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.

乡土

xiāng tǔ

‘乡土’ literally combines ‘乡’ (xiāng), meani

泥土

ní tǔ

‘泥土’ (ní tǔ) literally combines ‘泥’ (ní)

土豆

tǔ dòu

‘土豆’ (tǔ dòu) literally means ‘earth bean’

土地

tǔ dì

土地 (tǔ dì) literally combines 土 (tǔ), meanin

兵团

bīng tuán

兵团 (bīng tuán) literally combines 兵 (bīng),

一团

yī tuán

‘一团’ (yī tuán) is a measure phrase used for

代表团

dài biǎo tuán

‘代表团’ (dài biǎo tuán) literally combines

团结

tuán jié

团结 (tuán jié) means 'solidarity' as a noun and

团圆

tuán yuán

‘团圆’ literally combines ‘团’ (tuán), meanin

外圆内方

wài yuán nèi fāng

‘Wài yuán nèi fāng’ is a classical Chinese i

圆桌会议

yuán zhuō huì yì

A 'yuán zhuō huì yì' (roundtable conference) i

圆圈

yuán quān

‘圆圈’ (yuán quān) is a common noun meaning ‘

圈套

quān tào

‘圈套’ literally combines ‘圈’ (quān), meanin

固体

gù tǐ

'固体' (gùtǐ) literally means 'fixed form' — '

喷嚏反射

pēn tì fǎn shè

The term '喷嚏反射' (pēn tì fǎn shè) literally

过敏性喷嚏

guò mǐn xìng pēn tì

'Allergic sneeze' refers to a sneeze triggered by

喷嚏声

pēn tì shēng

'Pēn tì shēng' literally combines three charact

威吓

wēi hè

威吓 (wēi hè) means 'intimidation' or 'coercion'

吓阻

hè zǔ

‘吓阻’ (hè zǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘de

吨级

dūn jí

'Ton-class' (dūn jí) is a compound noun used pri

百吨

bǎi dūn

‘百吨’ (bǎi dūn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

吨公里

dūn gōnglǐ

'Ton-kilometer' is a standard unit for measuring f

吨粮田

dūn liáng tián

'Ton-grain field' (dūn liáng tián) is a technic

千吨

qiān dūn

‘千吨’ (qiān dūn) literally means ‘thousand t

吨位

dūnwèi

‘吨位’ (dūnwèi) literally combines ‘吨’ (dū

喷嚏

pēn tì

'Pēn tì' literally combines 喷 (pēn), meaning '

喷发

pēn fā

‘喷发’ literally combines 喷 (pēn, 'to spurt' o

喷射

pēn shè

‘喷射’ is a compound word formed from 喷 (to spu

喷雾

pēn wù

'Spray' refers to a fine mist of liquid particles

器官

qì guān

器官 (qì guān) literally combines 器 (qì), mean

容器

róng qì

容器 (róng qì) literally combines 容 (róng), me

武器

wǔ qì

武器 (wǔ qì) literally means 'martial tool' —

嘉会

jiā huì

‘嘉会’ is a classical and literary noun meaning

嘉言

jiā yán

'Jiā yán' literally combines 嘉 (jiā), meaning

嘉名

jiā míng

嘉名 literally combines 嘉 (jiā), meaning 'excell

金嗓子

jīn sǎng zi

‘Jīn sǎng zi’ literally means ‘golden voice’

破嗓子

pò sǎng zi

‘破嗓子’ literally means ‘broken voice’ — ‘

嗓音

sǎng yīn

'Sǎng yīn' literally combines 嗓 (sǎng), meanin

嗓子

sǎng zi

'Sǎng zi' literally combines 嗓 (sǎng), meaning

喊声

hǎn shēng

'Hǎn shēng' literally combines 喊 (to shout, yel