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.

垄亩

lǒng mǔ

'Lǒng mǔ' is a literary, classical compound noun

垄作

lǒng zuò

‘垄作’ (lǒng zuò) is an agricultural technique

垄沟

lǒng gōu

‘垄沟’ (lǒng gōu) refers to the traditional ri

田垄

tián lǒng

‘田垄’ (tián lǒng) refers to the raised, narro

法坛

fǎ tán

‘法坛’ (fǎ tán) literally combines ‘法’ (fǎ

讲坛

jiǎng tán

‘讲坛’ literally combines ‘讲’ (jiǎng), meani

论坛

lùn tán

论坛 (lùn tán) literally combines 论 (lùn), mea

文坛

wén tán

‘文坛’ literally combines ‘文’ (wén), meaning

祭坛

jì tán

祭坛 (jì tán) literally combines 祭 (jì), meani

天坛

tiān tán

Temple of Heaven (Tiān Tán) is a historic imperi

乡野

xiāng yě

乡野 literally combines 乡 (xiāng), meaning 'home

野火

yě huǒ

‘Yě huǒ’ literally combines 野 (yě), meaning

野心

yě xīn

‘野心’ literally combines ‘yě’ (wild, untamed

野餐

yě cān

'Yěcān' literally combines 'yě' (wild, open, na

野外

yě wài

'野外' literally combines '野' (yě), meaning 'wil

坟地

fén dì

‘坟地’ (fén dì) literally combines ‘坟’ (fé

荒坟

huāng fén

'Huang fén' literally combines 'huāng' (desolate

新坟

xīn fén

'Xīn fén' literally combines 'xīn' (new) and 'f

祖坟

zǔ fén

‘祖坟’ literally means ‘ancestor’s grave’ —

坟头

fén tóu

'Fén tóu' literally means 'grave top'—'fén' re

堕民

duòmín

‘堕民’ (duòmín) was a hereditary social outcas

堕胎

duòtāi

‘堕胎’ literally means ‘fetus fall’ — 堕 (du

堕落

duòluò

'堕落' (duòluò) is a compound noun meaning 'mora

近墨者黑

jìn mò zhě hēi

‘近墨者黑’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

墨客

mò kè

‘墨客’ (mò kè) literally combines ‘墨’ (mò)

墨迹

mò jì

‘墨迹’ literally means 'ink trace' — combining

墨宝

mò bǎo

'Mò bǎo' literally combines 'mò' (ink) and 'bǎ

墟市

xū shì

墟市 (xū shì) is a dialectal term—especially co

城墟

chéng xū

Chéng xū literally combines chéng (city wall, f

墟里

xū lǐ

墟里 (xū lǐ) is a literary and poetic noun meani

墟落

xū luò

墟落 (xū luò) is a literary and somewhat poetic

丘墟

qiū xū

丘墟 (qiū xū) literally combines 丘 (qiū), mean

废墟

fèi xū

废墟 (fèi xū) literally combines 废 (fèi), mean

坠机

zhuì jī

'坠机' (zhuì jī) literally combines 坠 (zhuì),

陵墓

líng mù

‘Líng mù’ literally combines ‘líng’ (a larg

古墓

gǔ mù

古墓 literally means 'ancient tomb' — 古 (gǔ) me

墓地

mù dì

‘墓地’ (mù dì) literally combines 墓 (mù), me

墓碑

mù bēi

‘Mù bēi’ literally means ‘tomb stone’: 墓 (m

坟墓

fén mù

‘坟墓’ (fén mù) is a compound noun meaning ‘g

座垫

zuò diàn

座垫 (zuò diàn) literally combines 座 (zuò), me