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.

处置

chǔ zhì

‘处置’ (chǔ zhì) is a formal verb meaning ‘to

萎缩

wěi suō

萎缩 (wěi suō) is a verb meaning 'to atrophy' or

缩减

jiǎn suō

缩减 (jiǎn suō) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

收缩

shōu suō

收缩 (shōu suō) is a verb meaning 'to contract'

县医院

xiàn yī yuàn

'County hospital' is the standard English translat

致命

zhì mìng

致 means 'to cause' or 'to bring about', and 命 me

急缓

jí huǎn

急缓 is a compound noun meaning 'urgency versus sl

放缓

fàng huǎn

放缓 is a compound verb meaning 'to slow down' or

缓冲

huǎn chōng

‘缓冲’ literally combines 缓 (‘slow, moderate’

缓解

huǎn jiě

缓解 (huǎn jiě) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

维修

wéi xiū

维修 (wéi xiū) is a verb meaning 'to repair' or

维权

wéi quán

‘维权’ literally means ‘to maintain rights’ —

维护

wéi hù

维护 (wéi hù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

综述

zōng shù

‘综述’ (zōng shù) is a formal noun meaning ‘r

综合征

zōng hé zhēng

'Syndrome' in English, zōng hé zhēng is a medic

丝毫无损

sī háo wú sǔn

丝毫无损 literally means 'not even a thread or a h

经络

jīng luò

‘Jīng luò’ (meridians) is a foundational conce

脉络

mài luò

‘脉络’ literally combines ‘脉’ (mài), meaning

素颜

sùyán

‘素颜’ literally means ‘plain face’ — ‘素’

素食

sùshí

素食 (sùshí) literally means 'plain food' — 素

素质

sùzhì

素质 (sùzhì) literally combines 素 (sù), meanin

纯净

chún jìng

纯净 (chún jìng) is an adjective meaning 'pure'

军粮

jūn liáng

军粮 (jūn liáng) literally combines 军 (jūn), m

糙米

cāo mǐ

‘Cāo mǐ’ literally means ‘coarse rice’ — ‘

米糊

mǐ hú

米糊 (mǐ hú) literally combines 米 (mǐ), meanin

粘连

nián lián

粘连 (nián lián) is a verb meaning 'to stick tog

粘液

nián yè

粘液 (nián yè) literally combines 粘 (nián), me

粘合

nián hé

粘合 (nián hé) is a verb meaning 'to bond' or 't

防范

fáng fàn

防范 means 'to guard against' or 'prevention'—it

筑基

zhù jī

‘筑基’ literally means ‘to build the foundation

稳住

wěn zhù

‘稳住’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to stabilize

稳妥

wěn tuǒ

‘稳妥’ is an adjective meaning 'prudent,' 'relia

稳定

wěn dìng

稳定 (wěn dìng) is an adjective meaning 'stable'

偷税

tōu shuì

'Tōu shuì' literally means 'to steal tax' — com

增税

zēng shuì

增税 literally means 'increase tax' — 增 (zēng)

揭秘

jiēmì

'揭秘' (jiēmì) is a verb meaning 'to reveal a se

秘方

mìfāng

‘秘方’ (mìfāng) literally combines ‘秘’ (mì

私密

sī mì

‘私密’ (sī mì) is an adjective meaning ‘confi

神经

shén jīng

神经 (shén jīng) literally combines 神 (shén, '

无碍

wú ài

‘无碍’ literally means ‘without obstruction’