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.

疗法

liáo fǎ

疗法 (liáo fǎ) literally combines 疗 (liáo), me

疯言疯语

fēng yán fēng yǔ

‘疯言疯语’ literally means ‘crazy speech, crazy

疯子

fēng zi

‘疯子’ literally combines 疯 (fēng), meaning 'c

头痛

tóu tòng

‘头痛’ literally means 'head pain' — it combine

痒处

yǎng chù

"Yǎng chù" literally means 'the exact spot that

心痒

xīn yǎng

‘心痒’ literally means 'itchy heart'—a vivid, m

痒痒

yǎng yang

"Yǎng yang" is a reduplicated form of the noun "y

疲倦

pí juàn

疲倦 is a compound word meaning 'tiredness' or 'we

疲劳

pí láo

疲劳 (pí láo) is a compound noun meaning 'fatigu

甩卖

shuǎi mài

'Shuǎi mài' literally combines 'shuǎi' (to flin

琉璃心

liú lí xīn

‘琉璃心’ (liú lí xīn) is a poetic, literary c

琉璃厂

liú lí chǎng

Liu Li Chang (Liú Lí Chǎng) is a historic cultu

琉璃珠

liú lí zhū

琉璃珠 (liú lí zhū) literally means 'glazed bea

琉璃灯

liú lí dēng

‘琉璃灯’ (liú lí dēng) literally means ‘glaz

玻璃

bō li

玻璃 (bō li) is a noun meaning 'glass' — the har

琉璃

liú lí

琉璃 (liú lí) is a noun referring to a type of v

奇珍异宝

qí zhēn yì bǎo

‘奇珍异宝’ literally combines four characters:

珍馐

zhēn xiū

珍馐 (zhēn xiū) is a formal, literary noun meani

珍品

zhēn pǐn

珍品 literally combines 珍 (zhēn), meaning 'rare,

山大王

shān dà wáng

Shān dà wáng literally means 'mountain big king

霸王

bà wáng

‘霸王’ literally combines ‘霸’ (bà), meaning

王后

wáng hòu

‘Wáng hòu’ literally combines 王 (wáng, 'king

王子

wáng zǐ

王子 (wáng zǐ) literally means 'king’s child'

女王

nǚ wáng

女王 (nǚ wáng) literally means 'female king' —

国王

guó wáng

国王 (guó wáng) literally combines 国 (guó), me

金玉良言

jīn yù liáng yán

‘Jīn yù liáng yán’ literally means ‘golden

玉人

yù rén

‘Yù rén’ literally combines ‘yù’ (jade), a

玉器

yù qì

‘Yù qì’ literally means ‘jade vessel’ or ‘j

玉石

yù shí

‘Yù shí’ is a general term for jade in Chinese

复发率

fù fā lǜ

复发率 (fù fā lǜ) is a medical term meaning 're

转化率

zhuǎn huà lǜ

‘转化率’ (zhuǎn huà lǜ) literally means ‘tra

准确率

zhǔn què lǜ

准确率 (zhǔn què lǜ) is a noun meaning 'accurac

失业率

shī yè lǜ

失业率 (shī yè lǜ) literally means 'loss-occupa

死亡率

sǐ wáng lǜ

‘死亡率’ literally combines ‘死’ (to die), ‘

成功率

chéng gōng lǜ

'成功率' (chéng gōng lǜ) literally combines '成

奉献

fèng xiàn

‘奉献’ (fèng xiàn) is a formal, positive noun

独白

dú bái

‘独白’ literally means 'alone speech' — combini

独创

dú chuàng

‘独创’ (dú chuàng) literally combines 独 (dú)

独立

dú lì

独立 (dú lì) literally combines 独 (‘alone, sol

小狮子

xiǎo shī·zi

‘Xiǎo shī·zi’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (s