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.

危在旦夕

wēi zài dàn xī

'危在旦夕' is a classical four-character idiom mea

危房

wēi fáng

‘危房’ literally combines 危 (wēi), meaning 'da

危机

wēi jī

‘危机’ (wēi jī) literally combines 危 (wēi),

危险

wēi xiǎn

'危险' (wēi xiǎn) is a compound word meaning 'da

烙印

lào yìn

‘烙印’ literally means ‘brand mark’—a mark ma

手印

shǒuyìn

‘手印’ literally combines 手 (shǒu, 'hand') and

印刷

yìnshuā

印刷 (yìnshuā) is a noun meaning 'printing'—the

印象

yìnxiàng

‘印象’ (yìnxiàng) literally combines ‘印’ (y

印章

yìnzhāng

印章 (yìnzhāng) literally combines 印 (yìn), me

占线

zhàn xiàn

‘占线’ literally means ‘occupying the line’ —

占星

zhān xīng

‘占星’ literally means ‘to divine the stars’

占卜

zhān bǔ

‘占卜’ (zhān bǔ) is a noun meaning 'divination

地大物博

dì dà wù bó

‘地大物博’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

博士

bó shì

博士 (bó shì) is a noun meaning 'PhD' or 'doctor

行政区

xíng zhèng qū

An 'administrative region' (xíng zhèng qū) is a

服务区

fú wù qū

A fuwù qū (service area) is a designated rest st

住宅区

zhù zhái qū

住宅区 literally means 'residence-dwelling-area'

开发区

kāi fā qū

'Development zone' refers to a designated area—of

商业区

shāng yè qū

'商业区' (shāng yè qū) literally means 'busines

地区

dì qū

地区 (dì qū) means 'region' — a defined geograp

匙柄

chí bǐng

匙柄 (chí bǐng) literally combines 匙 (chí), me

匙子

chí zi

‘匙子’ (chí zi) is a noun meaning ‘spoon’, re

银匙

yín chí

‘银匙’ (yín chí) literally means ‘silver spoo

药匙

yào chí

'Yào chí' literally means 'medicine spoon' — a

茶匙

chá chí

茶匙 (chá chí) literally means 'tea spoon' — co

汤匙

tāng chí

汤匙 (tāng chí) literally means 'soup spoon' —

饭勺

fàn sháo

饭勺 (fàn sháo) literally combines 饭 (fàn), me

药勺

yào sháo

'Yào sháo' literally combines 'yào' (medicine)

茶勺

chá sháo

茶勺 (chá sháo) is a small spoon traditionally u

汤勺

tāng sháo

汤勺 (tāng sháo) is a compound noun meaning 'sou

一勺

yī sháo

‘一勺’ literally means ‘one spoon’ and functio

勺子

sháo zi

'Sháo zi' literally combines 勺 (sháo), meaning

奖励

jiǎng lì

‘奖励’ (jiǎng lì) is a compound word meaning

勇士

yǒng shì

勇士 (yǒng shì) literally combines 勇 (yǒng), m

勇气

yǒng qì

‘勇气’ (yǒng qì) is a noun meaning ‘courage’

功课

gōng kè

功课 (gōng kè) literally combines 功 (gōng), me

功劳

gōng láo

功劳 (gōng láo) is a compound noun meaning 'meri

功夫

gōng fu

'Gōng fu' literally combines 'gōng' (effort, ach

剧痛

jù tòng

‘剧痛’ literally combines 剧 (jù), meaning 'int

悲剧

bēi jù

‘悲剧’ literally combines ‘悲’ (bēi), meaning