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.

教龄

jiào líng

‘教龄’ literally combines ‘教’ (jiào), meanin

工龄

gōng líng

‘Gōng líng’ literally combines ‘gōng’ (work

低龄

dī líng

‘低龄’ literally combines ‘low’ (低 dī) and

高龄

gāo líng

高龄 literally means 'high age' — 高 (gāo) means

年龄

nián líng

年龄 (nián líng) is a compound noun meaning 'age

一鼓作气

yī gǔ zuò qì

‘Yī gǔ zuò qì’ literally means ‘to beat the

锣鼓

luó gǔ

‘锣鼓’ (luó gǔ) is a compound noun referring c

默许

mò xǔ

默许 (mò xǔ) literally combines 默 (mò), meanin

默读

mò dú

‘默读’ literally combines ‘默’ (mò), meaning

沉默

chén mò

沉默 (chén mò) literally combines 沉 (chén, 'to

丽人

lì rén

'Lì rén' literally combines 'lì' (beautiful, el

丽水

lì shuǐ

Lìshuǐ is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Pr

朝丽

cháo lì

‘朝丽’ (cháo lì) is an archaic Chinese term hi

韩丽

hán lì

‘韩丽’ is a rare, literary compound meaning ‘Ko

大韩民国

dà hán mín guó

‘Dà Hán Mín Guó’ (Republic of Korea) is the

朝鲜

cháo xiǎn

‘朝鲜’ (Cháoxiǎn) is the standard Chinese name

盐碱地

yán jiǎn dì

Saline-alkali soil (yán jiǎn dì) refers to land

盐分

yán fèn

盐分 literally means 'salt portion' — 盐 (yán) m

海盐

hǎi yán

‘海盐’ (hǎi yán) literally means ‘sea salt’

盐水

yán shuǐ

盐水 (yán shuǐ) literally means 'salt water' —

食盐

shí yán

食盐 (shí yán) literally means 'food salt' — 食

北京烤鸭

Běijīng kǎo yā

Beijing roast duck (Běijīng kǎo yā) is a world

鸭绒

yā róng

‘鸭绒’ literally combines ‘鸭’ (yā), meaning

鸭肉

yā ròu

‘鸭肉’ literally means ‘duck meat’—a compound

鸭子

yā zi

‘鸭子’ (yā zi) literally combines ‘鸭’ (yā),

闹市

nàoshì

闹市 literally combines 闹 (nào), meaning 'noisy'

惊吓

jīng xià

‘惊吓’ is a compound noun meaning ‘fright’ or

惊慌

jīng huāng

‘惊慌’ is a compound word formed by combining tw

惊喜

jīng xǐ

‘惊喜’ (jīng xǐ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

验光

yàn guāng

‘验光’ literally means ‘to test light’ — but

验收

yàn shōu

'Yàn shōu' (验收) literally combines 'yàn' (to

验血

yàn xuè

‘验血’ literally means ‘test blood’ and refers

测验

cè yàn

‘测验’ (cè yàn) is a noun meaning ‘test’ or

骄阳

jiāo yáng

‘骄阳’ literally means ‘proud sun’ — a poetic

骗术

piàn shù

‘骗术’ literally combines 骗 (piàn), meaning 't

诈骗

zhà piàn

诈骗 (zhà piàn) is a compound noun meaning 'frau

骗子

piàn zi

骗子 (piàn zi) is a compound noun meaning 'frauds

首映

shǒu yìng

‘首映’ literally means ‘first screening’ — ‘

首席

shǒu xí

首席 (shǒu xí) literally combines 首 (shǒu), me

一首诗

yī shǒu shī

'Yī shǒu shī' literally means 'one head of poem