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.

饮品

yǐn pǐn

‘饮品’ (yǐn pǐn) literally combines ‘饮’ (y

饮料

yǐn liào

‘饮料’ (yǐn liào) literally combines ‘饮’ (y

饮水

yǐn shuǐ

‘饮水’ literally combines ‘饮’ (to drink) and

须发

xū fà

‘须发’ (xū fà) is a compound noun meaning ‘be

运动鞋

yùn dòng xié

'运动鞋' literally means 'movement shoe' — combin

静心

jìng xīn

‘Jìng xīn’ literally means ‘quiet heart/mind

亟需

jí xū

'亟需' (jí xū) is an adverb-verb compound meanin

所需

suǒ xū

所需 (suǒ xū) literally means 'what is required'

双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi

‘双胞胎’ literally means ‘double embryo’ — ‘

阳痿

yáng wěi

‘阳痿’ (yáng wěi) is a traditional Chinese med

除垢

chú gòu

除垢 literally means 'to remove grime'—'除' (chú

阿嚏

ā tì

‘Ā tì’ is the standard onomatopoeic representa

银耳

yín ěr

Silver ear fungus (Tremella fuciformis) is an edib

酒量

jiǔ liàng

酒量 literally means 'alcohol quantity' — 酒 (ji

酒精

jiǔ jīng

Alcohol (ethanol) is a colorless, volatile chemica

迟缓

chí huǎn

迟缓 is an adjective meaning 'slow' or 'sluggish',

遇难

yù nàn

‘遇难’ (yù nàn) is a formal, somber verb meani

遭遇

zāo yù

遭遇 (zāo yù) is a verb meaning 'to suffer' or '

轻微

qīng wēi

轻微 (qīng wēi) is an adjective meaning 'slight'

较差

jiào chā

'较差' is an adjective meaning 'relatively poor' o

较好

jiào hǎo

'较好' is an adjective meaning 'relatively good' o

护送

hù sòng

‘护送’ (hù sòng) is a compound verb meaning 't

护理

hù lǐ

'护理' (hù lǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'nursi

护士

hù shi

'护士' (hù shi) is a compound noun meaning 'nurse

调配

diàopèi

‘调配’ is a verb meaning to allocate, assign, or

调研

diàoyán

'调研' (diàoyán) is a compound verb meaning 'to

解药

jiě yào

‘解药’ literally means ‘to untie/neutralize + m

运动裤

yùn dòng kù

运动裤 (yùn dòng kù) literally means 'movement

毒草

dúcǎo

‘毒草’ literally means ‘poisonous grass’ or ‘

舒畅

shū chàng

舒畅 (shū chàng) is an adjective describing a pl

舒筋

shū jīn

舒筋 (shū jīn) is a Traditional Chinese Medicine

舒缓

shū huǎn

舒缓 is a compound word formed from 舒 (shū), mea

舒展

shū zhǎn

舒展 (shū zhǎn) is a verb meaning 'to stretch ou

舒服

shū fu

舒服 (shū fu) is an adjective meaning 'comfortabl

脸色

liǎn sè

‘脸’ (liǎn) means 'face', and ‘色’ (sè) mean

腿疼

tuǐ téng

腿疼 (tuǐ téng) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), me

腿毛

tuǐ máo

腿毛 (tuǐ máo) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), mea

小腿

xiǎo tuǐ

‘Xiǎo tuǐ’ literally means ‘small leg’, but

大腿

dà tuǐ

大腿 literally means 'big leg' and refers specific

脚尖

jiǎo jiān

‘脚尖’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin