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.

麻醉

má zuì

‘Má zuì’ literally combines ‘má’ (numbness,

麻木

má mù

麻木 (má mù) literally combines 麻 (má), meanin

卓著

zhuó zhù

卓著 (zhuó zhù) is an adjective meaning 'outstan

著述

zhù shù

著述 (zhù shù) is a formal noun meaning 'writing

显著

zhǔn xiǎn

显著 (xiǎn zhù) is an adjective meaning 'promine

痛苦

tòng kǔ

痛苦 (tòng kǔ) is a compound word meaning 'pain'

五脏

wǔ zàng

‘Wǔ zàng’ literally means ‘five viscera’ and

肾脏

shèn zàng

肾脏 is the standard anatomical term for 'kidney'

肺脏

fèi zàng

肺脏 (fèi zàng) literally means 'lung organ' —

脾脏

pí zàng

‘脾脏’ (pí zàng) is the standard anatomical te

肝脏

gān zàng

肝脏 (gān zàng) is the standard Mandarin term fo

心脏

xīn zàng

心脏 (xīn zàng) literally means 'heart organ'—i

肤感

fū gǎn

‘肤感’ literally combines ‘肤’ (fū), meaning

肤质

fū zhì

'肤质' (fū zhì) literally combines '肤' (fū), m

肌肤

jī fū

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

肤色

fū sè

‘肤色’ (fū sè) literally combines ‘肤’ (fū)

皮肤

pí fū

皮肤 (pí fū) is the standard, formal noun for 's

润肤膏

rùn fū gāo

润肤膏 (rùn fū gāo) literally means 'moisturizi

膏肓

gāo huāng

‘Gāo huāng’ literally refers to two specific r

药膏

yào gāo

‘Yào gāo’ literally combines ‘yào’ (medicin

膊颈

bó jǐng

‘Bó jǐng’ (膊颈) is a compound noun referring

肩膊

jiān bó

肩膊 (jiān bó) is a formal or literary term for

臂膊

bì bó

臂膊 (bì bó) is a literary or classical term for

健脾

jiàn pí

'Jiàn pí' literally means 'to strengthen the spl

养脾

yǎng pí

‘养脾’ (yǎng pí) is a Traditional Chinese Medi

脾虚

pí xū

‘脾虚’ (pí xū) is a foundational diagnostic te

脾胃

pí wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), 'pí wèi'

脱贫

tuō pín

‘脱贫’ literally means 'to shed poverty' — the

脱离

tuō lí

‘脱离’ is a compound verb meaning 'to detach fro

胳肘子

gē zhǒu zi

‘Gē zhǒu zi’ is a colloquial, northern Chinese

胳臂

gē bei

‘胳臂’ (gē bei) is a colloquial, dialectal term

胳肢窝

gē zhi wō

‘胳肢窝’ literally breaks down as ‘gē’ (a var

胳膊

gē bo

‘Gēbo’ (胳膊) is the standard Mandarin word for

耐力

nàilì

耐力 (nàilì) literally combines 耐 (nài), meani

缺口

quē kǒu

缺口 literally means 'lacking opening' — the char

缺水

quē shuǐ

缺水 literally means 'lacking water' — 缺 (quē)

缺陷

quē xiàn

缺陷 (quē xiàn) literally combines 缺 (‘to lack

缺乏

quē fá

缺乏 (quēfá) means 'lack' or 'shortage' and func

续命

xù mìng

‘续命’ literally means 'to continue life' — com

紧要

jǐn yào

紧要 (jǐn yào) is an adjective meaning 'urgent'