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.

发臭

fā chòu

发臭 (fā chòu) is a verb meaning 'to become foul

臭氧

chòu yǎng

‘臭氧’ (chòu yǎng) is a chemical compound comp

临终

lín zhōng

‘临终’ literally means ‘approaching the end’

卧病

wò bìng

‘卧病’ literally combines 卧 (wò), meaning 'to

卧倒

wò dǎo

‘卧倒’ (wò dǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

肝胆

gān dǎn

肝胆 (gān dǎn) literally means 'liver and gall b

胶囊

jiāo náng

胶囊 (jiāo náng) literally means 'glue pouch' —

膀大腰圆

bǎng dà yāo yuán

'Bǎng dà yāo yuán' literally means 'broad shou

膀子

bǎng zi

膀子 (bǎng zi) is a colloquial, informal noun mea

肠胃

cháng wèi

Cháng wèi literally combines 肠 (cháng), meanin

大肠

dà cháng

大肠 (dà cháng) literally means 'large intestine

小肠

xiǎo cháng

小肠 (xiǎo cháng) literally means 'small intesti

腰线

yāo xiàn

腰线 (yāo xiàn) literally combines 腰 (yāo), me

护腰

hù yāo

‘护腰’ literally means ‘to protect the waist’

腰痛

yāo tòng

腰痛 (yāo tòng) literally means 'waist pain' but

腰围

yāo wéi

'Yāo wéi' literally combines 腰 (yāo), meaning

腐蚀

fǔshí

腐蚀 (fǔshí) is a verb meaning 'to corrode' in a

扭脖子

niǔ bó zi

'扭脖子' literally means 'to twist the neck' and f

脖子

bó zi

脖子 (bó zi) is the colloquial, everyday term for

脆化

cuì huà

脆化 (cuì huà) is a technical noun meaning 'embr

胁持

xié chí

‘胁持’ is a verb meaning to hold someone hostage

胸膛

xiōng táng

胸膛 literally combines 胸 (xiōng), meaning 'ches

胸部

xiōng bù

胸部 (xiōng bù) literally combines 胸 (xiōng),

胸口

xiōng kǒu

‘胸口’ literally combines ‘胸’ (chest, thorax)

胃病

wèi bìng

‘胃病’ literally means ‘stomach illness’ and r

胃酸

wèi suān

胃酸 (wèi suān) literally combines 胃 (wèi), me

胃镜

wèi jìng

‘胃镜’ (wèi jìng) literally means ‘stomach mi

养胃

yǎng wèi

‘Yǎng wèi’ literally means 'to nourish the sto

胃口

wèi kǒu

"Wèi kǒu" literally combines 胃 (wèi), meaning

胃炎

wèi yán

胃炎 (wèi yán) literally means 'stomach inflamma

肩周炎

jiān zhōu yán

肩周炎 (jiān zhōu yán) is a common medical term

肩膀

jiān bǎng

肩膀 (jiān bǎng) literally combines 肩 (jiān),

心肌

xīn jī

心肌 (xīn jī) literally means 'heart muscle' —

肌腱

jī jiàn

A tendon is a tough, fibrous band of connective ti

肌酐

jī gān

肌酐 (jī gān) is a medical term referring to cre

肌理

jī lǐ

肌理 literally combines 肌 (jī), meaning 'muscle'

肌肉

jī ròu

肌肉 (jī ròu) literally means 'muscle tissue' an

肃清

sù qīng

肃清 (sù qīng) is a formal, strong verb meaning

罚分

fá fēn

罚分 is a verb meaning 'to deduct points' — typic

罚款

fá kuǎn

‘罚款’ (fá kuǎn) is a compound noun meaning 'f