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.

风光

fēng guāng

‘风光’ literally combines ‘wind’ (风) and ‘li

风俗

fēng sú

风俗 (fēng sú) refers to the collective customs,

风格

fēng gé

‘风格’ (fēng gé) literally combines ‘wind’ (

风景

fēng jǐng

风景 (fēng jǐng) literally combines 风 (fēng, '

顾虑

gù lǜ

‘顾虑’ is a noun meaning ‘concern’ or ‘worry

甜头

tiántou

‘甜头’ literally combines ‘甜’ (tián, ‘sweet

念头

niàntou

‘念头’ (niàntou) literally combines ‘念’ (ni

开头

kāitóu

开头 (kāitóu) literally combines 开 (kāi, 'to o

木头

mùtou

木头 (mùtou) literally combines 木 (mù), meaning

石头

shítou

'Shítou' literally combines the characters 石 (sh

须眉

xū méi

‘须眉’ literally means ‘beard and eyebrows’, t

须发

xū fà

‘须发’ (xū fà) is a compound noun meaning ‘be

须知

xū zhī

‘须知’ literally means ‘must know’ — combinin

声响

shēng xiǎng

‘声响’ is a compound noun meaning ‘sound’ or

响动

xiǎng dòng

响动 (xiǎng dòng) is a compound noun meaning 'so

回响

huí xiǎng

‘回响’ literally combines 回 (‘to return, to ci

响声

xiǎng shēng

'响声' (xiǎng shēng) is a compound noun meaning

音频

yīn pín

音频 (yīn pín) literally means 'sound frequency'

发音

fā yīn

‘发音’ literally means ‘to emit sound’ — ‘发

录音

lù yīn

‘录音’ (lù yīn) is a noun meaning 'audio recor

音调

yīn diào

音调 (yīn diào) literally combines 音 (yīn), me

音乐

yīn yuè

音乐 (yīn yuè) means 'music' — the art of organ

雨鞋

yǔ xié

雨鞋 (yǔ xié) literally means 'rain shoe' — com

高跟鞋

gāo gēn xié

High-heeled shoes, or gāo gēn xié, are footwear

布鞋

bù xié

布鞋 (bù xié) literally means 'cloth shoes' —

运动鞋

yùn dòng xié

'运动鞋' literally means 'movement shoe' — combin

拖鞋

tuō xié

‘拖鞋’ (tuō xié) literally combines ‘拖’ (tu

皮鞋

pí xié

皮鞋 (pí xié) literally means 'skin shoe' — 皮

寂静

jì jìng

寂静 (jì jìng) describes a deep, profound silenc

需用

xū yòng

‘需用’ is a compound noun meaning ‘required use

所需

suǒ xū

所需 (suǒ xū) literally means 'what is required'

难处

nán chu

难处 (nán chù) is a noun meaning 'difficulty', '

难题

nán tí

‘难题’ literally combines ‘难’ (nán), meaning

困难

kùn nán

'Kùn nán' literally combines 'kùn' (to be trapp

双胞胎

shuāng bāo tāi

‘双胞胎’ literally means ‘double embryo’ — ‘

双亲

shuāng qīn

‘双亲’ literally means ‘two parents’ — ‘双’

双手

shuāng shǒu

'Shuāng shǒu' literally means 'double hands' and

阳痿

yáng wěi

‘阳痿’ (yáng wěi) is a traditional Chinese med

阳春

yáng chūn

‘阳春’ is a literary and poetic term for ‘sprin

洛阳

Luò yáng

Luòyáng is a historic city in central China’s H