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.

脚气

jiǎo qì

‘脚气’ (jiǎo qì) literally means ‘foot qi’—

虚胖

xū pàng

‘虚胖’ literally combines ‘xū’ (deficient, we

发胖

fā pàng

‘发胖’ is a verb meaning ‘to gain weight’—typ

育婴

yù yīng

育婴 (yù yīng) literally combines 育 (yù), mean

优育

yōu yù

'Yōu yù' literally combines 'yōu' (excellent, s

育龄

yù líng

育龄 literally combines 育 (yù), meaning 'to rais

耳聪目明

ěr cōng mù míng

‘耳聪目明’ literally means ‘ears sharp, eyes br

耳朵

ěr duō

耳朵 (ěr duō) is the colloquial, everyday term f

绩效

jì xiào

绩效 (jì xiào) is a compound noun meaning 'perfo

总体

zǒngtǐ

总体 (zǒngtǐ) literally combines 总 (zǒng, 'tot

操练

cāo liàn

操练 (cāo liàn) is a verb meaning 'to drill' or

练功

liàn gōng

‘练功’ literally means ‘to practice skill’ —

安全网

ān quán wǎng

‘安全网’ (ān quán wǎng) literally means ‘saf

关节

guān jié

'关节' (guān jié) literally combines '关' (guān

突发事件

tū fā shì jiàn

突发事件 literally means 'sudden occurrence event'

突破

tū pò

突破 (tū pò) literally combines 突 (tū, 'to bur

短缺

duǎn quē

短缺 (duǎn quē) is a compound noun meaning 'shor

盘问

pán wèn

‘盘问’ is a verb meaning to interrogate or quest

瘦肉

shòuròu

瘦肉 (shòuròu) literally means 'thin meat' — 瘦

减肥

jiǎnféi

减肥 (jiǎnféi) literally means 'to reduce fat'

消瘦

xiāoshòu

‘消瘦’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to waste awa

瘦削

shòuxuē

瘦削 (shòuxuē) is an adjective describing a pers

瘦弱

shòuruò

瘦弱 (shòuruò) is an adjective meaning 'frail' o

脚疼

jiǎo téng

‘脚疼’ literally means ‘foot pain’ — it combi

胳膊疼

gē bo téng

'Gē bo téng' literally combines 'gē bo' (a coll

肚子疼

dù zi téng

'Dù zi téng' literally means 'stomach hurts' —

牙疼

yá téng

牙疼 literally means 'tooth pain' — 牙 (yá) mean

头疼

tóu téng

头疼 literally means 'head pain' — 头 (tóu) mean

保留

bǎo liú

保留 (bǎo liú) is a compound verb meaning 'to re

甜味

tián wèi

‘Tián wèi’ literally combines 甜 (tián), mean

甜食

tián shí

'甜食' (tián shí) literally combines '甜' (tián

药瓶

yào píng

'Yào píng' literally combines 'yào' (medicine,

闭环

bì huán

‘闭环’ (bì huán) literally means 'closed loop'

牙龈

yá yín

‘牙龈’ (yá yín) literally combines ‘牙’ (yá

门牙

mén yá

‘门牙’ literally means ‘door tooth’ — the cha

牙医

yá yī

牙医 literally means 'tooth doctor' — 牙 (yá) me

牙膏

yá gāo

牙膏 (yá gāo) literally means 'tooth paste' —

牙刷

yá shuā

‘牙刷’ literally means ‘tooth brush’ — ‘牙’

牙齿

yá chǐ

‘牙齿’ (yá chǐ) is the standard, neutral term

爬竿

pá gān

‘Pá gān’ (爬竿) literally means ‘to climb a p