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.

伸展

shēn zhǎn

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

敬老令

jìng lǎo lìng

'Jìng lǎo lìng' literally means 'respect-elder-

享年

xiǎng nián

Xiǎng nián is a formal, respectful, and elegantl

享有

xiǎng yǒu

享有 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to enjoy'

乙炔

yǐ quē

乙炔 (yǐ quē) is the Chinese term for acetylene,

乙醇

yǐ chún

乙醇 (yǐ chún) is the formal scientific term for

乙型肝炎

yǐ xíng gān yán

‘乙型肝炎’ (yǐ xíng gān yán) is the standard

疲乏

pí fá

疲乏 is a compound noun meaning 'tiredness' or 'ex

乏力

fá lì

'乏力' (fá lì) literally combines '乏' (fá), me

畸形

jī xíng

畸形 (jī xíng) is a noun meaning 'malformation'

节制

jiézhì

‘节制’ is a compound word formed from 节 (jié),

制约

zhìyuē

制约 (zhìyuē) is a verb meaning 'to restrict', '

产后

chǎn hòu

'Chǎn hòu' literally means 'after childbirth' —

产妇

chǎn fù

‘产妇’ literally combines ‘产’ (chǎn), meanin

产生

chǎn shēng

产生 (chǎn shēng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

低龄

dī líng

‘低龄’ literally combines ‘low’ (低 dī) and

高龄

gāo líng

高龄 literally means 'high age' — 高 (gāo) means

盐分

yán fèn

盐分 literally means 'salt portion' — 盐 (yán) m

低盐

dī yán

'Low-salt' (dī yán) is an adjective describing f

盐水

yán shuǐ

盐水 (yán shuǐ) literally means 'salt water' —

食盐

shí yán

食盐 (shí yán) literally means 'food salt' — 食

验光

yàn guāng

‘验光’ literally means ‘to test light’ — but

验血

yàn xuè

‘验血’ literally means ‘test blood’ and refers

诈骗

zhà piàn

诈骗 (zhà piàn) is a compound noun meaning 'frau

养老

yǎng lǎo

‘养老’ literally combines 养 (yǎng), meaning 't

营养

yíng yǎng

营养 (yíng yǎng) literally combines 营 (yíng),

预防

yù fáng

预防 means 'to prevent'—specifically by taking pr

杂音

zá yīn

‘杂音’ (zá yīn) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá

镜框

jìng kuàng

‘镜框’ literally means ‘mirror frame’, but in

眼镜

yǎn jìng

‘眼镜’ (yǎn jìng) literally means ‘eye mirror

针对

zhēn duì

针对 is a verb meaning 'to target' or 'to address

打针

dǎ zhēn

‘打针’ literally means ‘to strike/insert a need

针灸

zhēn jiǔ

‘针灸’ (zhēn jiǔ) is a compound noun referring

唤醒

huàn xǐng

‘唤醒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rouse' or

清醒

qīng xǐng

清醒 (qīng xǐng) is an adjective meaning 'clear-

乳酸

rǔ suān

‘乳酸’ (rǔ suān) literally means ‘milk acid’

酸雨

suān yǔ

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

酸味

suān wèi

酸味 (suān wèi) literally combines 酸 (suān), m

适配

shì pèi

适配 (shì pèi) literally combines 适 (shì, 'sui

适中

shì zhōng

适中 literally combines 适 (shì), meaning 'suitab