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.

评审

píng shěn

评审 (píng shěn) is a compound noun meaning 'rev

评价

píng jià

‘评价’ (píng jià) literally combines ‘评’ (t

评论

píng lùn

‘评论’ (píng lùn) is a compound word meaning

证书

zhèng shū

'证书' (zhèng shū) literally combines '证' (zhè

证据

zhèng jù

证据 (zhèng jù) means 'evidence' — information

证件

zhèng jiàn

证件 (zhèng jiàn) literally combines 证 (zhèng)

证明

zhèng míng

'证明' (zhèng míng) is a compound word where '证

赞许

zàn xǔ

赞许 is a formal noun meaning 'approval' or 'comme

许可

xǔ kě

许可 (xǔ kě) is a formal noun meaning 'permissio

计谋

jì móu

计谋 (jì móu) is a formal, literary noun meaning

统计

tǒng jì

统计 (tǒng jì) is a versatile word meaning both

设计

shè jì

设计 (shè jì) means 'design' as a noun and 'to d

计划

jì huà

计划 (jì huà) means 'plan' as a noun and 'to pla

直言

zhí yán

直言 literally means 'direct speech' — 直 (zhí)

名言

míng yán

'Míng yán' literally combines 'míng' (famous, r

寓言

yù yán

A yùyán (fable) is a short, imaginative story—o

誓言

shì yán

‘Shìyán’ (誓言) means ‘oath’ or ‘vow’—a s

观念

guānniàn

‘观念’ (guānniàn) is a noun meaning ‘concept,

亲属

qīn shǔ

'亲属' (qīn shǔ) is a formal noun meaning 'relat

亲吻

qīn wěn

‘亲吻’ is a compound word meaning 'kiss'—a phys

亲笔

qīn bǐ

‘亲笔’ literally means ‘one’s own hand’—comb

亲人

qīn rén

'Qīn rén' literally combines 'qīn' (close, inti

规划

guī huà

规划 (guī huà) means 'plan' as a noun or 'to pla

规范

guī fàn

规范 (guīfàn) is a versatile word meaning 'stand

规则

guī zé

规则 (guī zé) means 'rule' or 'regulation'—a fo

圆规

yuán guī

‘圆规’ is a two-character noun referring to the

袜套

wà tào

‘袜套’ (wà tào) literally combines ‘袜’ (wà

长袜

cháng wà

‘长袜’ (cháng wà) literally means 'long socks'

短袜

duǎn wà

‘短袜’ (duǎn wà) literally means ‘short sock

棉袜

mián wà

棉袜 (mián wà) literally means 'cotton socks' —

丝袜

sī wà

'丝袜' (sī wà) literally means 'silk stockings'

袜子

wà zi

‘袜子’ (wà zi) is the standard Mandarin word fo

米袋

mǐ dài

米袋 (mǐ dài) literally means 'rice bag' — a co

信封袋

xìn fēng dài

'信封袋' (xìn fēng dài) literally combines '信'

茶叶袋

chá yè dài

茶叶袋 literally means 'tea leaf bag' — a small,

塑料袋

sù liào dài

'塑料袋' (sù liào dài) literally means 'plastic

布袋

bù dài

布袋 (bù dài) literally means 'cloth bag' — 布

袋子

dài zi

袋子 (dài zi) is a general, neutral term for 'bag

环卫

huánwèi

‘环卫’ is a compound noun formed from 环 (huán,

后卫

hòuwèi

后卫 (hòuwèi) literally combines 后 (hòu, 'behi