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.

滑头

huá tou

‘滑头’ literally combines ‘滑’ (huá), meaning

滑翔

huá xiáng

滑翔 (huá xiáng) literally combines 滑 (huá), m

滑梯

huá tī

'滑梯' (huá tī) literally combines '滑' (huá),

滑雪

huá xuě

滑雪 (huá xuě) literally means 'to slide on snow

滑冰

huá bīng

滑冰 (huá bīng) literally combines 滑 (huá), me

战壕

zhàn háo

‘战壕’ (zhàn háo) literally combines 战 (zhàn

山沟

shān gōu

Shān gōu (mountain ravine) refers to a narrow, d

沟渠

gōu qú

‘沟渠’ (gōu qú) is a compound noun meaning ‘i

暗沟

àn gōu

‘暗沟’ literally means ‘hidden ditch’ — 暗 (

水沟

shuǐ gōu

‘水沟’ (shuǐ gōu) literally combines ‘水’ (s

本源

běn yuán

Běn yuán literally combines běn (‘root’ or ‘

起源

qǐ yuán

起源 (qǐ yuán) is a noun meaning 'origin' or 'be

词源

cí yuán

‘词源’ (cí yuán) literally means ‘word origin

水源

shuǐ yuán

水源 (shuǐ yuán) literally combines 水 (shuǐ),

测绘

cè huì

测绘 (cè huì) is a formal noun meaning 'surveyin

漪浅

yī jiān

‘漪浅’ is a poetic, literary noun describing gen

淡水

dàn shuǐ

淡水 (dàn shuǐ) literally means 'bland water' —

泪目

lèi mù

"Lèi mù" literally means "tear-filled eyes"—com

泪光

lèi guāng

‘泪光’ literally combines ‘tear’ (泪) and ‘li

泪珠

lèi zhū

‘泪珠’ literally means 'tear-pearl'—a poetic an

泪水

lèi shuǐ

‘泪水’ literally means 'tear water' and is the s

眼泪

yǎn lèi

‘Yǎn lèi’ literally means ‘eye-tear’ and ref

淘宝

táo bǎo

‘Taobao’ (táo bǎo) is China’s largest consume

新派

xīn pài

‘新派’ (xīn pài) literally combines ‘新’ (x

正统派

zhèng tǒng pài

‘正统派’ (zhèng tǒng pài) literally means ‘o

流派

liú pài

流派 (liú pài) literally combines 流 (liú), mea

画派

huà pài

'Huà pài' literally combines 'huà' (painting, t

学派

xué pài

‘学派’ (xué pài) literally combines ‘学’ (xu

洞穴

dòngxué

洞穴 (dòngxué) is a compound noun meaning 'cave'

山洞

shān dòng

山洞 (shān dòng) literally combines 山 (shān),

洞见

dòng jiàn

‘洞见’ (dòng jiàn) literally combines ‘洞’ (

洞察

dòng chá

‘洞察’ (dòng chá) literally combines ‘洞’ (d

泛音

fàn yīn

'泛音' (fàn yīn) literally combines '泛' (fàn),

自治

zì zhì

‘自治’ (zì zhì) literally means ‘self-governa

冲击

chōng jī

冲击 (chōng jī) literally combines 冲 (chōng),

冲突

chōng tū

冲突 (chōng tū) means 'conflict' or 'clash'—a s

墨池

mò chí

"墨池" (mò chí) literally means "ink pool" — a

水池

shuǐ chí

‘水池’ (shuǐ chí) literally combines ‘水’ (s

鱼池

yú chí

‘鱼池’ (yú chí) literally combines ‘鱼’ (yú

游泳池

yóu yǒng chí

‘游泳池’ literally means ‘swimming pool’ — a