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.

至亲

zhì qīn

至亲 (zhì qīn) literally combines 至 (zhì), mea

五脏

wǔ zàng

‘Wǔ zàng’ literally means ‘five viscera’ and

肾脏

shèn zàng

肾脏 is the standard anatomical term for 'kidney'

肺脏

fèi zàng

肺脏 (fèi zàng) literally means 'lung organ' —

脾脏

pí zàng

‘脾脏’ (pí zàng) is the standard anatomical te

肝脏

gān zàng

肝脏 (gān zàng) is the standard Mandarin term fo

心脏

xīn zàng

心脏 (xīn zàng) literally means 'heart organ'—i

肤感

fū gǎn

‘肤感’ literally combines ‘肤’ (fū), meaning

肤质

fū zhì

'肤质' (fū zhì) literally combines '肤' (fū), m

肌肤

jī fū

肌肤 literally combines 肌 (jī), meaning 'muscle'

肤色

fū sè

‘肤色’ (fū sè) literally combines ‘肤’ (fū)

皮肤

pí fū

皮肤 (pí fū) is the standard, formal noun for 's

润肤膏

rùn fū gāo

润肤膏 (rùn fū gāo) literally means 'moisturizi

墨膏

mò gāo

墨膏 (mò gāo) is a traditional Chinese solid ink

膏粱

gāo liáng

膏粱 (gāo liáng) literally combines 膏 (gāo), m

膏肓

gāo huāng

‘Gāo huāng’ literally refers to two specific r

药膏

yào gāo

‘Yào gāo’ literally combines ‘yào’ (medicin

膊颈

bó jǐng

‘Bó jǐng’ (膊颈) is a compound noun referring

肩膊

jiān bó

肩膊 (jiān bó) is a formal or literary term for

臂膊

bì bó

臂膊 (bì bó) is a literary or classical term for

膊子

bó zi

‘膊子’ (bó zi) is a regional term—primarily us

赤膊

chì bó

‘赤膊’ literally combines 赤 (chì), meaning ‘r

脾虚

pí xū

‘脾虚’ (pí xū) is a foundational diagnostic te

脾胃

pí wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), 'pí wèi'

脾气

pí qì

‘Pí qì’ literally combines ‘pí’ (spleen) —

胳肘子

gē zhǒu zi

‘Gē zhǒu zi’ is a colloquial, northern Chinese

胳臂

gē bei

‘胳臂’ (gē bei) is a colloquial, dialectal term

胳肢窝

gē zhi wō

‘胳肢窝’ literally breaks down as ‘gē’ (a var

胳膊

gē bo

‘Gēbo’ (胳膊) is the standard Mandarin word for

肯綮

kěn qìng

‘肯綮’ (kěn qìng) is a classical Chinese liter

肥皂

féi zào

肥皂 (féi zào) literally combines 肥 (féi, 'fat

瘦肥

shòu féi

'瘦肥' (shòu féi) is a fixed noun phrase meaning

肥料

féi liào

‘肥料’ (fèi liào) literally means ‘fat materi

肚肺汤

dǔ fèi tāng

'Dǔ fèi tāng' literally means 'stomach-and-lung

毛肚

máo dù

‘Máo dù’ literally means ‘hairy stomach’—‘

肚丝

dǔ sī

肚丝 (dǔ sī) literally means 'stomach threads'

猪肚

zhū dǔ

猪肚 literally means 'pig stomach' and refers spec

羊肚

yáng dǔ

羊肚 (yáng dǔ) literally means 'sheep stomach' a

牛肚

niú dǔ

牛肚 (niú dǔ) literally means 'cow stomach' and

职务

zhí wù

'职务' (zhíwù) literally combines '职' (zhí), m