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.

各种

gè zhǒng

'Various kinds' is a noun phrase formed by combini

各国

gè guó

各国 literally means 'each country' or 'various co

全家

quán jiā

全家 (quán jiā) literally combines 全 (quán), m

全部

quán bù

全部 (quán bù) means 'entirety', 'all', or 'the

社交

shè jiāo

社交 (shè jiāo) literally combines 社 (shè), me

通讯社

tōng xùn shè

A tōng xùn shè (news agency) is an organization

出版社

chū bǎn shè

A chūbǎnshè is an organization responsible for

社团

shè tuán

社团 (shè tuán) literally combines 社 (shè), me

社区

shè qū

社区 (shè qū) literally combines 社 (shè), mean

由头

yóu tóu

由头 (yóu tóu) is a noun meaning 'pretext,' 'exc

由来

yóu lái

Yóulái is a noun meaning 'origin' or 'source'—i

合作

hé zuò

合作 means 'cooperation' or 'to collaborate' and d

稳定性

wěn dìng xìng

Stability (wěn dìng xìng) is a noun formed by c

重要性

zhòng yào xìng

重要性 (zhòng yào xìng) is a noun meaning 'impo

可能性

kě néng xìng

‘可能性’ (kě néng xìng) is a noun meaning ‘p

安全性

ān quán xìng

‘安全性’ (ān quán xìng) is a noun meaning ‘s

性别

xìng bié

性别 (xìng bié) literally combines 性 (xìng), m

性格

xìng gé

性格 (xìnggé) means 'personality' — the distinc

使馆

shǐ guǎn

'Shǐguǎn' literally combines 'shǐ' (envoy, dipl

使者

shǐ zhě

‘使者’ (shǐ zhě) literally combines ‘使’ (sh

使命

shǐ mìng

‘使命’ (shǐmìng) is a formal noun meaning 'mis

量角器

liáng jiǎo qì

A liáng jiǎo qì (protractor) is a semicircular

量尺

liáng chǐ

量尺 (liáng chǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'mea

量杯

liáng bēi

A liáng bēi is a kitchen tool used to measure pr

制度

zhì dù

制度 (zhì dù) refers to an organized, formal sys

程度

chéng dù

‘程度’ (chéng dù) is a noun meaning ‘degree’

温度

wēn dù

温度 (wēn dù) literally combines 温 (wēn), mean

销售部

xiāo shòu bù

销售部 (xiāo shòu bù) literally combines three

编辑部

biān jí bù

‘编辑部’ (biān jí bù) literally means ‘editi

军事部

jūn shì bù

‘军事部’ (jūn shì bù) literally means ‘milit

一部小说

yī bù xiǎo shuō

'Yī bù xiǎo shuō' literally means 'one part (b

文化部

wén huà bù

‘文化部’ (wén huà bù) is the official Chinese

教育部

jiào yù bù

教育部 (jiào yù bù) is the official government

民意

mínyì

"Mínyì" literally combines 民 (mín), meaning "t

民俗

mínsú

‘民俗’ (mínsú) literally combines ‘民’ (mín

人民

rénmín

‘Rénmín’ (人民) literally combines ‘rén’ (p

国民

guómín

‘国民’ (guómín) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

农民

nóngmín

农民 (nóngmín) literally combines 农 (nóng), me

鼻孔

bí kǒng

鼻孔 (bí kǒng) literally means 'nose hole' — 鼻

鼻梁

bí liáng

鼻梁 (bí liáng) literally means 'nose beam'—'鼻