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.

签证

qiān zhèng

签证 (qiān zhèng) is a noun meaning 'visa'—an o

开篇

kāi piān

'Kāi piān' literally combines 'kāi' (to open) a

专篇

zhuān piān

专篇 (zhuān piān) is a compound noun meaning 'sp

长篇

cháng piān

‘长篇’ literally means ‘long piece’—‘长’ (c

短篇

duǎn piān

‘短篇’ literally means ‘short piece’—‘短’ (

篇章

piān zhāng

篇章 literally combines 篇 (piān), meaning 'a pie

一篇

yī piān

‘一篇’ is a measure word (classifier) used speci

管家

guǎn jiā

管家 (guǎn jiā) literally combines 管 (guǎn), m

笨鸟先飞

bèn niǎo xiān fēi

This four-character idiom literally means 'a slow

笨蛋

bèn dàn

‘笨蛋’ (bèn dàn) literally means ‘stupid egg

护身符

hù shēn fú

护身符 (hù shēn fú) literally means 'protect-th

符节

fú jié

‘符节’ (fú jié) was an official token used in

字符

zì fú

‘字符’ (zì fú) literally means ‘character sym

符咒

fú zhòu

‘符咒’ (fú zhòu) is a compound noun meaning ‘

符号

fú hào

‘符号’ (fú hào) literally combines ‘符’ (fú

竞速

jìng sù

竞速 literally means 'competing in speed' — 竞 (j

竞赛

jìng sài

竞赛 (jìng sài) is a noun meaning 'contest' or '

幼童

yòu tóng

幼童 literally combines 幼 (yòu), meaning 'young'

童谣

tóng yáo

‘Tóng yáo’ (童谣) literally combines ‘tóng’

童心

tóng xīn

‘Tóng xīn’ literally means ‘child heart’—a

童工

tóng gōng

‘童工’ (tóng gōng) literally combines 童 (tón

童话

tóng huà

‘童话’ (tóng huà) literally combines ‘童’ (t

童年

tóng nián

童年 (tóng nián) literally means 'child years'

乐章

yuè zhāng

Yuè zhāng literally combines yuè (music) and zh

奖章

jiǎng zhāng

'奖章' (jiǎng zhāng) is a compound noun meaning

章节

zhāng jié

章节 (zhāng jié) is a compound noun meaning 'cha

穷途

qióng tú

‘穷途’ literally means 'exhausted path'—'穷' (q

贫穷

pín qióng

贫穷 (pín qióng) is a compound noun meaning 'pov

窗花

chuānghuā

Chuānghuā (window flower) is a traditional Chine

窗外

chuāngwài

窗外 literally means 'outside the window' and func

窗框

chuāngkuàng

窗框 (chuāngkuàng) literally combines 窗 (chuān

窗帘

chuānglián

‘窗帘’ (chuānglián) literally combines ‘窗’

窗台

chuāngtái

窗台 (chuāngtái) literally combines 窗 (chuāng)

窗户

chuānghu

‘窗户’ (chuānghu) is the standard, general term

积怨

jī yuàn

积怨 literally means 'accumulated resentment' — t

积雪

jī xuě

积雪 (jī xuě) literally combines 积 (jī), meani

稍息

shāo xī

‘稍息’ is a formal military command meaning ‘at

章程

zhāng chéng

章程 (zhāng chéng) refers to formal, written rul

日程

rì chéng

Rì chéng literally combines rì (‘day’ or ‘su

路程

lù chéng

路程 (lù chéng) literally combines 路 (lù), mea