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.

倦怠

juàn dài

‘倦怠’ (juàn dài) is a compound noun meaning a

侵入

qīn rù

‘侵入’ is a verb meaning ‘to invade’ or ‘to i

侵犯

qīn fàn

‘侵犯’ is a verb meaning ‘to violate’, ‘to in

仰卧

yǎng wò

‘仰卧’ literally combines ‘仰’ (yǎng), meanin

危亡

wēi wáng

‘危亡’ is a compound noun formed by combining 危

予以

yǔ yǐ

‘予以’ is a formal, written verb meaning 'to giv

乳牙

rǔ yá

'Rǔ yá' literally means 'milk teeth'—'rǔ' (乳)

乳化

rǔ huà

'Rǔ huà' literally combines 'rǔ' (milk) and 'hu

乳癌

rǔ ái

‘乳癌’ is a compound noun meaning ‘breast cance

乳汁

rǔ zhī

‘乳汁’ literally combines 乳 (rǔ), meaning 'mil

乞援

qǐ yuán

‘乞援’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to be

蜜丸

mì wán

‘Mì wán’ (honey pill) is a traditional Chinese

药丸

yào wán

药丸 (yào wán) literally combines 药 (yào), mea

丙烯

bǐng xī

丙烯 (bǐng xī) is the Chinese term for propylene

丙级

bǐng jí

‘丙级’ (bǐng jí) literally combines 丙 (bǐng)

鼠疫

shǔ yì

鼠疫 (shǔ yì) literally means 'rat plague' — 鼠

鬼门关

guǐ mén guān

‘Guǐ mén guān’ literally means ‘the Gate of

骨灰

gǔ huī

‘骨灰’ literally means ‘bone ash’ and refers s

骨头

gǔ tou

'Gǔ tou' literally combines 'gǔ' (bone) and 'tou

骤停

zhòu tíng

‘骤停’ is a compound verb meaning 'to halt abrup

骤升

zhòu shēng

‘骤升’ is a compound verb meaning 'to soar sudde

食品

shí pǐn

食品 (shí pǐn) literally combines 食 (shí), mea

食欲

shí yù

食欲 literally means 'food desire' — combining 食

食物

shí wù

食物 (shí wù) is the standard, neutral noun for

一颗子弹

yī kē zǐ dàn

'一颗子弹' literally means 'one grain/bullet of bu

颗粒

kē lì

颗粒 (kē lì) is a compound noun meaning 'granule

进项

jìn xiàng

进项 (jìn xiàng) literally means 'incoming item'

革除

géchú

革除 (géchú) is a formal, written verb meaning '

灵验

líng yàn

灵验 (líng yàn) is an adjective meaning 'effecti

雾霾

wù mái

‘Wù mái’ (smog) is a compound noun formed by c

防霉

fáng méi

防霉 (fáng méi) literally means 'prevent mold'

霉变

méi biàn

‘Méi biàn’ literally combines ‘méi’ (mold,

霉菌

méi jūn

霉菌 (méi jūn) literally combines 霉 (méi), mea

发霉

fā méi

‘发霉’ (fā méi) is a verb meaning ‘to become

余震

yú zhèn

‘余震’ (yú zhèn) literally means ‘remaining s

集训

jí xùn

‘集训’ (jí xùn) literally combines ‘集’ (jí

隔离

gé lí

隔离 (gé lí) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

阵痛

zhèn tòng

‘阵痛’ literally combines 阵 (zhèn), meaning 'a

阻塞

zǔsè

阻塞 (zǔsè) is a compound word formed from 阻 (z

阻力

zǔlì

阻力 (zǔlì) literally means 'obstructing force'