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.

小偷

xiǎo tōu

小偷 (xiǎo tōu) literally means 'small thief' —

伟力

wěi lì

Wěi lì literally combines wěi (great, mighty, e

伟业

wěi yè

‘伟业’ (wěi yè) is a formal, literary noun mea

伟人

wěi rén

‘伟人’ (wěi rén) literally combines ‘伟’ (w

倡议

chàng yì

倡议 (chàng yì) is a formal, often collective or

万籁俱寂

wàn lài jù jì

‘万籁俱寂’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

入乡随俗

rù xiāng suí sú

‘Rù xiāng suí sú’ literally means ‘enter th

俗语

sú yǔ

‘俗语’ (sú yǔ) literally combines 俗 (sú), me

俊彦

jùn yàn

‘俊彦’ is a classical, literary noun meaning ‘d

俊杰

jùn jié

‘俊杰’ is a literary and formal noun meaning ‘e

俊才

jùn cái

‘俊才’ (jùn cái) is a formal, literary noun me

促膝

cù xī

‘促膝’ literally means ‘to draw knees close tog

依样画葫芦

yī yàng huà hú lu

‘依样画葫芦’ is an idiom literally meaning ‘to

依赖

yī lài

‘依赖’ (yī lài) is a compound word meaning 'to

佩饰

pèi shì

佩饰 (pèi shì) literally combines 佩 (pèi), mea

玉佩

yù pèi

A yù pèi is a traditional Chinese jade pendant,

佛号

fó hào

佛号 (fó hào) literally means 'Buddha’s name' a

佛寺

fó sì

佛寺 (fó sì) literally combines 佛 (fó), meanin

佛经

fó jīng

‘佛经’ literally means ‘Buddha’s scriptures’

佛陀

fó tuó

佛陀 (fó tuó) is the Chinese transliteration of

佛教

fó jiào

佛教 (fó jiào) means 'Buddhism' — the religion

余味

yú wèi

‘余味’ literally combines ‘余’ (yú), meaning

余热

yú rè

'余热' (yú rè) literally means 'remaining heat'

余款

yú kuǎn

Yú kuǎn literally combines yú (‘remaining, sur

余额

yú é

余额 (yú é) literally means 'remaining amount'

余生

yú shēng

‘余生’ literally combines ‘余’ (yú), meaning

余地

yú dì

'余地' (yú dì) literally combines '余' (yú), me

布衣

bù yī

布衣 (bù yī) literally means 'cloth garment' —

分布

fēn bù

‘分布’ (fēn bù) literally combines ‘分’ (to

布料

bù liào

布料 (bù liào) literally combines 布 (bù), mean

神似

shénsì

‘神似’ (shénsì) literally combines ‘shén’ (

伸缩

shēn suō

伸缩 (shēn suō) literally combines 伸 (to stretc

伴郎

bàn láng

'伴郎' (bàn láng) literally means 'accompanying

伴娘

bàn niáng

'伴娘' (bàn niáng) literally combines '伴' (bàn

伴奏

bàn zòu

'伴奏' (bàn zòu) literally combines '伴' (bàn),

伴侣

bàn lǚ

'Bàn lǚ' literally combines 'bàn' (to accompany

企业

qǐ yè

‘企业’ (qǐ yè) is a formal noun meaning 'enter

仿宋

fǎng sòng

'Fǎng sòng' (仿宋) is a widely used Chinese type

仿生

fǎng shēng

‘仿生’ (fǎng shēng) literally means ‘imitatin

时令

shí lìng

Shí lìng literally combines shí (time, season)