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.

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’

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