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.

耳机

ěr jī

耳机 (ěr jī) literally means 'ear machine' — 耳

耳朵

ěr duō

耳朵 (ěr duō) is the colloquial, everyday term f

旅行者

lǚ xíng zhě

'旅行者' literally combines three characters: '旅'

投资者

tóu zī zhě

投资者 (tóu zī zhě) literally means 'one who in

使用者

shǐ yòng zhě

'使用者' literally combines three characters: '使'

读者

dú zhě

'读者' (dú zhě) literally means 'one who reads'

绩效

jì xiào

绩效 (jì xiào) is a compound noun meaning 'perfo

政绩

zhèng jì

‘政绩’ (zhèng jì) literally combines ‘政’ (z

功绩

gōng jì

功绩 (gōng jì) is a formal noun meaning 'meritor

业绩

yè jì

Yèjì literally combines yè (‘profession’, ‘b

成绩

chéng jì

'Chéngjì' literally combines 'chéng' (to succee

总部

zǒngbù

总部 (zǒngbù) literally means 'general departmen

总体

zǒngtǐ

总体 (zǒngtǐ) literally combines 总 (zǒng, 'tot

总经理

zǒngjīnglǐ

General manager (zǒngjīnglǐ) is a senior corpor

总统

zǒngtǒng

总统 (zǒngtǒng) means 'president'—specifically

练习册

liànxícè

练习册 (liànxícè) is a compound noun meaning 'w

安全网

ān quán wǎng

‘安全网’ (ān quán wǎng) literally means ‘saf

渔网

yú wǎng

渔网 (yú wǎng) literally combines 渔 (yú), mean

网络

wǎng luò

网络 (wǎng luò) literally combines 网 (wǎng), m

绿卡

lǜ kǎ

'Green card' is the common Chinese term for the U.

绿林

lǜ lín

‘绿林’ (lǜ lín) is a classical Chinese term li

绿草

lǜ cǎo

绿草 (lǜ cǎo) literally means 'green grass' — a

绿叶

lǜ yè

绿叶 (lǜ yè) literally means 'green leaf' — com

绿灯

lǜ dēng

‘绿灯’ literally means 'green light'—the green

绿色

lǜ sè

绿色 (lǜ sè) literally means 'green color' — 绿

终端

zhōng duān

Terminal (zhōng duān) is a technical noun borrow

终点

zhōng diǎn

终点 literally means 'end point' — combining 终 (

等级

děng jí

等级 (děng jí) is a noun meaning 'class,' 'rank,

级别

jí bié

级别 (jí bié) is a compound noun meaning 'rank',

年级

nián jí

年级 (nián jí) literally combines 年 (nián), me

萝卜糕

luó bo gāo

Luó bo gāo (turnip cake) is a traditional savory

桂花糕

guì huā gāo

Guìhuā gāo is a traditional Chinese sweet snack

绿豆糕

lǜ dòu gāo

绿豆糕 (lǜ dòu gāo) is a traditional Chinese sw

米糕

mǐ gāo

米糕 (mǐ gāo) literally means 'rice cake' — 米

年糕

nián gāo

‘Nián gāo’ (年糕) literally means ‘year cake

简报

jiǎn bào

‘简报’ (jiǎn bào) is a compound noun meaning

简历

jiǎn lì

简历 (jiǎn lì) literally means 'brief history'

气节

qì jié

气节 (qì jié) is a classical Chinese noun expres

节气

jié qì

'Jié qì' (solar term) refers to one of the 24 tr

节奏

jié zòu

节奏 (jié zòu) literally combines 节 (jié), mea