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.

贴膏药

tiē gāo yào

‘贴膏药’ literally means ‘to stick medicinal pl

补贴

bǔ tiē

‘补贴’ (bǔ tiē) is a noun meaning 'subsidy'—a

理财

lǐcái

理财 (lǐcái) literally means 'to manage wealth'

不豫

bù yù

‘不豫’ is a classical Chinese expression meaning

严谨

yán jǐn

严谨 (yán jǐn) is an adjective meaning 'rigorous

谨防

jǐn fáng

谨防 is a formal, cautionary verb meaning 'be on g

咨询

zī xún

'咨询' (zī xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

会诊

huì zhěn

‘会诊’ refers to a medical consultation where tw

急诊

jí zhěn

急诊 (jí zhěn) literally combines 急 (jí), mean

复诊

fù zhěn

‘复诊’ literally means ‘re-consultation’ — ‘

初诊

chū zhěn

‘初诊’ literally means ‘first diagnosis’ or ‘

就诊

jiù zhěn

就诊 (jiù zhěn) literally combines 就 (jiù), me

诊断

zhěn duàn

‘诊断’ (zhěn duàn) is a compound noun meaning

回访

huífǎng

‘回访’ (huífǎng) literally combines ‘回’ (to

受训

shòu xùn

受训 (shòu xùn) is a verb meaning 'to undergo tr

训导

xùn dǎo

训导 (xùn dǎo) is a formal noun meaning 'instruc

触电

chù diàn

触电 literally means 'to touch electricity' — the

触觉

chù jué

‘触觉’ (chù jué) literally combines ‘触’ (to

触犯

chù fàn

‘触犯’ is a formal, written verb meaning 'to vio

接触

jiē chù

接触 (jiē chù) is a verb meaning 'to contact' or

裹尸布

guǒ shī bù

‘裹尸布’ (guǒ shī bù) literally means ‘body-

补救

bǔ jiù

‘补救’ is a compound verb meaning 'to remedy' or

补充

bǔ chōng

补充 (bǔ chōng) is a verb meaning 'to supplement

裁员

cái yuán

裁员 (cái yuán) literally combines 裁 (cái), me

衡量

héng liáng

衡量 is a verb meaning 'to measure' or 'to assess'

献血

xiàn xuè

‘献血’ literally means ‘to present blood’ — t

血型

xuè xíng

'Blood type' refers to the classification of human

血压

xuè yā

‘血压’ (xuè yā) literally means ‘blood pressu

血液

xuè yè

血液 (xuè yè) literally means 'blood fluid' —

蜂蜡蜜

fēnglàmì

‘Fēnglàmì’ literally combines three character

蛇毒

shé dú

'Snake venom' (shé dú) is a toxic substance prod

虹膜

hóng mó

The word hóngmó literally combines hóng (rainbo

亏损

kuī sǔn

亏损 (kuī sǔn) is a noun meaning 'loss'—most co

藏药

Zàngyào

'Zàngyào' (Tibetan medicine) refers to the tradi

薄弱

bó ruò

薄弱 (bó ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

单薄

dān bó

‘单薄’ (dān bó) is an adjective describing som

蔬食

shū shí

蔬食 literally means 'vegetable food' — 蔬 (shū)

蔬果

shū guǒ

蔬果 is a compound noun meaning 'vegetables and fr

蔬菜

shū cài

蔬菜 (shūcài) literally combines two characters:

豆浆

dòujiāng

豆浆 (dòujiāng) literally means 'bean liquid' —