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.

实施

shí shī

实施 (shí shī) is a formal verb meaning 'to impl

心理

xīn lǐ

心理 (xīn lǐ) literally combines 心 (xīn), mean

化学

huà xué

Chemistry (huà xué) is the scientific study of m

消化

xiāo huà

‘消化’ literally combines ‘消’ (to eliminate,

助力

zhù lì

助力 literally means 'to assist with strength' —

压力

yā lì

压力 (yā lì) literally combines 压 (yā, 'to pre

守法

shǒu fǎ

守法 (shǒu fǎ) literally means 'to guard/observe

安定

ān dìng

Ān dìng (安定) is an adjective meaning 'stable'

用量

yòng liàng

用量 (yòng liàng) literally combines 用 (yòng),

作用

zuò yòng

Zuò yòng is a noun meaning 'effect' or 'function

黑发

hēi fà

黑发 (hēi fà) literally means 'black hair'—a co

黑眼圈

hēi yǎn quān

‘黑眼圈’ literally means ‘black eye circle’ an

非法

fēi fǎ

非法 (fēi fǎ) is an adjective meaning 'illegal'

鸡汤

jī tāng

‘鸡汤’ literally means 'chicken soup'—a traditi

含铅

hán qiān

‘含铅’ literally means 'contains lead' — 含 (h

防铅服

fáng qiān fú

A fáng qiān fú (lead apron) is a protective gar

铅中毒

qiān zhòng dú

Lead poisoning (铅中毒) is a serious medical condi

运转

yùn zhuǎn

运转 (yùn zhuǎn) literally combines 运 (yùn, 't

运动员

yùn dòng yuán

'运动员' literally combines three characters: '运'

送饭

sòng fàn

'Send food' — literally 'send' (送) + 'meal/food'

身高

shēn gāo

身高 literally means 'body height' and refers to a

踢腿

tī tuǐ

‘踢腿’ literally means ‘to kick the leg’ and f

心跳

xīn tiào

心跳 (xīn tiào) literally means 'heart jump' —

跳绳

tiào shéng

'Jump rope' is a compound verb formed from 跳 (ti

申诉

shēn sù

申诉 (shēn sù) is a formal verb meaning 'to appe

过敏药

guò mǐn yào

'过敏药' (guò mǐn yào) literally combines '过'

药片

yào piàn

‘药片’ literally means ‘medicine slice’ — com

药房

yào fáng

药房 (yào fáng) literally means 'medicine room'

药材

yào cái

药材 (yào cái) literally means 'medicine materia

西药

xī yào

‘Xī yào’ literally means ‘Western medicine’

中药

zhōng yào

'Zhōng yào' literally means 'Chinese medicine'

面色

miàn sè

面 (miàn) means 'face', and 色 (sè) means 'color

肥肉

féi ròu

‘Féi ròu’ literally combines ‘féi’ (fat, fa

配给

pèi gěi

配给 (pèi gěi) is a verb meaning 'to ration' or

累进

lěi jìn

‘累进’ (lěi jìn) is an adjective meaning 'prog

纸巾

zhǐ jīn

‘纸巾’ (zhǐ jīn) literally means ‘paper cloth

穿孔

chuān kǒng

穿孔 (chuān kǒng) literally combines 穿 (chuān,

远离

yuǎn lí

远离 is a verb meaning 'to stay far away from' or

睛明

jīng míng

‘睛明’ is an adjective meaning 'keen-sighted' or

护眼护睛

hù yǎn hù jīng

'Hù yǎn hù jīng' is a reduplicated noun phrase