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.

状态

zhuàngtài

‘状态’ (zhuàngtài) is a noun meaning ‘state’

周悉

zhōu xī

周悉 (zhōu xī) is an elegant, formal adjective m

详悉

xiáng xī

‘详悉’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to th

悉心

xī xīn

悉心 is an adverb meaning 'with great care and att

微弱

wēi ruò

微弱 (wēi ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

炸弹

zhà dàn

‘炸弹’ (zhà dàn) is a compound noun meaning 'b

手榴弹

shǒu liú dàn

‘手榴弹’ (shǒu liú dàn) literally means ‘han

子弹

zǐ dàn

子弹 (zǐ dàn) literally means 'child bullet' —

厕纸

cèzhǐ

‘厕纸’ (cèzhǐ) literally means ‘toilet paper

尤甚

yóu shèn

'尤甚' is an adverb meaning 'even more so' or 'esp

导电

dǎo diàn

‘导电’ is a verb meaning 'to conduct electricity

导致

dǎo zhì

‘导致’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to cause’

专利

zhuānlì

'专利' (zhuānlì) literally combines '专' (zhuān

封存

fēng cún

封存 literally combines 封 (fēng), meaning 'to se

封口

fēng kǒu

封口 (fēng kǒu) literally means 'seal mouth'—'

保密

bǎomì

保密 (bǎomì) literally combines 保 (bǎo, 'to pr

失业

shī yè

失业 (shī yè) literally means 'to lose one’s oc

高压

gāo yā

‘高压’ literally means 'high pressure' and is co

增殖

zēng zhí

增殖 (zēng zhí) is a formal, primarily written v

增高

zēng gāo

增高 (zēng gāo) is a verb meaning 'to grow talle

增强

zēng qiáng

增强 is a transitive verb meaning 'to strengthen'

增加

zēng jiā

'增加' is a compound verb meaning 'to increase' or

重塑

chóng sù

重塑 (chóng sù) is a verb meaning 'to reshape' o

塑性

sù xìng

塑性 (sù xìng) is a technical noun meaning 'plas

堵漏

dǔ lòu

'Dǔ lòu' literally combines 堵 (dǔ), meaning 't

堵住

dǔ zhù

堵住 (dǔ zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to blo

堵塞

dǔ sè

堵塞 (dǔ sè) is a compound word meaning 'blockag

基因

jīyīn

'基因' (jīyīn) literally combines '基' (jī), me

困乏

kùn fá

困乏 is an adjective meaning 'exhausted' or 'fatig

困倦

kùn juàn

困倦 is an adjective meaning 'drowsy' or 'sleepy'

严打

yán dǎ

'Yán dǎ' (literally 'strict strike') is a fixed

久咳

jiǔ ké

‘久咳’ literally combines ‘久’ (jiǔ), meaning

售后

shòu hòu

'售后' (shòu hòu) is a compound noun meaning 'af

咳逆

ké nì

‘咳逆’ is a classical Chinese term meaning ‘hic

咳血

ké xuè

'Ké xuè' literally combines 'ké' (to cough) and

干咳

gān ké

'Dry cough' (gān ké) refers to a cough that prod

咳痰

ké tán

‘咳痰’ is a verb meaning 'to cough up phlegm' —

咳喘

ké chuǎn

咳喘 is a compound noun meaning 'coughing and whee

咳嗽

ké sou

‘咳嗽’ is a verb meaning 'to cough'—the involun

性命

xìng mìng

性 (xìng) originally means 'nature' or 'essence',