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.

电视剧

diàn shì jù

电视剧 (diàn shì jù) literally means 'electric-

剩磁

shèng cí

Residual magnetism (shèng cí) refers to the magn

剩菜

shèng cài

'Shèng cài' literally means 'remaining dishes'

剩女

shèng nǚ

'Shèng nǚ' (literally 'leftover woman') is a soc

剩饭

shèng fàn

'Shèng fàn' literally means 'remaining rice' —

剩余

shèng yú

剩余 (shèng yú) means 'surplus' or 'remaining'—

则例

zé lì

‘则例’ is a formal, classical Chinese compound m

准则

zhǔn zé

准则 (zhǔn zé) is a formal noun meaning 'criteri

守则

shǒu zé

守则 (shǒu zé) literally combines 守 (shǒu), me

细则

xì zé

‘细则’ (xì zé) is a compound noun meaning ‘de

法则

fǎ zé

法则 (fǎ zé) is a formal noun meaning 'law', 'ru

原则

yuán zé

'原则' (yuán zé) is a compound noun meaning 'pri

利润

lì rùn

利润 (lì rùn) means 'profit' — the financial ga

利益

lì yì

利益 (lì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'interest'

判若两人

pàn ruò liǎng rén

'Pàn ruò liǎng rén' literally means 'to judge

判例

pànlì

‘判例’ (pànlì) is a legal term meaning 'preced

判决

pànjué

'判决' (pànjué) is a formal noun meaning 'verdic

判断

pànduàn

‘判断’ (pànduàn) is a compound word formed fro

前列

qián liè

前列 (qián liè) literally combines 前 (qián), m

列车

liè chē

列车 (liè chē) literally means 'lined vehicle'—

列表

liè biǎo

列表 literally means 'arranged column' (列) + 'cha

刀客

dāo kè

刀客 (dāo kè) literally means 'knife/sword guest

刀疤

dāo bā

刀疤 (dāo bā) literally means 'knife scar' — a

刀锋

dāo fēng

刀锋 literally means 'knife edge' — combining 刀

刀法

dāo fǎ

刀法 (dāo fǎ) literally means 'blade method' —

小刀

xiǎo dāo

‘小刀’ (xiǎo dāo) literally means ‘small knif

菜刀

cài dāo

‘Cài dāo’ literally means ‘vegetable knife’,

家具

jiā jù

家具 (jiā jù) is a compound noun meaning 'furnit

用具

yòng jù

'用具' (yòng jù) is a compound noun meaning 'ute

仪器

yí qì

‘仪器’ (yí qì) is a compound noun meaning ‘in

入口

rù kǒu

入口 (rù kǒu) literally combines 入 (rù), meani

免试

miǎn shì

‘免试’ literally means ‘exemption from examinat

免责

miǎn zé

‘免责’ literally means ‘to exempt from responsi

免疫

miǎn yì

免疫 (miǎn yì) literally means 'to avoid disease

千克

qiān kè

‘千克’ is the standard Chinese unit for mass, eq

克星

kè xīng

克星 literally means 'subduing star' — 克 (kè) m

光头

guāng tóu

‘光头’ (guāng tóu) literally means ‘light hea

光盘

guāng pán

‘光盘’ (guāng pán) literally means ‘light dis

光荣

guāng róng

‘光荣’ (guāng róng) is a compound word meaning

光明

guāng míng

光明 literally combines 光 (guāng, 'light') and