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.

骚乱

sāo luàn

骚乱 (sāo luàn) is a noun meaning 'riot' or 'civ

干扰

gān rǎo

干扰 (gān rǎo) literally combines 干 (gān), mea

擦伤

cā shāng

‘擦伤’ (cā shāng) literally combines ‘擦’ (t

擦边球

cā biān qiú

'擦边球' (cā biān qiú) literally means 'grazing

重播

chóng bō

‘重播’ literally combines ‘重’ (chóng), meani

播音

bō yīn

‘播音’ literally combines ‘bō’ (to broadcast,

直播

zhí bō

'直播' literally means 'direct broadcast' — 直 (z

广播

guǎng bō

'广播' (guǎng bō) literally combines '广' (guǎn

扬声器

yáng shēng qì

扬声器 (yáng shēng qì) literally means 'sound-a

推理

tuī lǐ

推理 (tuī lǐ) literally combines 推 (‘to push’

挂科

guà kē

'Guà kē' is informal, campus slang used primaril

挂历

guà lì

A guà lì (wall calendar) is a type of calendar d

排球

pái qiú

‘排球’ (pái qiú) literally means ‘row ball’

按键

àn jiàn

‘按键’ literally means ‘press key’ — combinin

按摩

àn mó

‘按摩’ (àn mó) is a compound noun and verb mea

按钮

àn niǔ

按钮 (àn niǔ) literally combines 按 (àn), meani

指针

zhǐzhēn

‘指针’ (zhǐzhēn) literally combines ‘指’ (zh

手指

shǒuzhǐ

‘手指’ literally means 'hand-finger' and refers

指示

zhǐshì

指示 (zhǐshì) is a formal noun meaning 'instruct

绝招

jué zhāo

‘绝招’ literally combines 绝 (jué), meaning 'ab

招生

zhāo shēng

招生 literally means 'to recruit students' — 招 (

招聘

zhāo pìn

招聘 (zhāo pìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

拉面

lā miàn

拉面 (lā miàn) refers to traditional Chinese han

拉链

lā liàn

‘拉链’ (lā liàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

抽样

chōu yàng

‘抽样’ literally means ‘to draw a sample’ —

抽屉

chōu tì

抽屉 (chōu tì) literally means 'pull-out box' —

抽象

chōu xiàng

The word 抽象 (chōu xiàng) literally combines 抽

抱负

bào fù

抱负 (bào fù) is a formal noun meaning 'ambition

折扣

zhé kòu

折扣 (zhé kòu) means 'discount' — a reduction i

曲折

qū zhé

‘曲折’ literally combines ‘曲’ (bent, winding)

骨折

gǔ shé

‘骨折’ (gǔ shé) literally means ‘bone break’

技工

jì gōng

‘技工’ (jì gōng) literally combines ‘技’ (j

一技之长

yī jì zhī zhǎng

‘一技之长’ literally means ‘one skill’s length

技能

jì néng

技能 (jì néng) is a compound noun meaning 'skill

技艺

jì yì

技艺 (jì yì) is a compound noun meaning 'artisti

技师

jì shī

技师 (jì shī) is a compound noun meaning 'techni

技术

jì shù

技术 (jì shù) is a compound noun meaning 'techno

批发

pī fā

'批发' (pī fā) literally combines 批 (pī), mean

批判

pī pàn

批判 (pī pàn) means 'criticism', but it carries

批量

pī liàng

'批量' (pī liàng) is a noun meaning 'batch quant