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.

灰尘

huī chén

‘灰尘’ (huī chén) literally combines ‘灰’ (h

滩涂

tān tú

滩涂 (tān tú) refers to intertidal mudflats—low

浅滩

qiǎn tān

‘浅滩’ (qiǎn tān) literally combines ‘浅’ (s

盐滩

yán tān

盐滩 (yán tān) literally combines 盐 (yán), mea

滩头

tān tóu

滩头 literally means 'beach head'—'滩' (tān) ref

河滩

hé tān

‘Hé tān’ (river beach/shoal) refers to a flat,

浏览量

liú lǎn liàng

‘浏览量’ literally combines ‘liú’ (to flow),

浏阳河

liú yáng hé

The Liuyang River (Liúyáng Hé) is a real river

浏阳

liú yáng

Liuyang (Liúyáng) is a county-level city in the

浓茶

nóng chá

‘浓茶’ literally means ‘strong tea’ — ‘浓’

浓雾

nóng wù

‘浓雾’ literally combines ‘浓’ (nóng), meanin

浓妆

nóng zhuāng

‘浓妆’ literally combines ‘浓’ (nóng), meanin

浓眉

nóng méi

‘浓眉’ literally means 'thick eyebrows' — the c

浇头

jiāo tóu

‘Jiāo tóu’ literally combines ‘jiāo’ (to po

海潮

hǎi cháo

‘海潮’ (hǎi cháo) literally combines ‘海’ (h

潮人

cháo rén

潮人 (cháo rén) literally combines 潮 (cháo), m

潮流

cháo liú

潮 (cháo) means 'tide' or 'surge', and 流 (liú)

退潮

tuì cháo

‘退潮’ literally means ‘to retreat + tide’ and

潮水

cháo shuǐ

潮水 (cháo shuǐ) literally combines 潮 (cháo),

润物细无声

rùn wù xì wú shēng

This idiom literally means 'moistening things gent

润笔

rùn bǐ

‘润笔’ (rùn bǐ) literally means ‘moistening t

渐入佳境

jiān rù jiā jìng

‘渐入佳境’ literally means ‘gradually enter a w

渐变

jiān biàn

'渐变' (jiān biàn) literally combines 'gradual'

渐进

jiān jìn

‘渐进’ (jiān jìn) literally combines ‘渐’ (g

通胀

tōng zhàng

"通胀" is a concise, commonly used noun meaning "i

涨薪

zhǎng xīn

涨薪 (zhǎng xīn) literally combines 涨 (zhǎng),

涨停

zhǎng tíng

'Zhangting' (涨停) is a technical term used exclus

涨潮

zhǎng cháo

涨潮 (zhǎng cháo) literally combines 涨 (zhǎng)

大漠

dà mò

‘Dà mò’ (大漠) literally means ‘great desert

荒漠

huāng mò

‘荒漠’ (huāng mò) is a compound noun meaning

漏网

lòu wǎng

‘漏网’ literally means ‘leaking net’—a net wi

漏电

lòu diàn

漏电 (lòu diàn) literally means 'leaking electri

漏水

lòu shuǐ

'Lòu shuǐ' literally combines 'lòu' (to leak, s

滚珠

gǔn zhū

‘滚珠’ literally means ‘rolling bead’ — 滚 (g

滴眼液

dī yǎn yè

滴眼液 (dī yǎn yè) literally means 'drop eye li

滴血

dī xuè

滴血 (dī xuè) literally means 'a drop of blood'

滴漏

dī lòu

滴漏 (dī lòu) is a compound noun with two meanin

点滴

diǎn dī

点滴 (diǎn dī) literally means 'drops'—'点' ref

水滴石穿

shuǐ dī shí chuān

Water dripping on stone wears it away — this anci

滴答

dī dā

滴答 (dī dā) is an onomatopoeic word that imitat