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.

卷帘门

juǎn lián mén

A 'juǎn lián mén' (roller shutter door) is a ty

花卷

huā juǎn

‘Huā juǎn’ (花卷) is a traditional Chinese ste

卷烟

juǎn yān

卷烟 literally means 'rolled smoke' — 卷 (juǎn)

卷发

juǎn fà

'Juǎn fà' literally means 'curled hair' — 卷 (j

卷尺

juǎn chǐ

A juǎn chǐ is a flexible, retractable measuring

公升

gōng shēng

‘公升’ (gōng shēng) is the standard Mandarin t

匹配器

pǐ pèi qì

'匹配器' (pǐ pèi qì) is a technical noun meanin

匹配度

pǐ pèi dù

匹配度 (pǐ pèi dù) literally combines 匹 (origi

外汇

wài huì

‘外汇’ (wài huì) literally means ‘external cu

勿扰

wù rǎo

‘勿扰’ is a concise, formal phrase meaning ‘do

匀速

yún sù

'Yún sù' literally combines 匀 (yún), meaning '

劝学

quànxué

劝学 (quànxué) literally means 'to urge or exhor

劝告

quàngào

劝告 (quàngào) is a formal noun meaning 'admonit

勤政

qín zhèng

勤政 literally combines 勤 (qín, 'diligent, indus

大势

dà shì

‘大势’ literally combines ‘dà’ (big, great) a

权势

quán shì

‘权势’ (quán shì) is a compound noun meaning

气势

qì shì

气势 (qì shì) literally combines 气 (qì, 'vital

名胜

míng shèng

'Míng shèng' literally combines 'míng' (famous,

胜地

shèng dì

胜地 (shèng dì) literally combines 胜 (shèng),

胜利

shèng lì

胜利 (shèng lì) means 'victory' — the successfu

劲头

jìn tou

‘劲头’ (jìn tou) is a colloquial noun meaning e

脚劲

jiǎo jìn

‘脚劲’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

劣根性

liè gēn xìng

'劣根性' (liè gēn xìng) literally combines '劣'

劣迹

liè jì

劣迹 literally combines 劣 (liè), meaning 'poor',

劣势

liè shì

"Liè shì" literally combines "liè" (inferior, p

轻创

qīng chuāng

‘轻创’ (qīng chuāng) is a compound noun meanin

创痛

chuāng tòng

创痛 literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning 'wou

创痕

chuāng hén

创痕 (chuāng hén) literally combines 创 (chuāng

创口

chuāng kǒu

‘创口’ literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning

创面

chuāng miàn

‘创面’ literally combines ‘创’ (chuāng), mean

创伤

chuāng shāng

创伤 (chuāng shāng) is a noun meaning 'trauma' o

剪影

jiǎn yǐng

‘剪影’ literally combines 剪 (jiǎn, 'to cut') a

剪纸

jiǎn zhǐ

‘Jiǎn zhǐ’ literally means ‘to cut paper’ an

剪刀

jiǎn dāo

剪刀 (jiǎn dāo) is a compound noun meaning 'scis

针刺

zhēn cì

‘针刺’ literally means ‘needle puncture’—‘针

刺猬

cì wei

‘刺猬’ (cì wèi) is a compound noun meaning ‘h

刺杀

cì shā

‘刺杀’ (cì shā) is a formal noun meaning 'assa

刺激

cì jī

'Cì jī' literally combines 'cì' (to prick, pier

删节

shān jié

‘删节’ (shān jié) is a compound word meaning

初生

chū shēng

初生 literally combines 初 (chū), meaning 'first'