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.

侨汇

qiáo huì

‘侨汇’ refers specifically to money sent back to

归侨

guī qiáo

‘归侨’ (guī qiáo) literally combines ‘归’ (t

侨胞

qiáo bāo

‘侨胞’ (qiáo bāo) literally combines ‘侨’ (q

侨务

qiáo wù

'Qiáo wù' literally combines 侨 (qiáo), meaning

侨民

qiáo mín

‘侨民’ (qiáo mín) refers specifically to Chine

华侨

huá qiáo

'Huáqiáo' literally combines 华 (huá), meaning

倾销

qīng xiāo

‘倾销’ (qīng xiāo) is a formal economic term m

倾盆大雨

qīng pén dà yǔ

‘倾盆大雨’ literally means 'rain pouring from an

情债

qíng zhài

‘Qíng zhài’ literally combines ‘qíng’ (emot

外债

wài zhài

‘外债’ (wài zhài) literally means ‘external d

债权

zhài quán

'债权' (zhài quán) literally combines 债 (zhài)

债务

zhài wù

债务 (zhài wù) is a formal noun meaning 'debt'—

杰作

jié zuò

‘杰作’ (jié zuò) literally combines ‘杰’ (ji

豪杰

háo jié

‘豪杰’ (háo jié) is a classical and literary n

英杰

yīng jié

‘英杰’ (yīng jié) is a formal, literary noun m

伪命题

wěimìngtí

'伪命题' (wěimìngtí) literally means 'false pro

伪科学

wěikēxué

'伪科学' (wěikēxué) literally means 'false scie

伪君子

wěijūnzǐ

'Wěijūnzǐ' literally means 'false gentleman' —

伪证

wěizhèng

'伪证' (wěizhèng) literally combines '伪' (wěi)

侦讯

zhēn xùn

‘侦讯’ is a formal noun meaning ‘interrogation

侦探

zhēn tàn

‘侦探’ is a noun meaning ‘detective’ — a pers

侦测

zhēn cè

‘侦测’ is a formal, technical noun meaning ‘det

侦察

zhēn chá

'侦察' (zhēn chá) is a compound word meaning 're

侦查

zhēn chá

‘侦查’ (zhēn chá) is a formal noun meaning ‘c

旁侧

pángcè

旁侧 literally combines 旁 (páng), meaning 'side'

右侧

yòucè

右侧 literally means 'right side' — 右 (yòu) mea

左侧

zuǒcè

左侧 literally means 'left side' and is a compound

侧面

cèmiàn

'Cèmiàn' literally combines 'cè' (side, lateral

逼格

bī gé

'逼格' (bī gé) is internet slang that humorously

偏颇

piān pō

'偏颇' (piān pō) is a formal noun meaning 'one-s

偏见

piān jiàn

偏见 (piān jiàn) means 'prejudice' — an unfair

偏爱

piān ài

偏爱 means 'partiality' or 'special fondness' — a

偏差

piān chā

偏差 (piān chā) is a noun meaning 'deviation' or

偏向

piān xiàng

偏向 (piān xiàng) is a noun meaning 'bias' or 'p

异伦

yì lún

‘异伦’ literally combines ‘异’ (yì), meaning

伦常

lún cháng

伦常 (lún cháng) is a classical Chinese compound

五伦

wǔ lún

‘Wǔ lún’ (the Five Cardinal Relationships) is

人伦

rén lún

人伦 (rén lún) is a classical Chinese term refer

天伦

tiān lún

‘天伦’ (tiān lún) literally combines ‘天’ (t

伦理

lún lǐ

伦理 (lún lǐ) is a formal noun meaning 'ethics'