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.

动词

dòng cí

‘动词’ (dòng cí) literally means ‘action word

词汇

cí huì

词汇 (cí huì) means 'vocabulary' — the total se

词语

cí yǔ

‘词语’ (cí yǔ) literally combines ‘词’ (cí)

词组

cí zǔ

‘词组’ (cí zǔ) literally means ‘word group’

记者

jì zhě

记者 (jì zhě) literally means 'one who records'

记忆

jì yì

'记忆' (jì yì) is a noun meaning 'memory' — the

记录

jì lù

记录 (jì lù) is a versatile word meaning both 't

解药

jiě yào

‘解药’ literally means ‘to untie/neutralize + m

牛角

niú jiǎo

牛角 (niú jiǎo) literally means 'cow horn' — a

角度

jiǎo dù

角度 literally means 'corner degree' — combining

主角

zhǔ jiǎo

主角 literally means 'main role' or 'principal par

角落

jiǎo luò

角落 (jiǎo luò) literally combines 角 (jiǎo), m

直角

zhí jiǎo

直角 (zhí jiǎo) literally means 'straight angle'

衬裙

chèn qún

‘衬裙’ (chèn qún) is a compound noun meaning

陪衬

péi chèn

‘陪衬’ literally combines ‘陪’ (to accompany,

衬衣

chèn yī

‘衬衣’ (chèn yī) literally combines ‘衬’ (ch

运动裤

yùn dòng kù

运动裤 (yùn dòng kù) literally means 'movement

牛仔裤

niú zǎi kù

‘牛仔裤’ literally means ‘cowboy pants’ — a d

睡裤

shuì kù

‘睡裤’ (shuì kù) literally combines 睡 (shuì,

内裤

nèi kù

内裤 (nèi kù) literally means 'inner trousers'

裤子

kù zi

裤子 (kù zi) is a common Mandarin noun meaning 'p

裙摆

qún bǎi

裙摆 (qún bǎi) literally combines 裙 (qún), mea

长裙

cháng qún

长裙 (cháng qún) literally means 'long skirt' —

短裙

duǎn qún

‘短裙’ (duǎn qún) literally means ‘short skir

连衣裙

lián yī qún

‘连衣裙’ (lián yī qún) literally means ‘join

百褶裙

bǎi zhě qún

A bǎi zhě qún is a skirt made of many narrow, e

裙子

qún zi

裙子 (qún zi) is the standard, colloquial Mandari

被面

bèi miàn

‘被面’ (bèi miàn) literally means ‘quilt surf

被窝

bèi wō

'被窝' literally combines '被' (bèi), meaning 'qu

棉被

mián bèi

棉被 (mián bèi) is a traditional Chinese quilt f

被套

bèi tào

‘被套’ (bèi tào) literally means ‘bedding cov

被单

bèi dān

‘被单’ (bèi dān) is a common noun meaning ‘be

被子

bèi zi

‘被子’ (bèi zi) is a common noun meaning ‘quil

棉衫

mián shān

棉衫 (mián shān) literally combines 棉 (mián),

白衫

bái shān

‘白衫’ (bái shān) literally means ‘white shir

长衫

cháng shān

Cháng shān (长衫) is a traditional Chinese garme

短衫

duǎn shān

‘短衫’ (duǎn shān) literally combines ‘短’ (

汗衫

hàn shān

‘汗衫’ (hàn shān) literally means ‘sweat shir

衬衫

chèn shān

Shirt is a formal or semi-formal upper-body garmen

街坊

jiē fang

‘街坊’ (jiē fāng) literally combines ‘街’ (j