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.

唇枪舌剑

chún qiāng shé jiàn

'Chún qiāng shé jiàn' is a vivid four-characte

剑气

jiàn qì

'Jiàn qì' literally means 'sword aura' — a poet

剑客

jiàn kè

‘剑客’ literally means ‘sword person’—a compo

剑术

jiàn shù

‘剑术’ (jiàn shù) literally means ‘sword tech

宝剑

bǎo jiàn

‘宝剑’ literally means ‘treasured sword’ — co

雷劈

léi pī

‘雷劈’ literally means 'thunder strike'—combini

副词

fù cí

'副词' (fù cí) literally means 'auxiliary word'

副食品

fù shí pǐn

副食品 (fù shí pǐn) literally means 'secondary

副作用

fù zuò yòng

'副作用' literally means 'secondary effect' — '副

副主席

fù zhǔ xí

副主席 (fù zhǔ xí) literally means 'vice' (副)

副手

fù shǒu

‘副手’ literally means ‘assistant hand’—‘副

副本

fù běn

副本 (fùběn) literally means 'secondary original

剥削

bō xuē

'剥削' (bō xuē) literally combines '剥' (to peel

剖面

pōu miàn

‘剖面’ (pōu miàn) literally combines 剖 (pōu)

解剖

jiě pōu

‘解剖’ (jiě pōu) literally combines ‘解’ (to

名刹

míng chà

'Míng chà' literally combines 'míng' (famous, r

禅刹

chán chà

禅刹 (chán chà) is a formal, literary term for a

宝刹

bǎo chà

‘宝刹’ is a respectful, literary term for a Budd

佛刹

fó chà

佛刹 (fó chà) literally combines 佛 (fó), meani

山刹

shān chà

‘山刹’ (shān chà) literally means ‘mountain t

古刹

gǔ chà

古刹 (gǔ chà) literally combines 古 (gǔ), meani

削足适履

xuē zú shì lǚ

‘削足适履’ is a classical Chinese idiom literall

购物券

gòu wù quàn

A gòu wù quàn (shopping voucher) is a paper or

兑换券

duì huàn quàn

A duì huàn quàn (redemption voucher) is a physi

入场券

rù chǎng quàn

入场券 literally means 'enter + venue + voucher'

债券

zhài quàn

‘债券’ (zhài quàn) is a financial instrument r

代金券

dài jīn quàn

A dài jīn quàn (cash voucher) is a redeemable c

优惠券

yōu huì quàn

'优惠券' (yōu huì quàn) literally combines thre

徒刑

tú xíng

'Tú xíng' literally combines 'tú' (meaning 'con

刑讯

xíng xùn

‘刑讯’ (xíng xùn) literally combines 刑 (xíng

刑期

xíng qī

刑期 (xíng qī) literally combines 刑 (xíng), me

刑事

xíng shì

‘刑事’ (xíng shì) is a noun meaning ‘criminal

刑法

xíng fǎ

刑法 (xíng fǎ) literally means 'punishment law'

月刊

yuè kān

'月刊' (yuè kān) is a compound noun meaning 'mon

特刊

tè kān

‘特刊’ (tè kān) literally combines ‘特’ (tè

刊物

kān wù

刊物 (kān wù) literally combines 刊 (kān), mean

凹槽

āo cáo

凹槽 (āo cáo) is a compound noun meaning 'groove

眼窝凹陷

yǎn wō āo xiàn

‘眼窝凹陷’ literally means ‘eye socket sunken’

凹版印刷

āo bǎn yìn shuā

Intaglio printing (āo bǎn yìn shuā) is a tradi

凹面镜

āo miàn jìng

A concave mirror (āo miàn jìng) is a reflective