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.

药剂

yào jì

‘药剂’ (yào jì) literally combines 药 (yào),

劈叉

pǐ chā

‘劈叉’ (pǐ chā) literally means ‘to split apa

割除

gē chú

割除 (gē chú) is a formal, medical verb meaning

割腕

gē wàn

'割腕' literally means 'to cut the wrist'—'割' (g

副作用

fù zuò yòng

'副作用' literally means 'secondary effect' — '副

剥离

bō lí

剥离 (bō lí) literally means 'to peel off and de

剥夺

bō duó

‘剥夺’ is a formal verb meaning 'to deprive some

解剖

jiě pōu

‘解剖’ (jiě pōu) literally combines ‘解’ (to

剖腹

pōu fù

‘剖腹’ literally means 'to cut open the abdomen'

剖开

pōu kāi

‘剖开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cut open'

剔牙

tī yá

'Tī yá' literally means 'to pick (剔) the teeth

剔除

tī chú

'剔除' (tī chú) is a formal, transitive verb mea

削减

xuē jiǎn

削减 (xuē jiǎn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

徒刑

tú xíng

'Tú xíng' literally combines 'tú' (meaning 'con

刑讯

xíng xùn

‘刑讯’ (xíng xùn) literally combines 刑 (xíng

刑期

xíng qī

刑期 (xíng qī) literally combines 刑 (xíng), me

刑事

xíng shì

‘刑事’ (xíng shì) is a noun meaning ‘criminal

眼窝凹陷

yǎn wō āo xiàn

‘眼窝凹陷’ literally means ‘eye socket sunken’

凹陷

āo xiàn

凹陷 (āo xiàn) is a noun meaning 'depression' or

凸透镜

tū tòu jìng

A convex lens (tū tòu jìng) is a transparent op

冤案

yuān àn

‘冤案’ literally combines ‘冤’ (yuān), meanin

兜肚

dōu dù

兜肚 (dōu dù) is a traditional Chinese baby slin

兜底

dōu dǐ

‘兜底’ literally combines 兜 (dōu), meaning 'to

凶器

xiōng qì

凶器 (xiōng qì) literally combines 凶 (xiōng),

先兆

xiān zhào

‘先兆’ literally combines 先 (xiān, meaning 'be

征兆

zhēng zhào

‘征兆’ (zhēng zhào) is a compound noun meaning

冻僵

dòng jiāng

冻僵 (dòng jiāng) is a verb meaning 'to freeze s

僵直

jiāng zhí

僵直 (jiāng zhí) is an adjective describing a ph

僵硬

jiāng yìng

僵硬 (jiāng yìng) is an adjective meaning 'stiff

侥幸逃脱

jiǎo xìng táo tuō

'侥幸逃脱' literally combines 'jiǎo xìng' (to ge

债权

zhài quán

'债权' (zhài quán) literally combines 债 (zhài)

债务

zhài wù

债务 (zhài wù) is a formal noun meaning 'debt'—

伪科学

wěikēxué

'伪科学' (wěikēxué) literally means 'false scie

伪证

wěizhèng

'伪证' (wěizhèng) literally combines '伪' (wěi)

侦讯

zhēn xùn

‘侦讯’ is a formal noun meaning ‘interrogation

侦查

zhēn chá

‘侦查’ (zhēn chá) is a formal noun meaning ‘c

逼供

bī gòng

‘逼供’ (bī gòng) literally combines ‘逼’ (to

偏差

piān chā

偏差 (piān chā) is a noun meaning 'deviation' or

倦容

juàn róng

‘倦容’ literally combines 倦 (juàn), meaning ‘

倦意

juàn yì

‘倦意’ is a compound noun meaning ‘a feeling of