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.

酒精

jiǔ jīng

Alcohol (ethanol) is a colorless, volatile chemica

红酒

hóng jiǔ

红酒 (hóng jiǔ) literally means 'red wine' — a

白酒

bái jiǔ

‘Bái jiǔ’ literally means ‘white liquor’—‘

邻家

lín jiā

‘邻家’ literally means ‘neighbor’s (home or fa

邻座

lín zuò

‘邻座’ literally means ‘adjacent seat’—it com

邻里

lín lǐ

邻里 (lín lǐ) literally combines 邻 (lín), mean

邻国

lín guó

‘邻国’ literally means ‘neighbor country’ — c

邻居

lín jū

‘邻居’ (lín jū) literally combines ‘邻’ (lí

邮编

yóu biān

‘邮编’ is a short, commonly used noun meaning ‘

邮政

yóu zhèng

邮政 (yóu zhèng) literally combines 邮 (yóu), m

邮票

yóu piào

邮票 (yóu piào) is a noun meaning 'postage stamp

邮局

yóu jú

邮局 (yóu jú) literally combines 邮 (yóu), mean

自选

zì xuǎn

自选 literally means 'self-select' — 自 (zì) mea

选手

xuǎn shǒu

'选手' literally combines '选' (xuǎn), meaning 't

选举

xuǎn jǔ

‘选举’ (xuǎn jǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

机遇

jī yù

‘机遇’ (jī yù) literally means ‘chance encoun

迎春

yíng chūn

‘迎春’ literally means 'to welcome spring' and f

迎新

yíng xīn

'Yíng xīn' literally combines 'yíng' (to welcom

公共交通工具

gōnggòng jiāotōng gōngjù

公共交通工具 literally means 'public transportatio

私家车

sījiāchē

'Sījiāchē' literally means 'private family car'

一辆

yī liàng

‘一辆’ (yī liàng) is a measure word phrase mea

跟屁虫

gēn pì chóng

‘跟屁虫’ literally means ‘a bug that follows th

跟前

gēn qián

跟前 means 'right in front of someone'—a spatial

跟头

gēn tou

‘跟头’ (gēn tou) is a noun meaning ‘somersault

跟班

gēn bān

‘跟班’ literally means ‘to follow the group/cla

志趣

zhìqù

志趣 (zhìqù) is a compound noun formed from 志 (

情趣

qíngqù

情趣 (qíngqù) is a compound noun formed from 情

兴趣

xìngqù

‘兴趣’ (xìngqù) is a noun meaning 'interest',

趣味

qùwèi

‘趣味’ (qùwèi) is a noun meaning ‘interest,’

卓越

zhuóyuè

卓越 (zhuóyuè) is a formal, positive term meanin

越剧

yuèjù

Yuèjù (Shaoxing opera) is one of China’s most i

越南

Yuènán

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country whose name in

超载

chāo zài

‘超载’ literally means ‘beyond carrying’ — ‘

超市

chāo shì

'Chāo shì' (超市) literally combines 超 (chāo),

锦标赛

jǐn biāo sài

'锦标赛' (jǐn biāo sài) literally combines thre

预赛

yù sài

‘预赛’ (yù sài) literally combines ‘预’ (yù

决赛

jué sài

决赛 (jué sài) means 'final (round)'—the last a

赛跑

sài pǎo

‘赛跑’ literally combines ‘赛’ (sài), meaning

赛车

sài chē

赛车 (sài chē) literally combines 赛 (sài), mea

变态

biàn tài

The word biàntài literally combines biàn (to ch