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.

互惠

hù huì

‘互惠’ (hù huì) literally combines ‘互’ (hù

互信

hù xìn

‘互信’ (hù xìn) literally means ‘mutual trust

互动

hù dòng

'互动' (hù dòng) literally combines '互' (hù),

书云

shū yún

'Shū yún' (书云) is a classical Chinese literary

云云

yún yún

‘云云’ (yún yún) is a classical and literary e

古人云

gǔ rén yún

'Gǔ rén yún' literally means 'the ancients said

混乱

hùn luàn

‘混乱’ (hùn luàn) is a compound noun meaning

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng

‘Chéng fēng pò làng’ literally means ‘to ri

乘务员

chéng wù yuán

'乘务员' (chéng wù yuán) literally combines '乘

乘法

chéng fǎ

乘法 (chéng fǎ) is the Chinese term for 'multipl

乒乓拍

pīng pāng pāi

'乒乓拍' literally combines the onomatopoeic sylla

乒乓网

pīng pāng wǎng

'Ping-pong net' refers to the narrow, stretched ne

乒乓声

pīngpāng shēng

'乒乓声' (pīngpāng shēng) is an onomatopoeic no

乒乓外交

pīngpāng wàijiāo

'Ping-pong diplomacy' refers to the historic use o

乒乓球队

pīngpāngqiú duì

'乒乓球队' literally combines four characters: '乒

丰碑

fēng bēi

‘丰碑’ literally means 'abundant stele' or 'lush

丰年

fēng nián

丰年 (fēng nián) literally combines 丰 (fēng),

丰收

fēng shōu

丰收 (fēng shōu) literally means 'abundant harve

并人

bīng rén

‘并人’ (bīng rén) is a classical or literary t

并土

bīng tǔ

‘并土’ (bīng tǔ) is a classical literary term

并都

bīng dū

‘并都’ (bīng dū) is a historical term referrin

并邑

bīng yì

‘并邑’ (bīng yì) is a classical, poetic name f

并门

bīng mén

‘并门’ is a classical literary term referring sp

并州

bīng zhōu

‘并州’ (Bīng Zhōu) is an ancient Chinese admin

将心比心

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

'Jiāng xīn bǐ xīn' literally means 'take one’

将领

jiàng lǐng

将领 (jiàng lǐng) is a formal noun meaning 'mili

将军

jiāng jūn

‘将军’ (jiāng jūn) literally combines ‘将’ (

内政

nèi zhèng

内政 (nèi zhèng) literally combines 内 (nèi), m

内幕

nèi mù

内幕 literally means 'inside curtain' — 内 (nèi)

内部

nèi bù

内部 (nèi bù) literally combines 内 (nèi), mean

内心

nèi xīn

内心 literally means 'inside heart' and refers to

内容

nèi róng

内容 (nèi róng) literally combines 内 (nèi, 'in

国内

guó nèi

‘国内’ literally means ‘within the country’ —

前线

qiánxiàn

'前线' literally combines '前' (qián), meaning 'f

线索

xiànsuǒ

线索 (xiànsuǒ) literally combines 线 (xiàn), me

底线

dǐxiàn

‘底线’ (dǐxiàn) literally means 'bottom line'

视线

shìxiàn

‘视线’ literally means ‘sight line’ — combini

电话线

diànhuà xiàn

'电话线' (diànhuà xiàn) literally means 'electr

各有千秋

gè yǒu qiān qiū

Each character in 各有千秋 contributes to its idio

各就各位

gè jiù gè wèi

'Each to their own position' is a set phrase used