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.

早餐

zǎocān

早餐 (zǎocān) literally means 'early meal' — 早

养老

yǎng lǎo

‘养老’ literally combines 养 (yǎng), meaning 't

营养

yíng yǎng

营养 (yíng yǎng) literally combines 营 (yíng),

修养

xiū yǎng

‘Xiū yǎng’ (修养) literally combines ‘xiū’

铁饼

tiě bǐng

‘铁饼’ literally means ‘iron cake’—‘铁’ (ti

饼干

bǐng gān

饼干 (bǐng gān) means 'cracker' or 'biscuit' —

蛋饼

dàn bǐng

蛋饼 (dàn bǐng) is a popular Chinese street food

葱油饼

cōng yóu bǐng

A cōng yóu bǐng is a popular Chinese savory fla

月饼

yuè bǐng

'Mooncake' (yuè bǐng) is a traditional Chinese p

饺子馆

jiǎo·zi guǎn

‘饺子馆’ (jiǎo·zi guǎn) literally means 'dump

酸辣饺子汤

suān là jiǎo·zi tāng

酸辣饺子汤 (suān là jiǎo·zi tāng) is a flavor

蒸饺

zhēng jiǎo

蒸饺 (zhēng jiǎo) literally means 'steamed dumpl

煎饺

jiān jiǎo

煎饺 (jiān jiǎo) literally means 'fried dumpling

水饺

shuǐ jiǎo

Shuǐ jiǎo (水饺) literally means 'water dumpling

饺子

jiǎo·zi

‘Jiǎo·zi’ refers to traditional Chinese dumpli

预期

yù qī

预期 (yù qī) means 'expectation' as a noun or 'a

预算

yù suàn

预算 (yù suàn) means 'budget' — a planned estim

预报

yù bào

预报 (yù bào) literally means 'pre-report' — 预

页脚

yè jiǎo

‘页脚’ (yè jiǎo) literally means 'page foot' a

页眉

yè méi

'Page eyebrow' is a vivid, literal translation of

页岩

yè yán

'Yèyán' (shale) is a fine-grained sedimentary ro

页码

yè mǎ

'Yè mǎ' literally combines 'yè' (page) and 'mǎ

首页

shǒu yè

首页 literally means 'first page' — 首 (shǒu) me

页面

yè miàn

页面 (yè miàn) literally combines 页 (yè), mean

杂技

zá jì

‘杂技’ (zá jì) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá)

杂货

zá huò

‘杂货’ (zá huò) literally means ‘mixed goods

杂音

zá yīn

‘杂音’ (zá yīn) literally combines ‘杂’ (zá

杂物

zá wù

'杂物' (zá wù) literally combines '杂' (zá), me

风险

fēng xiǎn

风险 (fēng xiǎn) literally combines 风 (fēng, '

化险为夷

huà xiǎn wéi yí

‘化险为夷’ is a classical four-character idiom m

随缘

suí yuán

随缘 (suí yuán) literally means 'follow fate' or

际遇

jì yù

‘际遇’ is a literary and slightly formal noun me

天际

tiān jì

天际 literally combines 天 (tiān, 'sky' or 'heave

篮球队

lán qiú duì

‘篮球队’ literally combines three characters: ‘

志愿队

zhì yuàn duì

志愿队 (zhì yuàn duì) literally combines 志 (as

消防队

xiāo fáng duì

消防队 (xiāo fáng duì) literally means 'extingu

队长

duì zhǎng

队长 (duì zhǎng) literally combines 队 (duì), m

队伍

duì wu

‘队伍’ (duì wu) literally combines ‘队’ (a un

陪审员

péi shěn yuán

A péi shěn yuán (juror) is a citizen selected t

陪嫁

péi jià

‘陪嫁’ (péi jià) literally means ‘accompanyin