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.

下坡

xià pō

'Xià pō' literally combines 'xià' (down) and 'p

山坡

shān pō

山坡 literally combines 山 (shān), meaning 'mount

火坑

huǒ kēng

火坑 (huǒ kēng) literally means 'fire pit' — co

坑口

kēng kǒu

'Kēng kǒu' literally combines 坑 (kēng), meanin

坑道

kēng dào

‘坑道’ literally combines ‘坑’ (kēng), meanin

圣贤

shèng xián

‘Shèng xián’ is a classical compound noun refe

圣旨

shèng zhǐ

‘Shèng zhǐ’ literally means 'sacred decree'—a

圣水

shèng shuǐ

‘Shèng shuǐ’ literally combines ‘shèng’ (sa

圣地

shèng dì

圣地 (shèng dì) literally combines 圣 (shèng),

圣诞

shèng dàn

'Christmas' is a compound noun formed from two cha

圣人

shèng rén

'Shèng rén' literally combines 'shèng' (sacred,

亲嘱

qīn zhǔ

'亲嘱' literally combines '亲' (qīn), meaning 'pe

倒嚼

dào jiáo

‘倒嚼’ refers to the biological process of rumin

嚼劲

jiáo jìn

'Chewiness' — the pleasant, resilient texture of

细嚼慢咽

xì jiáo màn yàn

‘细嚼慢咽’ literally means ‘chew finely and swa

噪点

zàodiǎn

'Zàodiǎn' (noise point) is a compound noun forme

喧噪

xuānzào

‘喧噪’ is a compound noun meaning ‘uproarious n

噪声

zàoshēng

‘噪声’ (zàoshēng) literally combines ‘噪’ (z

噪音

zàoyīn

‘噪音’ (zàoyīn) literally combines ‘噪’ (zà

嘿喽

hēi lōu

'Hēi lōu' is ironic internet slang derived from

嘲笑声

cháo xiào shēng

‘嘲笑声’ literally combines three characters: ‘

冷嘲热讽

lěng cháo rè fěng

‘冷嘲热讽’ is a four-character idiom that litera

龙吟虎啸

lóng yín hǔ xiào

‘Lóng yín hǔ xiào’ literally means ‘dragon

虎啸

hǔ xiào

‘虎啸’ literally means 'tiger’s roar'—a compou

风啸

fēng xiào

风啸 (fēng xiào) literally combines 风 (fēng),

哗然

huá rán

‘哗然’ is a literary noun describing a sudden, c

哗变

huá biàn

'Huá biàn' literally combines 'huá' (a loud, ch

哗啦

huā lā

‘哗啦’ is a reduplicated onomatopoeic word that

呕逆

ǒu nì

"Ǒu nì" is a formal medical term meaning "nausea

干呕

gān ǒu

'干呕' (gān ǒu) literally combines 'dry' (干) an

呕哑

ǒu yā

‘呕哑’ is a reduplicative onomatopoeic noun that

呕心沥血

ǒu xīn lì xuè

‘呕心沥血’ is a vivid, literary idiom meaning to

嘈扰

cáo rǎo

‘嘈扰’ (cáo rǎo) is a compound noun meaning 'd

叹为观止

tàn wéi guān zhǐ

‘叹为观止’ is an elegant, literary idiom meaning

悲慨

bēi kǎi

悲慨 (bēi kǎi) is a literary noun that fuses two

激慨

jī kǎi

激慨 (jī kǎi) is a formal literary noun meaning

感慨

gǎn kǎi

感慨 (gǎn kǎi) expresses a deep, reflective emot

嗨点

hāi diǎn

'Hi dian' (嗨点) is slang that literally combines

嗦油

suō yóu

'嗦油' (suō yóu) is a vivid, colloquial noun der

嗦嗦

suō suō

'Suō suō' is a reduplicated onomatopoeic noun th