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.

意外

yì wài

意外 (yì wài) literally combines 意 (yì), meani

呼吸

hū xī

‘呼吸’ is a compound verb meaning 'to breathe'—

已被

yǐ bèi

已被 is a compound auxiliary phrase used to form t

左耳

zuǒ ěr

‘左耳’ literally means 'left ear' — a compound

左手

zuǒ shǒu

'左手' literally means 'left hand' — a compound n

不宜

bù yí

不宜 is an adjective meaning 'not advisable' or 'u

完整

wán zhěng

完整 (wán zhěng) is an adjective meaning 'comple

奶瓶

nǎi píng

‘奶瓶’ literally combines 奶 (nǎi), meaning 'mi

奶粉

nǎi fěn

奶粉 (nǎi fěn) literally means 'milk powder' —

酸奶

suān nǎi

Yogurt is a fermented dairy product made by adding

牛奶

niú nǎi

牛奶 literally means 'cow's milk' — 牛 (niú) mea

报警

bào jǐng

‘报警’ literally means ‘report + alarm’ and fu

报告

bào gào

‘报告’ (bào gào) is a versatile word meaning

咖啡因

kā fēi yīn

咖啡因 (kā fēi yīn) is the Chinese term for 'ca

起诉

qǐsù

起诉 (qǐsù) is a formal legal verb meaning 'to f

警告

jǐnggào

警告 (jǐnggào) means 'warning' — a formal or se

氧吧

yǎng bā

An 'oxygen bar' (yǎng bā) is a commercial establ

右手

yòu shǒu

'右手' literally combines the characters 右 (yòu)

资助

zī zhù

资助 (zī zhù) is a verb meaning 'to fund' or 'to

准分子

zhǔn fēn zǐ

‘准分子’ (zhǔn fēn zǐ) is a scientific term b

批准

pī zhǔn

批准 (pī zhǔn) is a formal verb meaning 'to appr

公共卫生

gōnggòng wèishēng

'Public health' refers to the science and practice

储备

chǔ bèi

储备 (chǔ bèi) is a compound word meaning 'to st

防备

fáng bèi

防备 (fáng bèi) is a verb meaning 'to guard agai

休克

xiū kè

'休克' (xiū kè) is a medical term meaning 'shock

休息

xiū xi

休息 (xiū xi) means 'to rest' — to pause from ac

介入

jièrù

‘介入’ is a verb meaning ‘to intervene’ or ‘t

正服

zhēng fú

'Zhēng fú' refers to the principal mourning atti

事故

shì gù

事故 (shì gù) is a compound noun meaning 'accide

外科

wàikē

外科 (wàikē) literally means 'external departmen

还原

huán yuán

还原 (huán yuán) literally means 'return to orig

体育

tǐ yù

体育 (tǐ yù) literally combines 体 (tǐ), meanin

身体

shēn tǐ

身体 (shēn tǐ) literally combines 身 (shēn), me

过度

guò dù

过度 (guò dù) means 'excessive' or 'overly' and

要求

yāo qiú

要求 (yāo qiú) is a versatile word meaning both

就医

jiù yī

就医 (jiù yī) literally means 'to approach medic

西医

xī yī

'Xī yī' literally means 'Western medicine' — 'x

中医

zhōng yī

‘Zhōng yī’ literally means ‘Chinese medicine

医药

yī yào

医药 is a compound noun meaning 'medicine' or 'med

医院

yī yuàn

医院 (yī yuàn) literally means 'medical institut