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.

小弄

xiǎo lòng

‘小弄’ (xiǎo lòng) literally means ‘small lan

里弄

lǐnòng

‘里弄’ (lǐnòng) refers to a traditional urban

弄堂

lòngtáng

‘弄堂’ (lòngtáng) refers specifically to the n

建筑师

jiànzhúshī

An architect is a professional who designs buildin

建设

jiànshè

'Jiànshè' literally combines 'jiàn' (to build,

餐厅

cān tīng

餐厅 (cān tīng) literally combines 餐 (cān), me

礼堂

lǐ táng

‘礼堂’ (lǐ táng) literally combines ‘礼’ (l

会议室

huì yì tīng

‘会议室’ (huì yì tīng) literally combines thr

前厅

qián tīng

‘前厅’ (qián tīng) literally means ‘front hal

客厅

kè tīng

‘客厅’ (kè tīng) literally means ‘guest hall

厨神

chú shén

‘厨神’ literally combines ‘厨’ (chú), meaning

厨具

chú jù

‘厨具’ (chú jù) is a compound noun meaning ‘k

厨艺

chú yì

‘厨艺’ literally combines 厨 (chú), meaning 'ki

厨师

chú shī

厨师 (chú shī) literally means 'kitchen master'

厨房

chú fáng

厨房 (chú fáng) literally combines 厨 (chú), me

厕位

cèwèi

'厕位' literally combines '厕' (cè), meaning 'toi

洗手间

xǐshǒujiān

'洗手间' (xǐshǒujiān) literally means 'hand-was

厕纸

cèzhǐ

‘厕纸’ (cèzhǐ) literally means ‘toilet paper

公厕

gōngcè

‘公厕’ literally combines 公 (gōng), meaning ‘

厕所

cèsuǒ

厕所 (cèsuǒ) literally combines 厕 (cè), an anc

讲座

jiǎng zuò

讲座 (jiǎngzuò) is a formal noun meaning 'lectur

宝座

bǎo zuò

‘宝座’ literally combines ‘宝’ (bǎo), meaning

鞋底

xié dǐ

‘鞋底’ literally means ‘shoe bottom’ and refer

根底

gēn dǐ

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

海底

hǎi dǐ

海底 literally means 'sea bottom' — 海 (hǎi) mea

桌底

zhuō dǐ

‘桌底’ literally combines 桌 (zhuō), meaning 't

序数

xù shù

‘序数’ (xù shù) literally means ‘sequence num

序幕

xù mù

‘序幕’ literally combines ‘序’ (xù), meaning

序言

xù yán

‘序言’ (xù yán) is a noun meaning 'preface' or

顺序

shùn xù

顺序 (shùn xù) is a noun meaning 'sequence' or '

库房

kù fáng

库房 (kù fáng) is a compound noun meaning 'wareh

庆典

qìng diǎn

庆典 (qìng diǎn) is a formal noun meaning 'celeb

床铺

chuáng pù

床铺 (chuáng pù) literally combines 床 (chuáng)

底层

dǐ céng

底层 (dǐ céng) literally combines 底 (dǐ), mean

序列

xù liè

序列 (xù liè) is a noun meaning 'sequence' or 'o

幽香

yōu xiāng

幽香 (yōu xiāng) literally combines 幽 (yōu), m

幽默

yōu mò

幽默 (yōu mò) refers to a quality of being humor

帅印

shuài yìn

'Shuài yìn' literally means 'commander's seal'

将帅

jiàng shuài

‘将帅’ is a compound noun meaning ‘generals and

帅才

shuài cái

帅才 (shuài cái) is a compound noun meaning 'com