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.

渔船

yú chuán

渔船 (yú chuán) literally combines 渔 (yú), mea

轮船

lún chuán

轮船 literally means 'wheel ship' — 轮 (lún) ref

怀旧

huái jiù

‘Huái jiù’ literally combines ‘huái’ (to ch

新旧

xīn jiù

'Xīn jiù' literally combines the characters for

旧址

jiù zhǐ

'旧址' literally combines '旧' (jiù), meaning 'ol

旧事

jiù shì

‘旧事’ literally combines ‘旧’ (jiù), meaning

旧友

jiù yǒu

‘旧友’ literally combines ‘旧’ (jiù), meaning

旧书

jiù shū

'旧书' literally means 'old book', but in modern C

红脸

hóng liǎn

红脸 (hóng liǎn) literally means 'red face' and

长脸

zhǎng liǎn

‘长脸’ (zhǎng liǎn) is an idiomatic noun meani

脸色

liǎn sè

‘脸’ (liǎn) means 'face', and ‘色’ (sè) mean

笑脸

xiào liǎn

"Xiào liǎn" literally combines "xiào" (to smile

拖腿

tuō tuǐ

‘拖腿’ literally means 'drag leg'—a vivid image

腿疼

tuǐ téng

腿疼 (tuǐ téng) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), me

腿毛

tuǐ máo

腿毛 (tuǐ máo) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), mea

小腿

xiǎo tuǐ

‘Xiǎo tuǐ’ literally means ‘small leg’, but

大腿

dà tuǐ

大腿 literally means 'big leg' and refers specific

脚尖

jiǎo jiān

‘脚尖’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

脚踏车

jiǎo tà chē

‘脚踏车’ (jiǎo tà chē) literally means ‘foot

脚气

jiǎo qì

‘脚气’ (jiǎo qì) literally means ‘foot qi’—

脚印

jiǎo yìn

‘脚印’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

手脚

shǒu jiǎo

‘手脚’ literally means 'hands and feet', but as

脚步

jiǎo bù

‘脚步’ literally combines ‘脚’ (foot) and ‘步

胖娃娃

pàng wá wa

‘胖娃娃’ literally means 'chubby baby' — 胖 (p

育婴

yù yīng

育婴 (yù yīng) literally combines 育 (yù), mean

优育

yōu yù

'Yōu yù' literally combines 'yōu' (excellent, s

育龄

yù líng

育龄 literally combines 育 (yù), meaning 'to rais

声援

shēng yuán

'Shēng yuán' literally means 'voice support' —

声誉

shēng yù

声誉 (shēng yù) is a formal noun meaning 'reputa

声望

shēng wàng

'Shēng wàng' literally combines 'shēng' (sound,

声调

shēng diào

'Shēng diào' literally means 'sound tone' — 'sh

名声

míng shēng

‘Míng shēng’ literally combines ‘míng’ (nam

声音

shēng yīn

'声音' (shēng yīn) literally combines 'shēng' (

天聪

tiān cōng

‘天聪’ literally combines ‘天’ (tiān), meanin

香闻十里

xiāng wén shí lǐ

香闻十里 is a classical Chinese idiom meaning 'fra

传闻

chuán wén

传闻 (chuán wén) literally combines 传 (chuán),

耳闻

ěr wén

耳闻 literally means 'ear-hear' — combining 耳 (e

新闻

xīn wén

新闻 (xīn wén) literally means 'new information'

网聊

wǎng liáo

‘网聊’ is a compound noun formed from ‘网’ (w

耳语

ěr yǔ

‘耳语’ literally means ‘ear speech’—combining