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.

软件库

ruǎnjiànkù

Software repository (ruǎnjiànkù) is a centraliz

语料库

yǔliàokù

A yǔliàokù (linguistic corpus) is a large, stru

资料库

zīliàokù

资料库 (zīliàokù) literally combines 资 (zī, '

数据库

shùjùkù

'数据库' (shùjùkù) literally means 'data wareho

仓库

cāngkù

仓库 (cāngkù) is a compound noun meaning 'wareho

王府

wáng fǔ

王府 (wáng fǔ) literally means 'prince’s reside

贵府

guì fǔ

贵府 (guì fǔ) is a formal, respectful term meani

知府

zhī fǔ

‘Zhī fǔ’ (知府) was a high-ranking local admin

市府

shì fǔ

'Shì fǔ' literally combines 市 (shì), meaning '

省府

shěng fǔ

‘Shěng fǔ’ literally combines 省 (shěng), mea

幼教

yòu jiào

‘幼教’ is a compound noun formed from 幼 (yòu),

幼年

yòu nián

幼年 (yòu nián) literally combines 幼 (yòu), me

幼苗

yòu miáo

幼苗 literally means 'young sprout' — 幼 (yòu) m

幼儿

yòu ér

幼儿 (yòu ér) literally combines 幼 (yòu), mean

幻境

huàn jìng

‘幻境’ literally combines ‘幻’ (huàn), meanin

幻影

huàn yǐng

‘幻影’ literally combines 幻 (huàn), meaning ‘

幻灭

huàn miè

‘幻灭’ (huàn miè) literally combines ‘幻’ (h

幻觉

huàn jué

‘幻觉’ (huàn jué) literally combines ‘幻’ (h

幻想

huàn xiǎng

‘幻想’ (huàn xiǎng) is a noun meaning ‘fantas

通货

tōng huò

‘通货’ is a formal, written-term noun meaning ‘

数字货币

shù zì huò bì

‘数字货币’ literally means ‘number-character cu

硬币

yìng bì

硬币 (yìng bì) literally means 'hard currency'

外币

wài bì

‘外币’ literally means ‘outside currency’ — t

人民币

rén mín bì

Renminbi (RMB), literally meaning 'people's curren

银幕

yín mù

‘银幕’ literally means ‘silver curtain’ — 银

幕后

mù hòu

‘幕后’ literally means ‘behind the curtain’—

帷幕

wéi mù

‘帷幕’ literally combines 帷 (wéi), meaning a h

夜幕

yè mù

‘夜幕’ literally means ‘night curtain’—a poet

单幅

dān fú

‘单幅’ (dān fú) is a noun meaning 'single-fram

幅员

fú yuán

幅员 (fú yuán) is a formal literary noun meaning

横幅

héng fú

A héng fú is a long, narrow banner displayed hor

条幅

tiáo fú

A tiáo fú is a traditional Chinese hanging scrol

一幅画

yī fú huà

'Yī fú huà' literally means 'one measure-unit p

幅度

fú dù

幅度 (fúdù) is a noun meaning 'range', 'extent',

草席

cǎo xí

‘草席’ (cǎo xí) is a traditional woven mat mad

席位

xí wèi

'席位' literally combines '席' (xí), meaning 'mat

酒席

jiǔ xí

酒席 (jiǔ xí) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), mean

主席

zhǔ xí

主席 (zhǔ xí) literally combines 主 (zhǔ), mean

珠帘

zhū lián

‘珠帘’ literally means 'pearl curtain' — ‘珠’

门帘

mén lián

A 'mén lián' is a hanging curtain placed over a