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.

凹陷

āo xiàn

凹陷 (āo xiàn) is a noun meaning 'depression' or

凸版

tū bǎn

凸版 (tū bǎn) literally means 'protruding plate'

凸轮

tū lún

凸轮 (tū lún) is a mechanical engineering term r

凸透镜

tū tòu jìng

A convex lens (tū tòu jìng) is a transparent op

凸面

tū miàn

凸面 (tū miàn) literally means 'protruding surfa

凸起

tū qǐ

凸起 (tū qǐ) is a noun meaning 'protrusion' or '

尘凡

chén fán

尘凡 literally combines 尘 (chén, 'dust' or 'worl

凡例

fán lì

凡例 (fán lì) is a formal noun referring to the

凡人

fán rén

凡人 literally means 'ordinary person'—'凡' (fán

凡事

fán shì

凡事 means 'everything' or 'all matters' — it ref

凄风苦雨

qī fēng kǔ yǔ

‘凄风苦雨’ literally means ‘bleak wind and bitt

冤魂

yuān hún

‘冤魂’ literally combines ‘冤’ (yuān), meanin

冤家

yuān jiā

‘冤家’ literally combines 冤 (yuān, 'injustice'

冤案

yuān àn

‘冤案’ literally combines ‘冤’ (yuān), meanin

冤枉

yuān wàng

‘冤枉’ (yuān wàng) literally combines ‘冤’ (

兢畏

jīng wèi

‘兢畏’ is a classical Chinese compound noun mean

兜肚

dōu dù

兜肚 (dōu dù) is a traditional Chinese baby slin

避凶趋吉

bì xiōng qū jí

‘避凶趋吉’ is a classical four-character idiom m

凶年

xiōng nián

‘凶年’ literally combines ‘凶’ (xiōng), meani

凶兆

xiōng zhào

凶兆 literally means 'ominous sign' — 凶 (xiōng)

凶器

xiōng qì

凶器 (xiōng qì) literally combines 凶 (xiōng),

凶手

xiōng shǒu

‘凶手’ literally combines ‘凶’ (xiōng), meani

先兆

xiān zhào

‘先兆’ literally combines 先 (xiān, meaning 'be

瑞兆

ruì zhào

瑞兆 (ruì zhào) is a classical Chinese compound

不祥之兆

bù xiáng zhī zhào

‘Bù xiáng zhī zhào’ literally means ‘an ina

吉兆

jí zhào

‘吉兆’ (jí zhào) literally means ‘auspicious

征兆

zhēng zhào

‘征兆’ (zhēng zhào) is a compound noun meaning

预兆

yù zhào

预兆 (yù zhào) is a noun meaning 'omen' or 'fore

储值

chǔzhí

'Chǔzhí' (储值) literally combines 'chǔ' (to st

储能

chǔnéng

'Chǔnéng' (储能) literally combines 'chǔ' (to s

储君

chǔjūn

‘储君’ (chǔjūn) literally means ‘stored ruler

储蓄

chǔxù

储蓄 (chǔxù) is a compound noun meaning 'savings

拟古

nǐgǔ

‘拟古’ (nǐgǔ) is a literary term meaning ‘imi

拟人

nǐrén

‘拟人’ (nǐrén) is a literary device meaning ‘

仪仗

yízhàng

‘仪仗’ (yízhàng) refers to a formal group of p

仪态

yítài

仪态 (yítài) literally combines 仪 (yí), meanin

僻俗

pì sú

‘僻俗’ refers to crude, backward, or superstitio

僻字

pì zì

‘僻字’ (pì zì) literally combines ‘僻’ (pì)

僵局

jiāng jú

僵局 (jiāng jú) literally combines 僵 (jiāng),

侥幸心理

jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ

‘侥幸心理’ literally combines ‘jiǎo’ (to gain