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.

惋恨

wǎn hèn

‘惋恨’ is a literary noun expressing a complex e

悼亡

dào wáng

‘悼亡’ (dào wáng) literally combines ‘悼’ (t

悼词

dào cí

‘悼词’ (dào cí) is a formal noun meaning 'eulo

闷葫芦

mēn hú lu

'Mēn hú lu' literally means 'stifled gourd'—a r

闷气

mēn qì

‘闷气’ (mēn qì) literally combines ‘闷’ (mē

祸患

huò huàn

祸患 is a formal, literary noun meaning 'disaster'

后患

hòu huàn

后患 literally means 'later trouble' or 'future ha

忧患

yōu huàn

忧患 (yōu huàn) is a classical and literary comp

患难

huàn nàn

‘患难’ (huàn nàn) is a classical two-character

患者

huàn zhě

患者 (huàn zhě) literally means 'one who suffers

悟性

wù xìng

悟性 (wù xìng) refers to a person’s natural cap

恩人

ēn rén

恩人 (ēn rén) literally means 'grace person' or

恩情

ēn qíng

恩情 (ēn qíng) is a formal, literary noun meanin

国耻

guó chǐ

‘国耻’ (guó chǐ) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

耻辱

chǐ rǔ

耻辱 (chǐ rǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'disgra

仁恕

rén shù

Ren shu (仁恕) is a classical Confucian virtue com

恕難從命

shù nán cóng mìng

‘恕難從命’ is a formal, highly polite phrase use

寬恕

kuān shù

寬恕 (kuān shù) means 'leniency' or 'to pardon'

恍然大悟

huǎngrán dà wù

‘Huǎngrán dà wù’ describes the vivid, almost

恒温

hénɡ wēn

‘恒温’ literally means ‘constant temperature’

恒星

hénɡ xīnɡ

'恒星' (hénɡ xīnɡ) literally means 'eternal st

恒心

hénɡ xīn

‘恒心’ literally means ‘constant heart’ — com

怯场

qiè chǎng

‘怯场’ (qiè chǎng) literally combines ‘怯’ (

怠倦

dài juàn

怠倦 (dài juàn) is a classical and literary noun

怠惰

dài duò

怠惰 (dài duò) is a formal, literary noun meanin

战怖

zhàn bù

‘战怖’ is a literary, formal noun meaning 'tremb

怖栗

bù lì

怖栗 (bù lì) is a literary, two-character noun m

悚怖

sǒng bù

"Sǒng bù" is a literary, formal noun meaning 'gh

怖畏

bù wèi

怖畏 (bù wèi) is a literary and formal noun mean

惊怖

jīng bù

惊怖 is a compound noun meaning 'shock and terror'

暴怒

bào nù

暴怒 (bào nù) describes a sudden, intense, and o

怒容

nù róng

怒容 (nù róng) literally combines 怒 (nù), mean

怒涛

nù tāo

怒涛 literally combines 怒 (nù), meaning 'anger'

怒火

nù huǒ

怒火 literally means 'anger fire' — a vivid metap

愤怒

fèn nù

愤怒 is a compound noun meaning 'indignation' or '

忠心

zhōng xīn

忠心 literally means 'loyal heart' — combining 忠

忠告

zhōng gào

忠告 means 'sincere advice' or 'earnest warning'

忌讳

jì huì

忌讳 (jì huì) is a noun meaning 'taboo' — somet

循环

xún huán

‘循环’ (xún huán) literally combines ‘循’ (t

御批

yù pī

‘御批’ (yù pī) literally combines ‘御’ (yù)