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.

酸雨

suān yǔ

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

酸味

suān wèi

酸味 (suān wèi) literally combines 酸 (suān), m

远郊

yuǎn jiāo

‘远郊’ literally combines ‘远’ (yuǎn), meanin

近郊

jìn jiāo

近郊 literally means 'near suburbs' — the charact

郊外

jiāo wài

‘郊外’ literally combines ‘郊’ (jiāo), meanin

市郊

shì jiāo

‘市郊’ literally combines 市 (shì), meaning 'ci

郊游

jiāo yóu

‘郊游’ (jiāo yóu) literally combines ‘郊’ (j

郊区

jiāo qū

‘郊区’ (jiāo qū) literally combines ‘郊’ (ji

邀约

yāo yuē

邀约 is a formal or literary noun meaning 'invitat

邀请

yāo qǐng

邀请 (yāo qǐng) is a compound word meaning 'invi

连环

liánhuán

‘连环’ literally means 'linked rings' — the cha

速记

sù jì

速记 (sù jì) literally means 'speed writing' —

速率

sù lǜ

速率 (sù lǜ) is a noun meaning 'rate' or 'veloci

速食

sù shí

'速食' literally combines '速' (sù), meaning 'fas

速度

sù dù

速度 (sù dù) is a noun meaning 'speed' — the ra

球迷

qiú mí

‘球迷’ (qiú mí) literally combines ‘球’ (qi

辣妹

là mèi

'Là mèi' (spicy girl) is a playful, informal Chi

辣椒

là jiāo

辣椒 (là jiāo) literally means 'spicy pepper' —

辛酸

xīn suān

辛酸 literally combines 辛 (xīn), meaning 'pungen

辛味

xīn wèi

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), xīn wèi r

辛劳

xīn láo

辛劳 (xīn láo) is a noun meaning 'arduous labor'

输液

shū yè

输液 (shū yè) literally means 'to transport liqu

输赢

shū yíng

输赢 literally combines 输 (shū, 'to lose') and

躺平

tǎng píng

‘Tǎng píng’ literally means ‘to lie flat’—a

躺椅

tǎng yǐ

‘躺椅’ is a compound noun meaning ‘reclining ch

视距

shì jù

‘视距’ literally combines ‘视’ (shì), meaning

焦距

jiāo jù

‘焦距’ (jiāo jù) is a technical noun in optics

间距

jiàn jù

‘间距’ (jiàn jù) is a compound noun meaning ‘

距今

jù jīn

距今 literally means 'distance from now' and funct

距离感

jù lí gǎn

'距离感' (jù lí gǎn) literally combines 'distan

距离

jù lí

距离 (jù lí) is a noun meaning 'distance' — the

一趟

yī tàng

'Yī tàng' literally combines the numeral 'yī' (

赢余

yíng yú

‘赢余’ (yíng yú) is a formal noun meaning ‘su

赢面

yíng miàn

‘赢面’ literally combines ‘赢’ (yíng), meanin

赢家

yíng jiā

'赢家' literally combines '赢' (yíng), meaning 't

购销

gòuxiāo

购销 (gòuxiāo) is a compound noun meaning 'purch

代购

dàigòu

‘代购’ (dàigòu) literally combines ‘代’ (dà

采购

cǎigòu

采购 (cǎigòu) refers to the formal process of pu

网购

wǎnggòu

网购 is a noun meaning 'online shopping' — the ac

购物

gòuwù

购物 (gòuwù) literally combines 购 (to purchase)