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.

微喘

wēi chuǎn

微喘 (wēi chuǎn) literally combines 微 (wēi), m

急喘

jí chuǎn

‘急喘’ literally combines ‘急’ (urgent, rapid)

喘鸣

chuǎn míng

‘喘鸣’ (chuǎn míng) is a medical noun referrin

喘不过气

chuǎn bu guò qì

'Chuǎn bu guò qì' literally means 'cannot breat

气喘

qì chuǎn

气喘 literally means 'qi (vital energy or air) + p

喘息

chuǎn xī

喘息 literally combines 喘 (to pant, to gasp) and

喉舌

hóu shé

‘喉舌’ literally means 'throat and tongue'—the

喉结

hóu jié

‘Hóu jié’ literally means ‘throat knot’ —

喉癌

hóu ái

喉癌 (hóu ái) literally means 'throat cancer' —

喉咙

hóu lóng

‘喉咙’ (hóu lóng) is a colloquial, everyday te

聋哑

lóng yǎ

‘聋哑’ (lóng yǎ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

沙哑

shā yǎ

沙哑 (shā yǎ) is an adjective describing a voice

哑巴

yǎ ba

‘哑巴’ literally combines 哑 (yǎ, 'mute' or 'un

唾星

tuò xīng

‘唾星’ literally means 'spittle' or 'saliva drop

唾液

tuò yè

‘唾液’ is the formal, scientific term for ‘sali

唇裂

chúnliè

‘唇裂’ (chúnliè) literally means ‘lip split’

唇彩

chúncǎi

唇彩 (chúncǎi) literally means 'lip color' — 唇

唇膏

chúngāo

唇膏 (chúngāo) literally means 'lip ointment' —

嘴唇

zuǐchún

嘴唇 (zuǐchún) literally combines 嘴 (zuǐ), mea

哼鸣

hēng míng

‘哼鸣’ (hēng míng) refers to the vocal techniq

哺乳

bǔrǔ

哺乳 (bǔrǔ) literally combines 哺 (to feed, espe

鼻咽

bí yān

‘鼻咽’ (bí yān) is a medical anatomical term r

咽下

yàn xià

咽下 (yàn xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to sw

咽炎

yān yán

Pharyngitis (yān yán) is a medical term referrin

吞咽

tūn yàn

‘吞咽’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to swallow’

咽喉

yān hóu

'Yān hóu' literally combines 咽 (yān), meaning

咀嚼

jǔ jué

‘咀嚼’ (jǔ jué) is a verb meaning ‘to chew’

呻呼

shēn hū

‘呻呼’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to groan or

呻吟

shēn yín

呻吟 (shēn yín) is a verb meaning 'to moan' or '

吞吐

tūn tǔ

‘吞吐’ literally combines 吞 (to swallow, inhale

卸妆

xiè zhuāng

卸妆 (xiè zhuāng) literally means 'to remove mak

复勘

fù kān

复勘 (fù kān) is a formal noun meaning 're-inves

勘验

kān yàn

勘验 (kān yàn) is a formal noun meaning 'forensi

勃起

bó qǐ

勃起 (bó qǐ) is a formal, clinical term meaning

劫后余生

jié hòu yú shēng

‘劫后余生’ literally means ‘remaining life afte

乳化剂

rǔ huà jì

An emulsifier (rǔ huà jì) is a substance that h

显影剂

xiǎn yǐng jì

'显影剂' (xiǎn yǐng jì) is a photographic chemi

固化剂

gù huà jì

'固化剂' (gù huà jì) literally means 'solidifyi

催化剂

cuī huà jì

A 'catalyst' (cuī huà jì) is a substance that s

消毒剂

xiāo dú jì

消毒剂 (xiāo dú jì) literally means 'eliminate-