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.

钢架

gāng jià

‘钢架’ (gāng jià) literally combines ‘钢’ (g

钢筋

gāng jīn

Rebar, or steel reinforcing bar, is a crucial cons

钢板

gāng bǎn

钢板 (gāng bǎn) literally combines 钢 (gāng), m

不锈钢

bù xiù gāng

'Bù xiù gāng' literally means 'not-rust steel'

钢铁

gāng tiě

钢铁 literally means 'steel and iron' — combining

绣花针

xiù huā zhēn

‘绣花针’ literally means ‘embroidery flower nee

指南针

zhǐ nán zhēn

指南针 literally means 'point-south-needle' — a d

针灸

zhēn jiǔ

‘针灸’ (zhēn jiǔ) is a compound noun referring

针线

zhēn xiàn

‘针线’ (zhēn xiàn) literally means ‘needle an

金库

jīn kù

‘金库’ literally means ‘gold warehouse’—‘金

金榜

jīn bǎng

‘Jīn bǎng’ literally means 'golden list'—'jī

金矿

jīn kuàng

‘金矿’ (jīn kuàng) literally means ‘gold mine

金属

jīn shǔ

金属 (jīn shǔ) is a noun meaning 'metal' — the

注释

zhù shì

‘注释’ (zhùshì) is a noun meaning 'annotation'

释义

shì yì

释义 (shì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'definiti

梦醒

mèng xǐng

梦醒 literally combines 梦 (mèng, 'dream') and 醒

乳酸

rǔ suān

‘乳酸’ (rǔ suān) literally means ‘milk acid’

穷酸

qióng suān

‘穷酸’ is a derogatory compound describing someo

酸雨

suān yǔ

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

酸味

suān wèi

酸味 (suān wèi) literally combines 酸 (suān), m

远郊

yuǎn jiāo

‘远郊’ literally combines ‘远’ (yuǎn), meanin

近郊

jìn jiāo

近郊 literally means 'near suburbs' — the charact

郊外

jiāo wài

‘郊外’ literally combines ‘郊’ (jiāo), meanin

市郊

shì jiāo

‘市郊’ literally combines 市 (shì), meaning 'ci

郊游

jiāo yóu

‘郊游’ (jiāo yóu) literally combines ‘郊’ (j

郊区

jiāo qū

‘郊区’ (jiāo qū) literally combines ‘郊’ (ji

邀约

yāo yuē

邀约 is a formal or literary noun meaning 'invitat

邀请

yāo qǐng

邀请 (yāo qǐng) is a compound word meaning 'invi

连环

liánhuán

‘连环’ literally means 'linked rings' — the cha

速记

sù jì

速记 (sù jì) literally means 'speed writing' —

速率

sù lǜ

速率 (sù lǜ) is a noun meaning 'rate' or 'veloci

速食

sù shí

'速食' literally combines '速' (sù), meaning 'fas

速度

sù dù

速度 (sù dù) is a noun meaning 'speed' — the ra

球迷

qiú mí

‘球迷’ (qiú mí) literally combines ‘球’ (qi

辣妹

là mèi

'Là mèi' (spicy girl) is a playful, informal Chi

辣椒

là jiāo

辣椒 (là jiāo) literally means 'spicy pepper' —

辛酸

xīn suān

辛酸 literally combines 辛 (xīn), meaning 'pungen

辛味

xīn wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), xīn wèi r

辛劳

xīn láo

辛劳 (xīn láo) is a noun meaning 'arduous labor'

输液

shū yè

输液 (shū yè) literally means 'to transport liqu