Browse "Noun" 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.

窄路

zhǎi lù

'窄路' literally combines 窄 (zhǎi), meaning 'nar

窄门

zhǎi mén

'窄门' (zhǎi mén) literally means 'narrow gate'

稳赢

wěn yíng

‘稳赢’ literally combines ‘稳’ (wěn), meaning

名实相称

míng shí xiāng chèn

‘名实相称’ literally means ‘name and reality ma

偷税

tōu shuì

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

免税

miǎn shuì

‘免税’ literally means ‘to exempt from tax’ —

税务

shuì wù

税务 (shuìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'taxati

退税

tuì shuì

"Tuì shuì" literally means "to withdraw tax" —

移位

yí wèi

移位 (yí wèi) literally combines 移 (yí), meani

移情

yí qíng

‘移情’ (yí qíng) literally means ‘to shift fe

移民

yí mín

‘移民’ (yí mín) literally combines ‘移’ (yí

秩禄

zhì lù

‘秩禄’ is a classical Chinese compound noun refe

品秩

pǐn zhì

品秩 (pǐn zhì) is a formal, historical Chinese t

秩序

zhì xù

秩序 (zhì xù) literally combines 秩 (zhì), mean

秩俸

zhì fèng

‘秩俸’ (zhì fèng) is a classical and formal te

官秩

guān zhì

官秩 refers to the formal rank assigned to governm

秘方

mìfāng

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

秘书

mìshū

Secretary is a noun referring to a person who assi

秘诀

mìjué

秘诀 literally means 'secret method' — 秘 (mì) m

秘密

mìmì

秘密 (mìmì) means 'secret' — something delibera

私交

sī jiāo

‘私交’ literally combines ‘私’ (sī), meaning

私心

sī xīn

‘私心’ literally combines ‘私’ (sī), meaning

私事

sī shì

‘私事’ (sī shì) literally combines ‘私’ (sī

私人

sī rén

‘私人’ (sī rén) literally combines ‘私’ (sī

神速

shén sù

神速 (shén sù) literally combines 神 (shén, 'di

神情

shén qíng

神情 refers specifically to a person’s facial exp

神经

shén jīng

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

神仙

shén xiān

‘神仙’ (shén xiān) literally combines ‘神’ (

障碍

zhàng ài

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

碎屑

suì xiè

‘碎屑’ (suì xiè) literally combines ‘碎’ (br

碎片

suì piàn

碎片 (suì piàn) literally combines 碎 (‘broken,

硬座

yìng zuò

'Hard seat' (yìng zuò) refers to the standard, n

硬件

yìng jiàn

Hardware refers to the physical components of a co

砂石

shā shí

砂石 (shā shí) is a compound noun meaning 'sand

石英

shí yīng

Quartz is a common mineral composed of silicon dio

结石

jié shí

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

石油

shí yóu

Petroleum, or 'shí yóu', is a naturally occurrin

石灰

shí huī

石灰 (shí huī) is a chemical compound—calcium o

石匠

shí jiàng

石匠 (shí jiàng) literally means 'stone artisan'

规天矩地

guī tiān jǔ dì

‘规天矩地’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning