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.

敬老令

jìng lǎo lìng

'Jìng lǎo lìng' literally means 'respect-elder-

法令

fǎ lìng

法令 (fǎ lìng) is a formal noun meaning 'statute

号令

hào lìng

‘号令’ (hào lìng) is a formal noun meaning ‘e

近代

jìn dài

‘近代’ (jìn dài) literally means ‘recent era

代理

dài lǐ

‘代理’ (dài lǐ) literally combines ‘代’ (to

代表

dài biǎo

The word 代表 (dài biǎo) literally combines 代 (

享年

xiǎng nián

Xiǎng nián is a formal, respectful, and elegantl

乙炔

yǐ quē

乙炔 (yǐ quē) is the Chinese term for acetylene,

乙醇

yǐ chún

乙醇 (yǐ chún) is the formal scientific term for

乙型肝炎

yǐ xíng gān yán

‘乙型肝炎’ (yǐ xíng gān yán) is the standard

乙部

yǐ bù

乙部 (yǐ bù) literally means 'Section B' or 'Div

乙等

yǐ děng

‘乙等’ (yǐ děng) literally combines ‘乙’—th

甲乙

jiǎ yǐ

甲乙 (jiǎ yǐ) literally refers to the first two

乖宝宝

guāi bǎo bǎo

'Guāi bǎo bǎo' literally combines 乖 (guāi, 'w

疲乏

pí fá

疲乏 is a compound noun meaning 'tiredness' or 'ex

丑态

chǒu tài

'Chǒu tài' literally combines 丑 (chǒu, 'ugly'

丑闻

chǒu wén

‘丑闻’ (chǒu wén) literally combines ‘丑’ (c

丑角

chǒu jué

‘丑角’ (chǒu jué) literally means ‘ugly role

小丑

xiǎo chǒu

‘小丑’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small) and

畸形

jī xíng

畸形 (jī xíng) is a noun meaning 'malformation'

形象

xíng xiàng

‘形象’ (xíng xiàng) literally combines ‘形’

形势

xíng shì

‘形势’ (xíng shì) literally combines ‘形’ (x

形状

xíng zhuàng

‘形状’ (xíng zhuàng) is a compound noun meanin

大义

dà yì

‘Dà yì’ literally combines ‘dà’ (great, maj

义工

yì gōng

The word 义工 literally combines 义 (yì), meaning

义气

yì qì

‘Yì qì’ (义气) is a culturally rich noun descr

意义

yì yì

‘意义’ (yì yì) is a noun meaning ‘meaning’ o

义务

yì wù

'义务' (yìwù) is a noun meaning 'duty' or 'oblig

正义

zhèng yì

正义 (zhèng yì) means 'justice' — the moral pri

参政

cān zhèng

‘参政’ literally means ‘to participate in gover

政权

zhèng quán

‘政权’ (zhèng quán) literally combines ‘政’

政治

zhèng zhì

政治 (zhèng zhì) means 'politics' — the theory

政策

zhèng cè

‘政策’ (zhèng cè) means ‘policy’ — an offic

政府

zhèng fǔ

政府 (zhèng fǔ) literally means 'administration

节制

jiézhì

‘节制’ is a compound word formed from 节 (jié),

产后

chǎn hòu

'Chǎn hòu' literally means 'after childbirth' —

产妇

chǎn fù

‘产妇’ literally combines ‘产’ (chǎn), meanin

产业

chǎn yè

产业 (chǎn yè) is a noun with two primary meanin

生产

shēng chǎn

‘生产’ is a compound word formed from 生 (shēng

一龄鱼

yī líng yú

'Yī líng yú' literally means 'one-year-old fish