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.

拖腿

tuō tuǐ

‘拖腿’ literally means 'drag leg'—a vivid image

腿疼

tuǐ téng

腿疼 (tuǐ téng) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), me

腿毛

tuǐ máo

腿毛 (tuǐ máo) literally combines 腿 (tuǐ), mea

小腿

xiǎo tuǐ

‘Xiǎo tuǐ’ literally means ‘small leg’, but

大腿

dà tuǐ

大腿 literally means 'big leg' and refers specific

脚尖

jiǎo jiān

‘脚尖’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

脚踏车

jiǎo tà chē

‘脚踏车’ (jiǎo tà chē) literally means ‘foot

脚气

jiǎo qì

‘脚气’ (jiǎo qì) literally means ‘foot qi’—

脚印

jiǎo yìn

‘脚印’ literally combines ‘脚’ (jiǎo), meanin

手脚

shǒu jiǎo

‘手脚’ literally means 'hands and feet', but as

脚步

jiǎo bù

‘脚步’ literally combines ‘脚’ (foot) and ‘步

胖娃娃

pàng wá wa

‘胖娃娃’ literally means 'chubby baby' — 胖 (p

育婴

yù yīng

育婴 (yù yīng) literally combines 育 (yù), mean

优育

yōu yù

'Yōu yù' literally combines 'yōu' (excellent, s

育龄

yù líng

育龄 literally combines 育 (yù), meaning 'to rais

声援

shēng yuán

'Shēng yuán' literally means 'voice support' —

声誉

shēng yù

声誉 (shēng yù) is a formal noun meaning 'reputa

声望

shēng wàng

'Shēng wàng' literally combines 'shēng' (sound,

声调

shēng diào

'Shēng diào' literally means 'sound tone' — 'sh

名声

míng shēng

‘Míng shēng’ literally combines ‘míng’ (nam

声音

shēng yīn

'声音' (shēng yīn) literally combines 'shēng' (

天聪

tiān cōng

‘天聪’ literally combines ‘天’ (tiān), meanin

香闻十里

xiāng wén shí lǐ

香闻十里 is a classical Chinese idiom meaning 'fra

传闻

chuán wén

传闻 (chuán wén) literally combines 传 (chuán),

耳闻

ěr wén

耳闻 literally means 'ear-hear' — combining 耳 (e

新闻

xīn wén

新闻 (xīn wén) literally means 'new information'

网聊

wǎng liáo

‘网聊’ is a compound noun formed from ‘网’ (w

耳语

ěr yǔ

‘耳语’ literally means ‘ear speech’—combining

耳机

ěr jī

耳机 (ěr jī) literally means 'ear machine' — 耳

耳朵

ěr duō

耳朵 (ěr duō) is the colloquial, everyday term f

旅行者

lǚ xíng zhě

'旅行者' literally combines three characters: '旅'

投资者

tóu zī zhě

投资者 (tóu zī zhě) literally means 'one who in

使用者

shǐ yòng zhě

'使用者' literally combines three characters: '使'

读者

dú zhě

'读者' (dú zhě) literally means 'one who reads'

绩效

jì xiào

绩效 (jì xiào) is a compound noun meaning 'perfo

政绩

zhèng jì

‘政绩’ (zhèng jì) literally combines ‘政’ (z

功绩

gōng jì

功绩 (gōng jì) is a formal noun meaning 'meritor

业绩

yè jì

Yèjì literally combines yè (‘profession’, ‘b

成绩

chéng jì

'Chéngjì' literally combines 'chéng' (to succee

总部

zǒngbù

总部 (zǒngbù) literally means 'general departmen