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.

不辣

bù là

‘不辣’ (bù là) literally means ‘not spicy’ a

辛味

xīn wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), xīn wèi r

辛辣

xīn là

辛辣 (xīn là) is an adjective describing flavors

转移

zhuǎn yí

‘转移’ (zhuǎn yí) is a verb meaning 'to shift'

输送

shū sòng

输送 (shū sòng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

输液

shū yè

输液 (shū yè) literally means 'to transport liqu

仰躺

yǎng tǎng

'Yǎng tǎng' literally combines 'yǎng' (to raise

侧躺

cè tǎng

侧躺 (cè tǎng) literally combines 侧 (cè), mean

平躺

píng tǎng

平躺 (píng tǎng) literally means 'flat lie' — c

躺下

tǎng xià

‘躺下’ (tǎng xià) is a separable verb meaning

赢余

yíng yú

‘赢余’ (yíng yú) is a formal noun meaning ‘su

体质

tǐ zhì

体质 (tǐ zhì) literally combines 体 (tǐ), meani

质量

zhì liàng

'质量' (zhì liàng) is a compound noun meaning 'q

问责

wènzé

问责 (wènzé) literally combines 'ask' (问) and '

负重

fù zhòng

‘负重’ literally means ‘to bear weight’—‘负

负荷

fù hè

'负荷' (fù hè) is a compound noun meaning 'load'

面貌

miàn mào

面 (miàn) means 'face' or 'surface', and 貌 (mào

警惕

jǐng tì

警惕 (jǐng tì) is a verb meaning 'to be vigilant

警报

jǐng bào

警报 (jǐng bào) literally combines 警 (jǐng), m

理论

lǐ lùn

理论 (lǐ lùn) means 'theory' — a systematic set

误食

wù shí

‘误食’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to accidenta

误导

wù dǎo

'误导' (wù dǎo) is a verb meaning 'to mislead' o

误判

wù pàn

‘误判’ literally combines ‘误’ (wù), meaning

详尽

xiáng jìn

'详尽' (xiáng jìn) is an adjective meaning 'exha

详查

xiáng chá

详查 is a compound verb meaning 'to investigate th

评审

píng shěn

评审 (píng shěn) is a compound noun meaning 'rev

评价

píng jià

‘评价’ (píng jià) literally combines ‘评’ (t

证书

zhèng shū

'证书' (zhèng shū) literally combines '证' (zhè

验证

yàn zhèng

验证 (yàn zhèng) is a verb meaning 'to verify' o

证据

zhèng jù

证据 (zhèng jù) means 'evidence' — information

证明

zhèng míng

'证明' (zhèng míng) is a compound word where '证

许可

xǔ kě

许可 (xǔ kě) is a formal noun meaning 'permissio

袜套

wà tào

‘袜套’ (wà tào) literally combines ‘袜’ (wà

环卫

huánwèi

‘环卫’ is a compound noun formed from 环 (huán,

保卫

bǎowèi

保卫 (bǎowèi) is a verb meaning 'to defend' or '

卫生

wèishēng

卫生 (wèishēng) literally combines 卫 (wèi), me

武术

wǔ shù

‘Wǔshù’ (武术) literally means ‘martial skill

医术

yī shù

医术 (yī shù) literally combines 医 (yī), meani

处罚

chǔfá

处罚 (chǔfá) is a verb meaning 'to punish' or 't

天麻

tiān má

‘Tiān má’ (Gastrodia elata) is a perennial orc