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.

准分子

zhǔn fēn zǐ

‘准分子’ (zhǔn fēn zǐ) is a scientific term b

批准

pī zhǔn

批准 (pī zhǔn) is a formal verb meaning 'to appr

公共卫生

gōnggòng wèishēng

'Public health' refers to the science and practice

储备

chǔ bèi

储备 (chǔ bèi) is a compound word meaning 'to st

防备

fáng bèi

防备 (fáng bèi) is a verb meaning 'to guard agai

休克

xiū kè

'休克' (xiū kè) is a medical term meaning 'shock

休息

xiū xi

休息 (xiū xi) means 'to rest' — to pause from ac

介入

jièrù

‘介入’ is a verb meaning ‘to intervene’ or ‘t

正服

zhēng fú

'Zhēng fú' refers to the principal mourning atti

事故

shì gù

事故 (shì gù) is a compound noun meaning 'accide

外科

wàikē

外科 (wàikē) literally means 'external departmen

还原

huán yuán

还原 (huán yuán) literally means 'return to orig

体育

tǐ yù

体育 (tǐ yù) literally combines 体 (tǐ), meanin

身体

shēn tǐ

身体 (shēn tǐ) literally combines 身 (shēn), me

过度

guò dù

过度 (guò dù) means 'excessive' or 'overly' and

要求

yāo qiú

要求 (yāo qiú) is a versatile word meaning both

就医

jiù yī

就医 (jiù yī) literally means 'to approach medic

西医

xī yī

'Xī yī' literally means 'Western medicine' — 'x

中医

zhōng yī

‘Zhōng yī’ literally means ‘Chinese medicine

医药

yī yào

医药 is a compound noun meaning 'medicine' or 'med

医院

yī yuàn

医院 (yī yuàn) literally means 'medical institut

医生

yī shēng

'Doctor' in Chinese is written as 医生 (yī shēng

近视

jìn shì

近视 (jìn shì) literally means 'near-sight' —

重视

zhòng shì

'重视' (zhòng shì) is a verb meaning 'to attach

忽视

hū shì

忽视 (hū shì) is a verb meaning 'to neglect' or

视觉

shì jué

视觉 (shì jué) literally combines 视 (shì), mea

视力

shì lì

视力 (shì lì) literally combines 视 (shì), mean

内衣

nèi yī

内衣 (nèi yī) literally means 'inner clothing'

绿茶

lǜ chá

'Lǜ chá' literally means 'green tea'—a widely c

脑袋

nǎo dai

‘脑袋’ (nǎo dai) is a colloquial, everyday term

脑筋

nǎo jīn

‘脑筋’ literally combines ‘brain’ (脑) and ‘t

小脑

xiǎo nǎo

‘小脑’ (xiǎo nǎo) literally means ‘small brai

大脑

dà nǎo

大脑 literally means 'big brain' and refers specif

失眠

shī mián

失眠 (shī mián) literally means 'loss of sleep'

午睡

wǔ shuì

午睡 (wǔ shuì) literally means 'noon sleep' —

睡眠

shuì mián

睡眠 refers specifically to the biological process

看病

kàn bìng

"Kàn bìng" literally means "to look at illness,"

发热

fā rè

"Fā rè" literally combines "fā" (to emit, to de

热水

rè shuǐ

‘热水’ literally means ‘hot water’—it combine

漂白

piǎo bái

‘漂白’ (piǎo bái) is a verb meaning ‘to bleac