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.

啬夫

sèfū

'Sèfū' is an ancient Chinese official title refe

嗅神经

xiù shén jīng

'Xiù shén jīng' literally means 'smell spirit n

嗅敏度

xiù mǐn dù

‘嗅敏度’ literally combines three characters: 嗅

嗅觉

xiù jué

'Xiù jué' literally combines 嗅 (xiù), meaning

寓喻

yù yù

‘寓喻’ (yù yù) is a literary noun meaning ‘al

博喻

bó yù

‘博喻’ is a rhetorical device in classical and m

明喻

míng yù

‘Míng yù’ (明喻) is a rhetorical device in Chi

暗喻

àn yù

Ànyù (暗喻) is a literary device meaning 'implic

比喻

bǐ yù

比喻 (bǐ yù) literally means 'to compare and exp

国丧

guósāng

‘Guósāng’ literally combines ‘guó’ (country

丧服

sāngfú

丧服 (sāngfú) literally combines 丧 (sāng), mea

丧事

sāngshì

‘丧事’ (sāngshì) literally combines ‘丧’ (s

喧宾夺主

xuān bīn duó zhǔ

‘喧宾夺主’ literally means ‘the guest makes noi

喧嚣

xuān xiāo

喧嚣 (xuān xiāo) is a literary and slightly form

喧哗

xuān huá

喧哗 (xuān huá) is a disyllabic noun meaning 'cl

微喘

wēi chuǎn

微喘 (wēi chuǎn) literally combines 微 (wēi), m

急喘

jí chuǎn

‘急喘’ literally combines ‘急’ (urgent, rapid)

喘鸣

chuǎn míng

‘喘鸣’ (chuǎn míng) is a medical noun referrin

气喘

qì chuǎn

气喘 literally means 'qi (vital energy or air) + p

喘息

chuǎn xī

喘息 literally combines 喘 (to pant, to gasp) and

喉舌

hóu shé

‘喉舌’ literally means 'throat and tongue'—the

喉结

hóu jié

‘Hóu jié’ literally means ‘throat knot’ —

喉癌

hóu ái

喉癌 (hóu ái) literally means 'throat cancer' —

喉咙

hóu lóng

‘喉咙’ (hóu lóng) is a colloquial, everyday te

喇嚓

lā chā

喇嚓 (lā chā) is a reduplicative onomatopoeic co

喇咧

lā liē

‘喇咧’ is a dialectal onomatopoeic noun, primari

喇哒

lā dā

喇哒 (lā dā) is an onomatopoeic word that mimics

喇啦

lā lā

‘喇啦’ (lā lā) is a reduplicated onomatopoeic

啥事

shá shì

‘啥事’ is an informal, colloquial contraction of

聋哑

lóng yǎ

‘聋哑’ (lóng yǎ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

哑剧

yǎ jù

‘哑剧’ (yǎ jù) literally means ‘silent drama

哑巴

yǎ ba

‘哑巴’ literally combines 哑 (yǎ, 'mute' or 'un

啃老

kěn lǎo

'Kěn lǎo' literally means 'to gnaw the elderly'

唾星

tuò xīng

‘唾星’ literally means 'spittle' or 'saliva drop

唾液

tuò yè

‘唾液’ is the formal, scientific term for ‘sali

唾余

tuò yú

‘唾余’ literally means ‘spittle remnants’—com

唐三彩

Táng sān cǎi

‘Táng sān cǎi’ (Tang sancai) refers to a dist

唐人街

Táng rén jiē

'Táng rén jiē' literally means 'Tang people str

唐装

Táng zhuāng

'Táng zhuāng' literally means 'Tang-style clothi

唐朝

Táng cháo

The Tang dynasty (618–907 CE) was one of China’s