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.

吉凶

jí xiōng

吉凶 is a classical compound noun meaning 'good an

吉日

jí rì

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

叮哨

dīng shào

‘叮哨’ is an archaic literary noun referring to

叮当

dīng dāng

‘叮当’ is an onomatopoeic noun that imitates the

叮咚

dīng dōng

‘叮咚’ is a reduplicative onomatopoeic word that

叭嗒

bā tā

‘叭嗒’ (bā tā) is an onomatopoeic noun that im

喇叭

lǎ ba

‘喇叭’ (lǎ ba) is a noun referring to a device

叭哒

bā dā

‘叭哒’ (bā dā) is a reduplicated onomatopoeic

叭叭

bā bā

‘叭叭’ is a reduplicated onomatopoeic word that

一丛

yī cóng

‘一丛’ is a measure word used specifically for p

灌木丛

guàn mù cóng

灌木丛 (guàn mù cóng) literally combines three

花丛

huā cóng

‘花丛’ literally combines ‘花’ (huā), meaning

丛林

cóng lín

‘丛林’ (cóng lín) literally combines ‘丛’ (c

草丛

cǎo cóng

‘草丛’ literally combines 草 (cǎo, 'grass') and

反叛

fǎn pàn

反叛 (fǎn pàn) is a compound word meaning 'rebel

叛乱

pàn luàn

叛乱 (pàn luàn) is a formal noun meaning 'rebell

叛徒

pàn tú

‘叛徒’ (pàn tú) is a compound noun meaning 'tr

背叛

bèi pàn

‘背叛’ is a compound verb meaning 'to betray' —

卸力

xiè lì

卸力 (xiè lì) is a core concept in Chinese marti

协议

xiéyì

协议 (xiéyì) is a formal noun meaning 'agreement

卓识

zhuó shí

‘卓识’ (zhuó shí) is a formal, literary noun m

卑职

bēi zhí

‘卑职’ is a highly formal, archaic self-referenc

自卑

zì bēi

自卑 (zì bēi) literally means 'self-low' — 自 (

谦卑

qiān bēi

谦卑 is a compound word expressing deep humility a

复勘

fù kān

复勘 (fù kān) is a formal noun meaning 're-inves

勘探

kān tàn

'Kān tàn' literally combines 勘 (kān), meaning

勘误

kān wù

‘勘误’ (kān wù) is a formal noun meaning ‘tex

勘验

kān yàn

勘验 (kān yàn) is a formal noun meaning 'forensi

勘查

kān chá

'勘查' (kān chá) is a formal noun meaning 'field

共勉

gòng miǎn

‘共勉’ is a concise, elegant phrase meaning 'let

勃起

bó qǐ

勃起 (bó qǐ) is a formal, clinical term meaning

劫后余生

jié hòu yú shēng

‘劫后余生’ literally means ‘remaining life afte

浩劫

hào jié

浩劫 (hào jié) is a formal, literary noun meanin

劫难

jié nàn

劫难 (jié nàn) is a formal, literary noun meanin

乳化剂

rǔ huà jì

An emulsifier (rǔ huà jì) is a substance that h

显影剂

xiǎn yǐng jì

'显影剂' (xiǎn yǐng jì) is a photographic chemi

固化剂

gù huà jì

'固化剂' (gù huà jì) literally means 'solidifyi

催化剂

cuī huà jì

A 'catalyst' (cuī huà jì) is a substance that s

消毒剂

xiāo dú jì

消毒剂 (xiāo dú jì) literally means 'eliminate-

药剂

yào jì

‘药剂’ (yào jì) literally combines 药 (yào),