (yuán)

保健

bǎojiàn

'保健' (bǎojiàn) literally combines '保' (bǎo),

健忘

jiànwàng

健忘 (jiànwàng) is an adjective meaning 'forgetf

健壮

jiànzhuàng

健壮 (jiànzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'sturd

健全

jiànquán

健全 (jiànquán) is an adjective meaning 'sound',

健身

jiànshēn

健身 (jiànshēn) literally means 'to strengthen t

健康

jiànkāng

健康 (jiànkāng) means 'health' as a noun or 'hea

后位

hòu wèi

‘后位’ (hòu wèi) is a medical and anatomical t

干预

gān yù

干预 (gān yù) is a verb meaning 'to intervene'

相关

xiāng guān

相关 (xiāng guān) is an adjective meaning 'relat

严重

yán zhòng

'Yán zhòng' is an adjective meaning 'serious'—u

平安

píng ān

平安 (píng ān) literally combines 平 (píng), me

平衡

píng héng

平衡 (píng héng) literally combines 平 (‘level

反应

fǎn yìng

‘反应’ (fǎn yìng) literally combines ‘反’ (f

把关

bǎ guān

The word 把关 (bǎ guān) literally combines 把 (b

加工

jiā gōng

'加工' (jiā gōng) is a verb meaning 'to process'

加强

jiā qiáng

‘加强’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to strengt

实施

shí shī

实施 (shí shī) is a formal verb meaning 'to impl

心理

xīn lǐ

心理 (xīn lǐ) literally combines 心 (xīn), mean

化学

huà xué

Chemistry (huà xué) is the scientific study of m

消化

xiāo huà

‘消化’ literally combines ‘消’ (to eliminate,

助力

zhù lì

助力 literally means 'to assist with strength' —

压力

yā lì

压力 (yā lì) literally combines 压 (yā, 'to pre

守法

shǒu fǎ

守法 (shǒu fǎ) literally means 'to guard/observe

安定

ān dìng

Ān dìng (安定) is an adjective meaning 'stable'

用量

yòng liàng

用量 (yòng liàng) literally combines 用 (yòng),

作用

zuò yòng

Zuò yòng is a noun meaning 'effect' or 'function

黑发

hēi fà

黑发 (hēi fà) literally means 'black hair'—a co

黑眼圈

hēi yǎn quān

‘黑眼圈’ literally means ‘black eye circle’ an

非法

fēi fǎ

非法 (fēi fǎ) is an adjective meaning 'illegal'

鸡汤

jī tāng

‘鸡汤’ literally means 'chicken soup'—a traditi

含铅

hán qiān

‘含铅’ literally means 'contains lead' — 含 (h

防铅服

fáng qiān fú

A fáng qiān fú (lead apron) is a protective gar

铅中毒

qiān zhòng dú

Lead poisoning (铅中毒) is a serious medical condi

运转

yùn zhuǎn

运转 (yùn zhuǎn) literally combines 运 (yùn, 't

运动员

yùn dòng yuán

'运动员' literally combines three characters: '运'

送饭

sòng fàn

'Send food' — literally 'send' (送) + 'meal/food'

身高

shēn gāo

身高 literally means 'body height' and refers to a