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.

遗产

yíchǎn

‘遗产’ (yíchǎn) literally combines ‘遗’ (yí

违例

wéi lì

违例 (wéi lì) literally combines 违 (‘to violat

达人

dá rén

达人 (dá rén) literally combines 达 (dá), meani

造诣

zào yì

Zàoyì is a formal noun meaning 'attainment' or '

逗号

dòu hào

‘逗号’ (dòu hào) is the standard Chinese term

正途

zhèng tú

'Zhèng tú' literally combines 'zhèng' (correct,

同途

tóng tú

‘同途’ literally means 'same path' or 'shared co

歧途

qí tú

'歧途' literally means 'forked path'—'歧' (qí) s

逃税

táo shuì

‘逃税’ literally means ‘to flee tax’ — the ch

返璞归真

fǎn pú guī zhēn

返璞归真 is a classical four-character idiom meani

返祖

fǎn zǔ

返祖 (fǎn zǔ) literally means 'returning to the

返程

fǎn chéng

返程 literally means 'return journey' — 返 (fǎn)

迅风

xùn fēng

迅风 literally combines 迅 (xùn), meaning 'swift'

迅雷

xùn léi

迅雷 literally means 'swift thunder' — 迅 (xùn)

农学

nóng xué

农学 (nóng xué) literally combines 农 (nóng), m

农活

nóng huó

农活 (nóng huó) literally combines 农 (nóng), m

农具

nóng jù

‘农具’ (nóng jù) is a compound noun meaning 'f

农业

nóng yè

农业 (nóng yè) literally means 'farm work' or 'f

答辩

dá biàn

答辩 (dá biàn) is a formal noun meaning 'oral de

辩护

biàn hù

'辩护' (biàn hù) literally combines '辩' (to arg

辩论

biàn lùn

辩论 (biàn lùn) means 'debate' — a formal, stru

辞呈

cí chéng

辞呈 (cí chéng) literally combines 辞 (cí), mea

合辑

hé jí

‘合辑’ (hé jí) is a noun meaning ‘compilation

文辑

wén jí

‘文辑’ (wén jí) is a formal noun meaning 'lite

专辑

zhuān jí

‘专辑’ (zhuān jí) is a noun meaning 'special a

法轮

fǎ lún

‘法轮’ (fǎ lún) literally means ‘Dharma wheel

轮岗

lún gǎng

‘轮岗’ (lún gǎng) literally means ‘rotating p

车轮

chē lún

车轮 (chē lún) literally means 'vehicle wheel' a

晚辈

wǎn bèi

晚辈 (wǎn bèi) literally combines 晚 (wǎn, 'lat

祖辈

zǔ bèi

祖辈 (zǔ bèi) literally combines 祖 (zǔ), meani

同辈

tóng bèi

‘同辈’ literally means ‘same generation’—‘同

后辈

hòu bèi

‘后辈’ (hòu bèi) literally combines ‘后’ (h

前辈

qián bèi

‘前辈’ (qián bèi) literally combines ‘前’ (q

辅料

fǔliào

‘辅料’ literally combines 辅 (fǔ), meaning ‘to

辅助线

fǔzhùxiàn

'辅助线' literally means 'assisting line' — combi

辅音

fǔyīn

'Fǔyīn' literally means 'assisting sound' — the

史载

shǐ zǎi

‘史载’ literally means ‘history records’ — co

记载

jì zǎi

记载 (jì zǎi) is a versatile word meaning 'to re

软肋

ruǎn lèi

‘软肋’ literally means 'soft rib'—referring to

软广

ruǎn guǎng

'Soft advertisement' (ruǎn guǎng) refers to prom