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.

眼睛

yǎn jīng

‘Yǎn jīng’ literally means ‘eye’—the physic

白开水

bái kāi shuǐ

‘Bái kāi shuǐ’ literally means ‘white boiled

重病

zhòng bìng

‘重病’ literally combines ‘重’ (zhòng), meani

病假

bìng jià

‘病假’ (bìng jià) literally combines ‘病’ (b

疾病

jí bìng

疾病 is a formal, written-term noun meaning 'disea

病人

bìng rén

病人 literally means 'sick person' — the characte

生病

shēng bìng

'Shēng bìng' literally combines 'shēng' (to giv

灭火器

miè huǒ qì

'灭火器' literally combines three characters: '灭'

火灾

huǒ zāi

火灾 (huǒ zāi) literally combines 火 (‘fire’)

冲洗

chōng xǐ

冲洗 (chōng xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

洗澡

xǐ zǎo

"Xǐ zǎo" literally combines 洗 (xǐ), meaning "t

冬泳

dōng yǒng

Winter swimming (dōng yǒng) is the practice of s

泳镜

yǒng jìng

‘泳镜’ (yǒng jìng) literally combines ‘泳’ (

游泳

yóu yǒng

游泳 means 'swimming'—both as a physical activity

跑步

pǎo bù

跑步 literally combines 跑 (pǎo, 'to run') and 步

次品

cì pǐn

次品 (cì pǐn) literally combines 次 (cì), meani

晚年

wǎn nián

晚年 (wǎn nián) literally combines 晚 (‘late’)

旁证

páng zhèng

‘旁证’ literally means ‘side evidence’—‘旁’

考证

kǎo zhèng

考证 (kǎo zhèng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ve

考核

kǎo hé

‘考核’ (kǎo hé) is a formal noun meaning ‘per

洗手

xǐ shǒu

洗手 literally means 'to wash hand(s)' — the verb

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