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.

禁欲

jīn yù

禁欲 (jīn yù) literally means 'to prohibit desir

祝祷

zhù dǎo

祝祷 (zhù dǎo) is a formal, literary noun meanin

祝词

zhù cí

‘祝词’ (zhù cí) literally combines 祝 (zhù),

祝酒

zhù jiǔ

‘祝酒’ literally combines 祝 (zhù), meaning 'to

祝福

zhù fú

祝福 (zhù fú) literally combines 祝 (to wish, to

启示

qǐ shì

‘启示’ (qǐ shì) is a noun meaning ‘revelation

矿山

kuàng shān

矿山 (kuàng shān) literally means 'ore mountain'

矿石

kuàng shí

'矿石' (kuàng shí) literally combines '矿' (kuà

矿工

kuàng gōng

矿工 (kuàng gōng) literally means 'mine worker'

矿产

kuàng chǎn

矿产 (kuàng chǎn) literally combines 矿 (kuàng)

煤矿

méi kuàng

煤矿 (méi kuàng) literally combines 煤 (méi), m

铁矿

tiě kuàng

铁矿 (tiě kuàng) literally combines 铁 (tiě), m

根柢

gēn dǐ

‘根柢’ (gēn dǐ) is a literary noun meaning ‘f

基石

jī shí

基石 (jī shí) literally means 'foundation stone'

柱础

zhù chǔ

柱础 (zhù chǔ) literally means 'pillar foundatio

根基

gēn jī

根基 literally combines 根 (gēn), meaning 'root'

验证码

yàn zhèng mǎ

A 'verification code' is a short, temporary string

校验码

jiào yàn mǎ

A jiàoyàn mǎ (checksum) is a small piece of dat

二维码

èr wéi mǎ

A QR code (short for 'Quick Response code') is a t

密码

mìmǎ

‘密码’ (mìmǎ) literally combines ‘密’ (mì),

硕德

shuò dé

‘硕德’ is a formal, literary noun meaning ‘grea

硕学

shuò xué

‘硕学’ (shuò xué) is a formal, literary noun m

硕果

shuò guǒ

‘硕果’ literally means 'large fruit' — 硕 (shu

硕士

shuò shì

‘硕士’ (shuò shì) is a noun meaning ‘master’

破格

pò gé

‘破格’ literally means ‘breaking the standard (

破晓

pò xiǎo

‘破晓’ literally means ‘to break through dawn’

研发

yán fā

研发 (yán fā) is a compound noun meaning 'resear

研磨

yán mò

研磨 (yán mò) literally combines 研 (yán), mean

研讨

yán tǎo

研讨 (yán tǎo) is a compound word formed from 研

研究

yán jiū

研究 (yán jiū) means 'to research' or 'research'

公众

gōng zhòng

‘公众’ (gōng zhòng) literally combines 公 (gō

观众

guān zhòng

观众 (guān zhòng) literally combines 观 (guān),

众目睽睽

zhòng mù kuí kuí

'Zhòng mù kuí kuí' literally means 'many eyes

众口铄金

zhòng kǒu shuò jīn

'Zhòng kǒu shuò jīn' is a classical Chinese id

众生

zhòng shēng

‘众生’ literally means ‘many beings’ — 众 (zh

众人

zhòng rén

众人 literally combines 众 (zhòng), meaning 'many

登山

dēng shān

'登山' literally combines 'dēng' (to ascend, clim

毕世

bì shì

毕世 (bì shì) is a formal literary term meaning

毕生

bì shēng

毕生 means 'one's whole life' or 'a lifetime' — i

琴心

qín xīn

‘Qín xīn’ literally means ‘qin heart’—refer