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.

斜视

xié shì

‘斜视’ literally combines ‘斜’ (xié), meaning

救火

jiù huǒ

‘救火’ literally means 'to save fire', but in Ch

挽救

wǎnjiù

挽救 (wǎnjiù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

救人

jiù rén

‘救人’ literally means 'to save a person' and fu

敏化

mǐn huà

敏化 (mǐn huà) is a verb meaning 'to sensitize'

过敏

guò mǐn

过敏 (guòmǐn) literally combines 过 (guò, 'exce

摄食

shè shí

‘摄食’ (shè shí) literally combines ‘摄’ (to

摄入

shè rù

摄入 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to inge

摄取

shè qǔ

‘摄取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to ab

扩音

kuò yīn

‘扩音’ literally combines 扩 (kuò), meaning 'to

扩充

kuò chōng

扩充 means 'to expand' or 'to increase in size, sc

挤牙膏

jǐ yá gāo

‘挤牙膏’ literally means 'to squeeze toothpaste'

挤压

yā jǐ

挤压 (jǐ yā) is a compound verb meaning 'to comp

操作

cāo zuò

操作 (cāo zuò) literally combines 操 (cāo), mea

打击

dǎ jī

打击 literally combines 打 (to hit, strike) and 击

撕裂

sī liè

撕裂 (sī liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to tea

摸底

mō dǐ

"Mō dǐ" literally means 'to feel the bottom' —

摘要

zhāi yào

摘要 (zhāi yào) literally means 'to pick out the

抢修

qiǎng xiū

'抢修' (qiǎng xiū) literally combines 抢 (qiǎng

搞研究

gǎo yán jiū

'搞研究' literally combines '搞' (to do, to carry

搜身

sōu shēn

‘搜身’ is a compound verb meaning to physically

搜救

sōu jiù

搜救 is a compound noun meaning 'search and rescue

自损

zì sǔn

自损 literally means 'self-damage' — combining 自

损益

sǔn yì

损益 (sǔn yì) literally combines 损 (sǔn), mean

损耗

sǔn hào

损耗 (sǔn hào) is a noun meaning 'consumption' o

损失

sǔn shī

损失 (sǔn shī) is a noun meaning 'loss' or 'dama

构线

gòu xiàn

‘构线’ (gòu xiàn) literally means ‘to reach t

挥发

huī fā

挥发 (huīfā) is a verb meaning 'to volatilize' o

措置

cuò zhì

‘措置’ is a formal noun meaning 'handling' or 'd

措施

cuò shī

'措施' (cuò shī) is a formal noun meaning 'measu

控制

kòng zhì

控制 (kòng zhì) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

挣命

zhèngmìng

‘挣命’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning ‘to

手掌

shǒuzhǎng

‘手掌’ literally combines 手 (hand) and 掌 (palm

捐出

juān chū

捐出 is a verb meaning 'to donate' or 'to give up

捐资

juān zī

‘捐资’ is a verb meaning ‘to donate funds’ or

捐献

juān xiàn

捐献 is a formal verb meaning 'to donate'—especia

捐款

juān kuǎn

"捐款" (juān kuǎn) literally combines "捐" (to d

括约肌

kuò yuē jī

‘括约肌’ (kuò yuē jī) is a medical term refer

拐骗

guǎi piàn

‘拐骗’ is a compound verb meaning 'to abduct by

拐杖

guǎi zhàng

‘拐杖’ (guǎi zhàng) is a compound noun meaning