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.

吐痰

tǔ tán

吐痰 is a verb meaning 'to spit phlegm' — the act

呕吐

ǒu tù

呕吐 is a verb meaning 'to vomit' — the involunta

卷烟

juǎn yān

卷烟 literally means 'rolled smoke' — 卷 (juǎn)

卷发

juǎn fà

'Juǎn fà' literally means 'curled hair' — 卷 (j

升温

shēng wēn

'升温' literally means 'to rise in temperature' —

勿食

wù shí

'勿食' is a formal, written imperative phrase mean

劝退

quàntuì

劝退 (quàntuì) is a verb meaning 'to advise some

劳神

láo shén

劳神 literally combines 劳 (láo, 'to toil' or 'to

劳累

láo lèi

‘劳累’ is an adjective meaning 'exhausted from p

脚劲

jiǎo jìn

‘脚劲’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

劣迹

liè jì

劣迹 literally combines 劣 (liè), meaning 'poor',

劣质

liè zhì

劣质 (liè zhì) is an adjective meaning 'substand

轻创

qīng chuāng

‘轻创’ (qīng chuāng) is a compound noun meanin

创痛

chuāng tòng

创痛 literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning 'wou

创痕

chuāng hén

创痕 (chuāng hén) literally combines 创 (chuāng

创口

chuāng kǒu

‘创口’ literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning

创面

chuāng miàn

‘创面’ literally combines ‘创’ (chuāng), mean

创伤

chuāng shāng

创伤 (chuāng shāng) is a noun meaning 'trauma' o

针刺

zhēn cì

‘针刺’ literally means ‘needle puncture’—‘针

刺激

cì jī

'Cì jī' literally combines 'cì' (to prick, pier

解冻

jiě dòng

‘解冻’ literally means ‘to untie freezing’ —

冻疮

dòng chuāng

Chilblains (dòng chuāng) is a painful, itchy ski

冻伤

dòng shāng

冻伤 (dòng shāng) literally means 'frozen injury

冻结

dòng jié

冻结 literally means 'to freeze'—combining 冻 (d

冷冻

lěng dòng

冷冻 (lěng dòng) is a noun meaning 'refrigeratio

冠状

guānzhuàng

冠状 (guānzhuàng) is an adjective meaning 'crown

充电

chōng diàn

充电 literally means 'to fill with electricity' —

充分

chōng fēn

充分 (chōng fēn) is an adjective meaning 'suffic

偿还

chánghuán

"Chánghuán" is a verb meaning "to repay"—typica

催眠

cuīmián

‘催眠’ (cuīmián) literally combines ‘催’ (cu

催生

cuīshēng

催生 literally combines 催 (to urge, hasten) and

提倡

tí chàng

‘提倡’ is a verb meaning 'to advocate' or 'to pr

倡议

chàng yì

倡议 (chàng yì) is a formal, often collective or

倡导

chàng dǎo

倡导 is a transitive verb meaning 'to advocate' or

急促

jí cù

急促 (jí cù) is an adjective meaning 'rapid', 'h

促进

cù jìn

促进 is a transitive verb meaning 'to promote' or

依赖

yī lài

‘依赖’ (yī lài) is a compound word meaning 'to

余热

yú rè

'余热' (yú rè) literally means 'remaining heat'

伸直

shēn zhí

伸直 is a verb meaning 'to straighten (a limb or t

伸展

shēn zhǎn

伸展 is a verb meaning 'to stretch out,' 'to exten