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.

井水

jǐng shuǐ

'Jǐng shuǐ' literally combines 'jǐng' (well) an

井盖

jǐng gài

'Jǐng gài' literally means 'well cover'—'jǐng'

井田

jǐng tián

The term jǐng tián (well-field) refers to an anc

井宿

jǐng xiù

‘Jǐng Xiù’ (Jing Mansion) is one of the 28 lun

予盾

yǔ dùn

‘予盾’ is a variant spelling of the more common

予取予求

yú qǔ yú qiú

‘予取予求’ is a classical four-character idiom m

乳制品

rǔ zhì pǐn

乳制品 literally means 'milk-made products' — 乳

乳牙

rǔ yá

'Rǔ yá' literally means 'milk teeth'—'rǔ' (乳)

乳名

rǔ míng

‘乳名’ (rǔ míng) literally combines ‘乳’ (r

乳癌

rǔ ái

‘乳癌’ is a compound noun meaning ‘breast cance

乳汁

rǔ zhī

‘乳汁’ literally combines 乳 (rǔ), meaning 'mil

蜜丸

mì wán

‘Mì wán’ (honey pill) is a traditional Chinese

雪丸

xuě wán

‘雪丸’ (xuě wán) literally means ‘snow pellet

铁丸

tiě wán

铁丸 (tiě wán) literally means 'iron pellet' —

汤丸

tāng wán

‘汤丸’ (tāng wán) literally means ‘soup ball

弹丸

dàn wán

‘弹丸’ (dàn wán) literally combines ‘弹’ (d

药丸

yào wán

药丸 (yào wán) literally combines 药 (yào), mea

肉串

ròu chuàn

"Ròu chuàn" literally means "meat skewer" — it

一串

yī chuàn

‘一串’ (yī chuàn) is a measure word phrase mea

丙烯

bǐng xī

丙烯 (bǐng xī) is the Chinese term for propylene

甲乙丙

jiǎ yǐ bǐng

甲乙丙 (jiǎ yǐ bǐng) literally refers to the fi

丙午

bǐng wǔ

‘丙午’ (bǐng wǔ) is a specific year designatio

丙级

bǐng jí

‘丙级’ (bǐng jí) literally combines 丙 (bǐng)

丙等

bǐng děng

丙等 (bǐng děng) literally combines 丙 (bǐng),

丙火

bǐng huǒ

‘丙火’ (bǐng huǒ) is a technical term from tra

丘壑

qiū hè

丘壑 (qiū hè) literally means 'hills and valleys

荒丘

huāng qiū

'Huangqiu' (荒丘) literally combines 'huāng' (荒)

故丘

gù qiū

‘故丘’ is a literary, poetic term meaning 'ances

丘陵

qiū líng

丘陵 (qiū líng) refers to low, rounded elevation

雪丘

xuě qiū

‘雪丘’ (xuě qiū) literally combines ‘雪’ (xu

沙丘

shā qiū

沙丘 (shā qiū) literally means 'sand hill' — 沙

丐余

gài yú

'丐余' literally means 'to beg the remainder' — c

乞丐

qǐ gài

‘乞丐’ (qǐ gài) is a compound noun meaning ‘b

园丁

yuán dīng

‘园丁’ literally means ‘garden male worker’, c

丁忧

dīng yōu

'Dīng yōu' is a formal classical Chinese term re

丁口

dīng kǒu

‘Dīng kǒu’ is a historical Chinese administrat

壮丁

zhuàng dīng

‘壮丁’ literally combines 壮 (zhuàng, meaning '

人丁

rén dīng

‘Rén dīng’ literally combines ‘rén’ (person

获胜捷径

huò shèng jié jìng

‘获胜捷径’ literally means ‘victory-winning swi

捷思

jié sī

捷思 (jié sī) is a literary and somewhat formal