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.

踢腿

tī tuǐ

‘踢腿’ literally means ‘to kick the leg’ and f

心跳

xīn tiào

心跳 (xīn tiào) literally means 'heart jump' —

跳绳

tiào shéng

'Jump rope' is a compound verb formed from 跳 (ti

申诉

shēn sù

申诉 (shēn sù) is a formal verb meaning 'to appe

过敏药

guò mǐn yào

'过敏药' (guò mǐn yào) literally combines '过'

药片

yào piàn

‘药片’ literally means ‘medicine slice’ — com

药房

yào fáng

药房 (yào fáng) literally means 'medicine room'

药材

yào cái

药材 (yào cái) literally means 'medicine materia

西药

xī yào

‘Xī yào’ literally means ‘Western medicine’

中药

zhōng yào

'Zhōng yào' literally means 'Chinese medicine'

面色

miàn sè

面 (miàn) means 'face', and 色 (sè) means 'color

肥肉

féi ròu

‘Féi ròu’ literally combines ‘féi’ (fat, fa

配给

pèi gěi

配给 (pèi gěi) is a verb meaning 'to ration' or

累进

lěi jìn

‘累进’ (lěi jìn) is an adjective meaning 'prog

纸巾

zhǐ jīn

‘纸巾’ (zhǐ jīn) literally means ‘paper cloth

穿孔

chuān kǒng

穿孔 (chuān kǒng) literally combines 穿 (chuān,

远离

yuǎn lí

远离 is a verb meaning 'to stay far away from' or

睛明

jīng míng

‘睛明’ is an adjective meaning 'keen-sighted' or

护眼护睛

hù yǎn hù jīng

'Hù yǎn hù jīng' is a reduplicated noun phrase

眼睛

yǎn jīng

‘Yǎn jīng’ literally means ‘eye’—the physic

白开水

bái kāi shuǐ

‘Bái kāi shuǐ’ literally means ‘white boiled

重病

zhòng bìng

‘重病’ literally combines ‘重’ (zhòng), meani

病假

bìng jià

‘病假’ (bìng jià) literally combines ‘病’ (b

疾病

jí bìng

疾病 is a formal, written-term noun meaning 'disea

病人

bìng rén

病人 literally means 'sick person' — the characte

生病

shēng bìng

'Shēng bìng' literally combines 'shēng' (to giv

灭火器

miè huǒ qì

'灭火器' literally combines three characters: '灭'

火灾

huǒ zāi

火灾 (huǒ zāi) literally combines 火 (‘fire’)

冲洗

chōng xǐ

冲洗 (chōng xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

洗澡

xǐ zǎo

"Xǐ zǎo" literally combines 洗 (xǐ), meaning "t

冬泳

dōng yǒng

Winter swimming (dōng yǒng) is the practice of s

泳镜

yǒng jìng

‘泳镜’ (yǒng jìng) literally combines ‘泳’ (

游泳

yóu yǒng

游泳 means 'swimming'—both as a physical activity

跑步

pǎo bù

跑步 literally combines 跑 (pǎo, 'to run') and 步

次品

cì pǐn

次品 (cì pǐn) literally combines 次 (cì), meani

晚年

wǎn nián

晚年 (wǎn nián) literally combines 晚 (‘late’)

旁证

páng zhèng

‘旁证’ literally means ‘side evidence’—‘旁’

考证

kǎo zhèng

考证 (kǎo zhèng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ve

考核

kǎo hé

‘考核’ (kǎo hé) is a formal noun meaning ‘per

洗手

xǐ shǒu

洗手 literally means 'to wash hand(s)' — the verb