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.

药瓶

yào píng

'Yào píng' literally combines 'yào' (medicine,

酒瓶

jiǔ píng

酒瓶 (jiǔ píng) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), me

暖瓶

nuǎn píng

‘暖瓶’ (nuǎn píng) literally means ‘warm bott

花瓶

huā píng

‘花瓶’ (huā píng) literally means ‘flower bot

闭环

bì huán

‘闭环’ (bì huán) literally means 'closed loop'

光环

guāng huán

光环 (guāng huán) literally means 'light ring'—

耳环

ěr huán

‘耳环’ (ěr huán) literally means ‘ear ring’

环保

huán bǎo

环保 (huán bǎo) is a noun meaning 'environmental

环境

huán jìng

环境 (huán jìng) literally combines 环 (huán),

特区

tè qū

‘特区’ (tè qū) literally means ‘special zone

特征

tè zhēng

特征 (tè zhēng) means 'characteristic' or 'featu

牙龈

yá yín

‘牙龈’ (yá yín) literally combines ‘牙’ (yá

门牙

mén yá

‘门牙’ literally means ‘door tooth’ — the cha

牙医

yá yī

牙医 literally means 'tooth doctor' — 牙 (yá) me

牙膏

yá gāo

牙膏 (yá gāo) literally means 'tooth paste' —

牙刷

yá shuā

‘牙刷’ literally means ‘tooth brush’ — ‘牙’

牙齿

yá chǐ

‘牙齿’ (yá chǐ) is the standard, neutral term

相片

xiàng piàn

‘相片’ (xiàng piàn) literally combines ‘相’

唱片

chàng piàn

'Chàngpiàn' literally combines 唱 (chàng, 'to s

影片

yǐng piàn

影片 literally combines 影 (yǐng, 'shadow' or 'im

名片

míng piàn

‘Míng piàn’ literally combines ‘míng’ (name

一片

yī piàn

‘一片’ (yī piàn) is a measure word phrase mean

小爷

xiǎo yé

'小爷' (xiǎo yé) is a playful, self-deprecating

太爷

tài yé

‘太爷’ (tài yé) is a respectful kinship term m

老爷

lǎo yé

'Lǎo yé' is a historical and formal term of addr

爷们儿

yé menr

‘爷们儿’ (yé menr) is a colloquial, masculine-l

少爷

shào yé

'Shào yé' literally combines 'shào' (young, jun

爷爷

yé ye

爷爷 (yé ye) is a respectful and affectionate ter

爬竿

pá gān

‘Pá gān’ (爬竿) literally means ‘to climb a p

爬墙

pá qiáng

Literally meaning 'to climb a wall', pá qiáng d

爬虫

pá chóng

‘爬虫’ literally means ‘crawling insect/creatur

爬行

pá xíng

‘爬行’ literally combines ‘爬’ (to crawl or cl

爬山

pá shān

‘爬山’ literally means ‘to climb a mountain’

烧饼

shāo bǐng

Shāo bǐng (烧饼) is a traditional Chinese baked

心灯

xīn dēng

‘心灯’ (xīn dēng) literally means ‘heart lamp

油灯

yóu dēng

油灯 (yóu dēng) literally means 'oil lamp' — a

电灯

diàn dēng

‘电灯’ literally means ‘electric lamp’ — comb

红灯笼

hóng dēng long

A hóng dēng long (red lantern) is a traditional

路灯

lù dēng

‘路灯’ (lù dēng) literally means ‘road light

台灯

tái dēng

‘台灯’ literally means ‘platform lamp’ — ‘台