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.

盘子

pán zi

‘盘子’ (pán zi) is a common noun meaning ‘plat

餐盘

cān pán

餐盘 (cān pán) literally combines 餐 (cān), mea

皮球

pí qiú

‘皮球’ literally means ‘leather ball’, but in

皮包

pí bāo

皮包 (pí bāo) literally combines 皮 (pí), meani

脸皮

liǎn pí

‘脸皮’ literally means 'face skin', but it is us

地皮

dì pí

‘地皮’ literally means 'earth skin' — combining

豆腐皮

dòufu pí

Tofu skin (dòufu pí) is a traditional Chinese fo

苹果皮

píngguǒ pí

苹果皮 literally means 'apple skin' — a compound

瘦肉

shòuròu

瘦肉 (shòuròu) literally means 'thin meat' — 瘦

脚疼

jiǎo téng

‘脚疼’ literally means ‘foot pain’ — it combi

胳膊疼

gē bo téng

'Gē bo téng' literally combines 'gē bo' (a coll

肚子疼

dù zi téng

'Dù zi téng' literally means 'stomach hurts' —

牙疼

yá téng

牙疼 literally means 'tooth pain' — 牙 (yá) mean

头疼

tóu téng

头疼 literally means 'head pain' — 头 (tóu) mean

绘画

huì huà

绘画 (huì huà) is a noun meaning 'painting' as a

国画

guó huà

Guó huà (‘national painting’) refers to tradit

漫画

màn huà

漫画 (màn huà) is a noun meaning 'comic' or 'man

画家

huà jiā

画家 (huà jiā) literally means 'painting person'

留言

liú yán

留言 (liú yán) literally combines 留 (liú), mea

业界

yè jiè

业界 (yè jiè) literally combines 业 (yè), meani

学界

xué jiè

‘学界’ literally combines ‘学’ (xué), meaning

国界

guó jiè

‘国界’ (guó jiè) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

甜筒

tián tǒng

‘甜筒’ literally means ‘sweet tube’ — 甜 (ti

甜瓜

tián guā

‘甜瓜’ literally means ‘sweet melon’—‘甜’ (

甜味

tián wèi

‘Tián wèi’ literally combines 甜 (tián), mean

甜食

tián shí

'甜食' (tián shí) literally combines '甜' (tián

甜点

tián diǎn

‘甜点’ (tián diǎn) literally combines ‘甜’ (

矿泉水瓶

kuàng quán shuǐ píng

A kuàng quán shuǐ píng is a bottle specificall

药瓶

yào píng

'Yào píng' literally combines 'yào' (medicine,

酒瓶

jiǔ píng

酒瓶 (jiǔ píng) literally combines 酒 (jiǔ), me

暖瓶

nuǎn píng

‘暖瓶’ (nuǎn píng) literally means ‘warm bott

花瓶

huā píng

‘花瓶’ (huā píng) literally means ‘flower bot

闭环

bì huán

‘闭环’ (bì huán) literally means 'closed loop'

光环

guāng huán

光环 (guāng huán) literally means 'light ring'—

耳环

ěr huán

‘耳环’ (ěr huán) literally means ‘ear ring’

环保

huán bǎo

环保 (huán bǎo) is a noun meaning 'environmental

环境

huán jìng

环境 (huán jìng) literally combines 环 (huán),

特区

tè qū

‘特区’ (tè qū) literally means ‘special zone

特征

tè zhēng

特征 (tè zhēng) means 'characteristic' or 'featu

牙龈

yá yín

‘牙龈’ (yá yín) literally combines ‘牙’ (yá