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.

感染

gǎn rǎn

感染 (gǎn rǎn) is primarily a verb meaning 'to i

感官

gǎn guān

感官 refers to the biological organs responsible f

急救

jí jiù

‘急救’ (jí jiù) literally means ‘urgent rescu

必要

bì yào

必要 (bì yào) is an adjective meaning 'necessary

恢复

huī fù

恢复 (huīfù) is a verb meaning 'to recover' or '

安全帽

ānquán mào

'Safety helmet' is a protective headgear worn to p

深层

shēn céng

深层 literally means 'deep layer'—it combines 深

受害

shòuhài

受 (shòu) means 'to receive' or 'to undergo', and

损害

sǔnhài

损害 (sǔnhài) is a verb meaning 'to damage' or '

妨碍

fáng'ài

妨碍 (fáng'ài) is a verb meaning 'to hinder', 't

害处

hài chu

‘害处’ (hài chù) is a noun meaning ‘harmful e

安全

ān quán

安全 (ān quán) literally combines 安 (ān), mean

坏习惯

huài xí guàn

'Bad habit' refers to a repeated behavior that is

损坏

sǔn huài

损坏 (sǔn huài) is a verb meaning 'to damage' or

伤口

shāng kǒu

‘伤口’ literally combines ‘伤’ (shāng), meani

卡路里

kǎ lù lǐ

‘卡路里’ is a phonetic loanword from the English

卡顿

kǎ dùn

‘卡顿’ (kǎ dùn) is a noun describing a brief,

刷牙

shuā yá

刷牙 (shuā yá) literally means 'to brush teeth'

刮擦

guā cā

‘刮擦’ (guā cā) is a compound noun meaning ‘s

刮痧

guā shā

Gua Sha is a traditional East Asian therapeutic te

刮胡子

guā húzi

'Guā húzi' literally means 'to scrape whiskers'

冒汗

mào hàn

‘冒汗’ literally means ‘to emit sweat’ — ‘冒

冒烟

mào yān

‘冒烟’ literally means ‘to emit smoke’ and fun

元素

yuán sù

‘元素’ (yuán sù) literally combines 元 (yuán)

保健

bǎojiàn

'保健' (bǎojiàn) literally combines '保' (bǎo),

健忘

jiànwàng

健忘 (jiànwàng) is an adjective meaning 'forgetf

健壮

jiànzhuàng

健壮 (jiànzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'sturd

健全

jiànquán

健全 (jiànquán) is an adjective meaning 'sound',

健身

jiànshēn

健身 (jiànshēn) literally means 'to strengthen t

健康

jiànkāng

健康 (jiànkāng) means 'health' as a noun or 'hea

后位

hòu wèi

‘后位’ (hòu wèi) is a medical and anatomical t

干预

gān yù

干预 (gān yù) is a verb meaning 'to intervene'

相关

xiāng guān

相关 (xiāng guān) is an adjective meaning 'relat

严重

yán zhòng

'Yán zhòng' is an adjective meaning 'serious'—u

平安

píng ān

平安 (píng ān) literally combines 平 (píng), me

平衡

píng héng

平衡 (píng héng) literally combines 平 (‘level

反应

fǎn yìng

‘反应’ (fǎn yìng) literally combines ‘反’ (f

把关

bǎ guān

The word 把关 (bǎ guān) literally combines 把 (b

加工

jiā gōng

'加工' (jiā gōng) is a verb meaning 'to process'

加强

jiā qiáng

‘加强’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to strengt