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.

热血

rè xuè

‘热血’ literally means 'hot blood' — combining

血型

xuè xíng

'Blood type' refers to the classification of human

血压

xuè yā

‘血压’ (xuè yā) literally means ‘blood pressu

血液

xuè yè

血液 (xuè yè) literally means 'blood fluid' —

蛀虫

zhù chóng

蛀虫 literally means 'boring insect' — 蛀 (zhù)

蚕虫

cán chóng

‘蚕虫’ (cán chóng) literally means ‘silkworm

虫子

chóng zi

虫子 (chóng zi) literally combines 虫 (chóng), m

益虫

yì chóng

'益虫' literally means 'beneficial insect' — the

昆虫

kūn chóng

‘昆虫’ (kūn chóng) is the standard Mandarin te

破茧成蝶

pò jiǎn chéng dié

‘破茧成蝶’ literally means ‘to break out of the

恋蝶

liàn dié

‘恋蝶’ is a poetic, literary compound noun meani

彩蝶

cǎi dié

彩蝶 literally combines 彩 (cǎi), meaning 'color'

蝶变

dié biàn

‘蝶变’ literally means 'butterfly transformation

蝶泳

dié yǒng

Butterfly stroke (dié yǒng) is one of the four c

蝴蝶

hú dié

Butterfly is a compound noun formed by two charact

蜜饯

mìjiàn

‘Mìjiàn’ (蜜饯) literally combines ‘mì’ (ho

蜂蜡蜜

fēnglàmì

‘Fēnglàmì’ literally combines three character

蜜语

mìyǔ

‘蜜语’ literally combines ‘蜜’ (mì), meaning

蜜桃

mìtáo

‘Mìtáo’ literally means 'honey peach'—combini

蜜月

mìyuè

‘蜜月’ (mìyuè) literally means ‘honey month’

蜂蜜

fēngmì

蜂蜜 literally means 'bee-honey' — 蜂 (fēng) mea

蜂蜡

fēng là

Beeswax (fēng là) is a natural wax produced by h

蜂巢

fēng cháo

蜂巢 (fēng cháo) literally means 'bee nest' —

蜂王

fēng wáng

蜂王 (fēng wáng) literally means 'bee king' but

马蜂

mǎ fēng

‘马蜂’ (mǎ fēng) literally means ‘horse bee’

蜜蜂

mì fēng

‘蜜蜂’ (mì fēng) literally combines ‘蜜’ (m

属蛇

shǔ shé

'属蛇' literally means 'belongs to the Snake' and

蛇蝎心肠

shé xiē xīn cháng

‘蛇蝎心肠’ (shé xiē xīn cháng) is a vivid, f

画蛇添足

huà shé tiān zú

'Draw a snake and add legs' is a classic Chinese i

牛鬼蛇神

niú guǐ shé shén

牛鬼蛇神 literally means 'ox demons, ghosts, snake

蛇毒

shé dú

'Snake venom' (shé dú) is a toxic substance prod

蛇形

shé xíng

‘蛇形’ (shé xíng) literally combines ‘snake’

霓虹

ní hóng

‘霓虹’ (ní hóng) literally means ‘secondary r

虹彩

hóng cǎi

虹彩 (hóng cǎi) literally combines 虹 (hóng), m

气贯长虹

qì guàn cháng hóng

气贯长虹 literally means 'qi surging through the l

虹膜

hóng mó

The word hóngmó literally combines hóng (rainbo

虹吸

hóng xī

虹吸 (hóng xī) literally means 'rainbow suction'

长虹

cháng hóng

Cháng hóng (长虹) literally means 'long rainbow'

亏损

kuī sǔn

亏损 (kuī sǔn) is a noun meaning 'loss'—most co

虚惊

xū jīng

'Xū jīng' literally combines 'xū' (empty, false