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.

童工

tóng gōng

‘童工’ (tóng gōng) literally combines 童 (tón

童话

tóng huà

‘童话’ (tóng huà) literally combines ‘童’ (t

童年

tóng nián

童年 (tóng nián) literally means 'child years'

乐章

yuè zhāng

Yuè zhāng literally combines yuè (music) and zh

奖章

jiǎng zhāng

'奖章' (jiǎng zhāng) is a compound noun meaning

章节

zhāng jié

章节 (zhāng jié) is a compound noun meaning 'cha

穷途

qióng tú

‘穷途’ literally means 'exhausted path'—'穷' (q

贫穷

pín qióng

贫穷 (pín qióng) is a compound noun meaning 'pov

窗花

chuānghuā

Chuānghuā (window flower) is a traditional Chine

窗外

chuāngwài

窗外 literally means 'outside the window' and func

窗框

chuāngkuàng

窗框 (chuāngkuàng) literally combines 窗 (chuān

窗帘

chuānglián

‘窗帘’ (chuānglián) literally combines ‘窗’

窗台

chuāngtái

窗台 (chuāngtái) literally combines 窗 (chuāng)

窗户

chuānghu

‘窗户’ (chuānghu) is the standard, general term

积怨

jī yuàn

积怨 literally means 'accumulated resentment' — t

积雪

jī xuě

积雪 (jī xuě) literally combines 积 (jī), meani

稍息

shāo xī

‘稍息’ is a formal military command meaning ‘at

章程

zhāng chéng

章程 (zhāng chéng) refers to formal, written rul

日程

rì chéng

Rì chéng literally combines rì (‘day’ or ‘su

路程

lù chéng

路程 (lù chéng) literally combines 路 (lù), mea

进程

jìn chéng

进程 (jìn chéng) literally combines 进 (jìn, 't

工程

gōng chéng

工程 (gōng chéng) literally combines 工 (gōng),

程序

chéng xù

程序 (chéng xù) literally combines 程 (chéng),

毫秒

háo miǎo

毫秒 (háo miǎo) is a unit of time equal to one-t

每秒

měi miǎo

每秒 (měi miǎo) literally means 'each second' an

秒杀

miǎo shā

‘秒杀’ (miǎo shā) literally means 'to kill in

秒表

miǎo biǎo

秒表 (miǎo biǎo) literally means 'second-meter'

秒钟

zhōng miǎo

秒钟 (miǎo zhōng) literally combines 秒 (miǎo),

科普

kēpǔ

科普 (kēpǔ) is a noun meaning 'popular science'

文科

wénkē

‘Wénkē’ literally combines ‘wén’ (literatur

理科

lǐkē

理科 (lǐkē) literally means 'reason/learning sub

科目

kēmù

科目 (kēmù) means 'subject'—specifically an aca

科学

kēxué

科学 (kēxué) means 'science' — the systematic s

内秀

nèi xiù

‘Nèi xiù’ literally combines ‘nèi’ (inner,

秀发

xiù fà

‘秀发’ literally combines ‘秀’ (xiù), meaning

秀才

xiù cái

‘秀才’ (xiù cái) was the lowest official degre

托福

tuō fú

托福 (tuō fú) is a fixed noun phrase meaning 'th

万福

wàn fú

‘Wàn fú’ literally means 'ten thousand blessin

福音

fú yīn

福音 literally means 'blessing sound' — 福 (fú)

福利

fú lì

福利 (fú lì) literally combines 福 (fú), meanin