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.

巷战

xiàng zhàn

‘巷战’ literally means ‘alley warfare’ — ‘巷

深巷

shēn xiàng

‘深巷’ literally combines 深 (shēn), meaning 'd

小巷

xiǎo xiàng

‘小巷’ (xiǎo xiàng) literally combines ‘小’

胡同

hú tòng

A hútòng is a narrow, traditional alleyway found

温巢

wēn cháo

‘温巢’ (wēn cháo) literally means ‘warm nest

老巢

lǎo cháo

‘老巢’ literally means ‘old nest’—combining

巢穴

cháo xué

巢穴 (cháo xué) literally combines 巢 (cháo), m

鸟巢

niǎo cháo

‘Bird’s nest’ (niǎo cháo) is a compound noun

巡捕

xún bǔ

‘巡捕’ is a historical noun referring to patrol

巡检

xún jiǎn

巡检 (xún jiǎn) is a compound noun meaning 'rout

巡游

xún yóu

‘巡游’ (xún yóu) is a formal noun meaning a ce

巡回

xún huí

巡回 (xún huí) literally combines 巡 (xún), mea

巡视

xún shì

巡视 (xún shì) literally combines 巡 (xún), mea

兰州

Lánzhōu

Lánzhōu is the capital city of Gansu Province in

州长

zhōuzhǎng

'州长' (zhōuzhǎng) literally combines '州' (zhō

自治州

zìzhìzhōu

An autonomous prefecture (zìzhìzhōu) is a secon

杭州

Hángzhōu

Hángzhōu is the capital city of Zhejiang Provinc

广州

Guǎngzhōu

Guǎngzhōu is the capital city of Guangdong Provi

川菜

chuān cài

‘Chuān cài’ literally means ‘Sichuan cuisine

百川归海

bǎi chuān guī hǎi

‘Bǎi chuān guī hǎi’ literally means ‘hundre

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

'Yī mǎ píng chuān' literally means 'one horse,

名川

míng chuān

'Míng chuān' literally combines 'míng' (famous,

川流不息

chuān liú bù xī

‘川流不息’ literally combines four characters:

四川

Sì Chuān

Sì Chuān is the Mandarin name for Sichuan Provin

崭峰

zhǎn fēng

'崭峰' (zhǎn fēng) is a literary noun meaning 'j

嵌金

qiànjīn

‘嵌金’ (qiànjīn) is a compound term describing

嵌花

qiànhuā

'嵌花' (qiànhuā) is a compound noun meaning 'inl

嵌条

qiàntiáo

'嵌条' (qiàntiáo) literally combines '嵌' (qiàn

嵌入式

qiànrùshì

‘嵌入式’ (qiànrùshì) literally means ‘insert

镶嵌

xiāngqiàn

镶嵌 (xiāngqiàn) is a noun referring to the trad

崩盘

bēng pán

'崩盘' (bēng pán) literally combines 崩 (bēng),

岗亭

gǎng tíng

'岗亭' (gǎng tíng) is a compound noun formed fro

忠诚

zhōng chéng

忠诚 (zhōng chéng) is a compound word meaning 'l

忌日

jì rì

‘忌日’ (jì rì) literally means ‘day to avoid

岗哨

gǎng shào

‘岗哨’ (gǎng shào) is a compound noun meaning

岗位

gǎng wèi

岗位 (gǎng wèi) literally combines 岗 (gǎng), m

临崖

lín yá

‘临崖’ literally means ‘facing the cliff’ — c

崖壁

yá bì

‘崖壁’ (yá bì) literally combines 崖 (yá), me

断崖

duàn yá

‘断崖’ literally means ‘broken cliff’ — ‘断

山崖

shān yá

山崖 (shān yá) literally combines 山 (shān), me