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.

关节

guān jié

'关节' (guān jié) literally combines '关' (guān

宝箱

bǎo xiāng

‘宝箱’ (bǎo xiāng) literally combines ‘宝’ (

工具箱

gōngjù xiāng

工具箱 (gōngjù xiāng) literally means 'tool box

信箱

xìn xiāng

‘信箱’ (xìn xiāng) literally combines ‘信’ (

邮箱

yóu xiāng

‘邮箱’ literally combines ‘邮’ (yóu), meaning

行李箱

xínglǐ xiāng

'Xínglǐ xiāng' literally means 'travel belongin

算术

suàn shù

算术 (suàn shù) is the Chinese word for 'arithme

计算

jì suàn

计算 (jì suàn) means 'to calculate' or 'computat

一次性筷子

yì cì xìng kuài zi

'Yì cì xìng kuài zi' literally means 'one-time

银筷

yín kuài

‘银筷’ (yín kuài) literally means ‘silver cho

竹筷

zhú kuài

‘竹筷’ literally means ‘bamboo chopsticks’ —

筷架

kuài jià

A kuài jià is a small utensil or stand used to h

筷子

kuài zi

Chopsticks (kuài zi) are the traditional eating u

對答

duì dá

‘對答’ literally combines 對 (duì, 'to face, to

答辯

dá biàn

‘答辯’ (dá biàn) literally combines ‘答’ (to

突起

tū qǐ

突起 (tū qǐ) is a noun meaning 'a protrusion' or

突发事件

tū fā shì jiàn

突发事件 literally means 'sudden occurrence event'

突袭

tū xí

突袭 means 'surprise attack' — a sudden, unexpect

突破

tū pò

突破 (tū pò) literally combines 突 (tū, 'to bur

虚空

xū kōng

‘虚空’ (xū kōng) is a philosophical noun meani

空想

kōng xiǎng

‘Kōng xiǎng’ literally combines ‘kōng’ (emp

空白

kòng bái

空白 (kòng bái) literally combines 空 (kòng), m

秋收

qiū shōu

秋收 (qiū shōu) literally combines 秋 (qiū), me

秋风

qiū fēng

‘秋风’ literally means ‘autumn wind’ — a comp

金秋

jīn qiū

‘金秋’ (jīn qiū) is a poetic, literary term me

中秋

zhōng qiū

‘中秋’ (zhōng qiū) literally means ‘middle of

立秋

lì qiū

‘Lì qiū’ (立秋) is the 13th of the traditional

秋天

qiū tiān

秋天 (qiū tiān) means 'autumn' or 'fall' — the

敬礼

jìng lǐ

‘敬礼’ (jìng lǐ) literally combines ‘敬’ (to

回礼

huí lǐ

‘回礼’ (huí lǐ) literally means ‘returning a

礼仪

lǐ yí

礼仪 (lǐ yí) is a compound noun meaning 'ritual'

礼貌

lǐ mào

礼貌 (lǐ mào) means 'politeness' or 'courtesy'

礼品

lǐ pǐn

‘礼品’ (lǐ pǐn) literally combines 礼 (lǐ), m

礼物

lǐ wù

‘礼物’ (lǐ wù) literally combines ‘礼’ (lǐ)

空碗

kōng wǎn

‘空碗’ literally means ‘empty bowl’ — it comb

大碗

dà wǎn

‘Dà wǎn’ literally means ‘large bowl’ — the

碗筷

wǎn kuài

‘碗筷’ (wǎn kuài) is a compound noun meaning

饭碗

fàn wǎn

‘饭碗’ literally means 'rice bowl'—a simple con

矮墙

ǎi qiáng

‘矮墙’ literally means ‘short wall’ or ‘low w

矮树

ǎi shù

矮树 (ǎi shù) literally means 'short tree' — 矮