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.

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

首都

shǒu dū

首都 (shǒu dū) literally means 'first city' —

首领

shǒu lǐng

首领 (shǒu lǐng) literally combines 首 (shǒu),

外卖餐

wàimàicān

'Wàimàicān' literally combines three characters

自助餐

zìzhùcān

'Zìzhùcān' literally means 'self-help meal' —

晚餐

wǎncān

‘晚餐’ literally combines ‘晚’ (wǎn), meaning

午餐

wǔcān

午餐 (wǔcān) literally combines 午 (wǔ), meanin

早餐

zǎocān

早餐 (zǎocān) literally means 'early meal' — 早

养老

yǎng lǎo

‘养老’ literally combines 养 (yǎng), meaning 't

营养

yíng yǎng

营养 (yíng yǎng) literally combines 营 (yíng),

修养

xiū yǎng

‘Xiū yǎng’ (修养) literally combines ‘xiū’

铁饼

tiě bǐng

‘铁饼’ literally means ‘iron cake’—‘铁’ (ti

饼干

bǐng gān

饼干 (bǐng gān) means 'cracker' or 'biscuit' —

蛋饼

dàn bǐng

蛋饼 (dàn bǐng) is a popular Chinese street food

葱油饼

cōng yóu bǐng

A cōng yóu bǐng is a popular Chinese savory fla

月饼

yuè bǐng

'Mooncake' (yuè bǐng) is a traditional Chinese p

饺子馆

jiǎo·zi guǎn

‘饺子馆’ (jiǎo·zi guǎn) literally means 'dump

酸辣饺子汤

suān là jiǎo·zi tāng

酸辣饺子汤 (suān là jiǎo·zi tāng) is a flavor

蒸饺

zhēng jiǎo

蒸饺 (zhēng jiǎo) literally means 'steamed dumpl

煎饺

jiān jiǎo

煎饺 (jiān jiǎo) literally means 'fried dumpling

水饺

shuǐ jiǎo

Shuǐ jiǎo (水饺) literally means 'water dumpling

饺子

jiǎo·zi

‘Jiǎo·zi’ refers to traditional Chinese dumpli

预期

yù qī

预期 (yù qī) means 'expectation' as a noun or 'a

预算

yù suàn

预算 (yù suàn) means 'budget' — a planned estim

预报

yù bào

预报 (yù bào) literally means 'pre-report' — 预

页脚

yè jiǎo

‘页脚’ (yè jiǎo) literally means 'page foot' a

页眉

yè méi

'Page eyebrow' is a vivid, literal translation of

页岩

yè yán

'Yèyán' (shale) is a fine-grained sedimentary ro

页码

yè mǎ

'Yè mǎ' literally combines 'yè' (page) and 'mǎ