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.

唇齿相依

chún chǐ xiāng yī

‘唇齿相依’ literally means ‘lips and teeth depe

唇裂

chúnliè

‘唇裂’ (chúnliè) literally means ‘lip split’

唇彩

chúncǎi

唇彩 (chúncǎi) literally means 'lip color' — 唇

唇膏

chúngāo

唇膏 (chúngāo) literally means 'lip ointment' —

嘴唇

zuǐchún

嘴唇 (zuǐchún) literally combines 嘴 (zuǐ), mea

唆讼

suōsòng

‘唆讼’ is a classical Chinese legal term referri

哼唧

hēng jī

‘哼唧’ (hēng jī) is a reduplicated onomatopoei

哼鸣

hēng míng

‘哼鸣’ (hēng míng) refers to the vocal techniq

鼻哼

bí hēng

‘鼻哼’ (bí hēng) is a technical term referring

冷哼

lěng hēng

‘冷哼’ is a compound noun or interjection that l

哼声

hēng shēng

'Hēng shēng' literally combines 'hēng' — a ver

哺食

bǔshí

‘哺食’ is a formal or literary term meaning ‘to

哺乳

bǔrǔ

哺乳 (bǔrǔ) literally combines 哺 (to feed, espe

哨子

shào zi

‘哨子’ is a compound noun meaning 'whistle'—a s

哨音

shào yīn

‘哨音’ literally combines 哨 (shào), meaning ‘

哨所

shào suǒ

‘哨所’ (shào suǒ) literally combines 哨 (shào

哨兵

shào bīng

哨兵 (shào bīng) literally combines 哨 (shào),

哦声

ó shēng

'Ó shēng' literally means 'oh sound' — it refer

哦然

ó rán

‘哦然’ is an archaic literary noun meaning ‘a s

哄哄

hōng hōng

‘哄哄’ is an onomatopoeic reduplication that mim

哀思

āi sī

‘Āi sī’ is a literary and solemn noun meaning

哀伤

āi shāng

Āi shāng is a compound word formed from two char

哀乐

āi yuè

Āi yuè literally combines 哀 (āi), meaning 'gri

悲哀

bēi āi

‘悲哀’ is a compound word formed by two characte

鼻咽

bí yān

‘鼻咽’ (bí yān) is a medical anatomical term r

咽炎

yān yán

Pharyngitis (yān yán) is a medical term referrin

咽喉

yān hóu

'Yān hóu' literally combines 咽 (yān), meaning

呵欠

hē qiàn

‘呵欠’ (hē qiàn) is a noun meaning ‘yawn’—t

吼声

hǒu shēng

Hǒu shēng literally combines 吼 (hǒu), meaning

狮子吼

shī zi hǒu

'Lion's roar' (shī zi hǒu) is a classical Chines

吞吐

tūn tǔ

‘吞吐’ literally combines 吞 (to swallow, inhale

吝色

lìn sè

‘吝色’ literally combines 吝 (lìn), meaning 'st

明君

míng jūn

‘Míng jūn’ literally combines ‘míng’ (brigh

暴君

bào jūn

暴君 (bào jūn) literally combines 暴 (bào), mea

君臣

jūn chén

'Jūn chén' literally combines 'jūn' (ruler, sov

国君

guó jūn

‘国君’ (guó jūn) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

君主

jūn zhǔ

‘君主’ (jūn zhǔ) is a formal, literary noun me

君子

jūn zǐ

‘Jūn zǐ’ literally combines ‘jūn’ (ruler, s

吉言

jí yán

‘吉言’ literally combines ‘吉’ (jí), meaning

大吉

dà jí

‘Dà jí’ literally means ‘great auspiciousness