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.

障碍

zhàng ài

障碍 (zhàng ài) literally combines 障 (zhàng),

硬朗

yìng lǎng

硬朗 (yìng lǎng) is an adjective describing some

结石

jié shí

‘结石’ (jié shí) literally means ‘to form sto

瞧病

qiáo bìng

‘瞧病’ literally combines ‘瞧’ (to look at, to

瞎子

xiā zi

‘瞎子’ literally combines 瞎 (xiā), meaning 'bl

安眠

ān mián

安眠 (ān mián) literally combines 安 (ān), mean

就眠

jiù mián

就眠 (jiù mián) is a formal, literary verb meani

助眠

zhù mián

助眠 (zhù mián) literally means 'to assist sleep

入眠

rù mián

‘入眠’ is a formal or literary verb meaning ‘to

眉毛

méi mao

眉毛 (méi mao) literally means 'eyebrow hair' —

法盾

fǎ dùn

'法盾' (fǎ dùn) is a metaphorical compound noun

益处

yì chù

益处 (yì chù) is a noun meaning 'advantage' or '

增益

zēng yì

增益 (zēng yì) is a formal noun meaning 'increas

脚盆

jiǎo pén

A 'jiǎo pén' is a shallow, wide basin specifical

皂素

zào sù

‘皂素’ (zào sù) is a scientific term referring

皂基

zào jī

'Zào jī' (soap base) refers to the foundational,

胰皂

yí zào

胰皂 (yí zào) literally means 'pancreas soap' —

理疗

lǐ liáo

‘理疗’ (lǐ liáo) is a noun meaning ‘physical

自疗

zì liáo

‘自疗’ literally means 'self-treatment' — it co

疗效

liáo xiào

‘疗效’ is a compound noun meaning 'therapeutic e

疗养

liáo yǎng

‘疗养’ (liáo yǎng) is a compound noun meaning

疗法

liáo fǎ

疗法 (liáo fǎ) literally combines 疗 (liáo), me

发疯

fā fēng

'Fā fēng' literally combines 'fā' (to emit, to

头痛

tóu tòng

‘头痛’ literally means 'head pain' — it combine

发痒

fā yǎng

发痒 (fā yǎng) is a verb meaning 'to become itch

止痒

zhǐ yǎng

止痒 (zhǐ yǎng) literally means 'to stop itching

痒处

yǎng chù

"Yǎng chù" literally means 'the exact spot that

痒痒

yǎng yang

"Yǎng yang" is a reduplicated form of the noun "y

身心俱疲

shēn xīn jù pí

‘身心俱疲’ literally means 'body and mind both e

精疲力竭

jīng pí lì jié

精疲力竭 is an idiomatic four-character adjective

疲倦

pí juàn

疲倦 is a compound word meaning 'tiredness' or 'we

疲惫

pí bèi

疲惫 is an adjective meaning 'exhausted' or 'worn

疲劳

pí láo

疲劳 (pí láo) is a compound noun meaning 'fatigu

复发率

fù fā lǜ

复发率 (fù fā lǜ) is a medical term meaning 're

准确率

zhǔn què lǜ

准确率 (zhǔn què lǜ) is a noun meaning 'accurac

死亡率

sǐ wáng lǜ

‘死亡率’ literally combines ‘死’ (to die), ‘

成功率

chéng gōng lǜ

'成功率' (chéng gōng lǜ) literally combines '成

情状

qíng zhuàng

‘情状’ (qíng zhuàng) is a formal noun meaning

现状

xiàn zhuàng

现状 (xiàn zhuàng) literally combines 现 (xiàn)

湿燥

shī zào

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), shī zào r