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.

提纲

tí gāng

提纲 (tí gāng) literally combines 提 (tí), mean

接力

jiē lì

‘接力’ (jiē lì) literally means ‘to receive s

接口

jiē kǒu

‘接口’ (jiē kǒu) literally means ‘join mouth

才能

cái néng

‘才能’ (cái néng) is a noun meaning ‘ability

口才

kǒu cái

‘口才’ (kǒu cái) literally combines ‘口’ (k

才华

cái huá

‘才华’ (cái huá) is a compound noun meaning ‘

才干

gàn cái

‘才干’ (gàn cái) is a noun meaning practical a

天才

tiān cái

天才 (tiān cái) literally means 'heavenly talent

玩笑

wán xiào

"Wán xiào" literally combines 玩 (wán, 'to play

京剧

jīng jù

‘Jīngjù’ (Peking opera) is China’s most renow

游戏

yóu xì

游戏 (yóu xì) means 'game' in Chinese — any str

戏剧

xì jù

‘戏剧’ (xìjù) is a noun meaning ‘drama’ or

或然

huò rán

‘或然’ is a formal noun meaning ‘possibility’

惯犯

guàn fàn

‘惯犯’ literally combines ‘惯’ (guàn), meanin

心愿

xīnyuàn

‘Xīnyuàn’ literally combines 心 (xīn, 'heart'

愿望

yuànwàng

‘愿望’ (yuànwàng) is a compound noun meaning

感官

gǎn guān

感官 refers to the biological organs responsible f

怪事

guài shì

‘怪事’ literally combines ‘怪’ (guài), meanin

怪物

guài wù

怪物 literally means 'strange thing' — 怪 (guài)

急事

jí shì

急事 (jí shì) literally combines 急 (jí), meani

急救

jí jiù

‘急救’ (jí jiù) literally means ‘urgent rescu

忘恩

wàng ēn

忘恩 (wàng ēn) literally means 'to forget kindne

必胜

bì shèng

‘必胜’ literally means ‘certain victory’ — co

贝雷帽

bèiléi mào

'Bèiléi mào' literally combines three character

鸭舌帽

yāshé mào

‘鸭舌帽’ (yāshé mào) literally means ‘duck-t

礼帽

lǐ mào

‘礼帽’ (lǐ mào) literally means ‘ceremonial h

安全帽

ānquán mào

'Safety helmet' is a protective headgear worn to p

草帽

cǎo mào

A cǎo mào (straw hat) is a lightweight, breathab

帽子

mào zi

帽子 (mào zi) is a colloquial, general-purpose no

宽带

kuān dài

'宽带' (kuān dài) literally means 'wide band' —

地带

dì dài

‘地带’ (dì dài) literally combines ‘地’ (dì

领带

lǐng dài

‘领带’ (lǐng dài) literally means ‘collar ban

腰带

yāo dài

腰带 (yāo dài) literally means 'waist belt' —

集市

jí shì

集市 (jí shì) literally combines 集 (jí), meani

市价

shì jià

市价 (shì jià) literally combines 市 (shì), mea

市长

shì zhǎng

'Shì zhǎng' literally combines 'shì' (city) and

市民

shì mín

‘市民’ literally combines ‘市’ (shì), meaning

市区

shì qū

市区 (shì qū) literally combines 市 (shì), mean

市场

shì chǎng

市场 (shì chǎng) literally combines 市 (shì), m

推己及人

tuī jǐ jí rén

‘推己及人’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning