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.

进程

jìn chéng

进程 (jìn chéng) literally combines 进 (jìn, 't

工程

gōng chéng

工程 (gōng chéng) literally combines 工 (gōng),

程序

chéng xù

程序 (chéng xù) literally combines 程 (chéng),

毫秒

háo miǎo

毫秒 (háo miǎo) is a unit of time equal to one-t

每秒

měi miǎo

每秒 (měi miǎo) literally means 'each second' an

秒杀

miǎo shā

‘秒杀’ (miǎo shā) literally means 'to kill in

秒表

miǎo biǎo

秒表 (miǎo biǎo) literally means 'second-meter'

秒钟

zhōng miǎo

秒钟 (miǎo zhōng) literally combines 秒 (miǎo),

科普

kēpǔ

科普 (kēpǔ) is a noun meaning 'popular science'

文科

wénkē

‘Wénkē’ literally combines ‘wén’ (literatur

理科

lǐkē

理科 (lǐkē) literally means 'reason/learning sub

科目

kēmù

科目 (kēmù) means 'subject'—specifically an aca

科学

kēxué

科学 (kēxué) means 'science' — the systematic s

内秀

nèi xiù

‘Nèi xiù’ literally combines ‘nèi’ (inner,

秀发

xiù fà

‘秀发’ literally combines ‘秀’ (xiù), meaning

秀才

xiù cái

‘秀才’ (xiù cái) was the lowest official degre

托福

tuō fú

托福 (tuō fú) is a fixed noun phrase meaning 'th

万福

wàn fú

‘Wàn fú’ literally means 'ten thousand blessin

福音

fú yīn

福音 literally means 'blessing sound' — 福 (fú)

福利

fú lì

福利 (fú lì) literally combines 福 (fú), meanin

禁欲

jīn yù

禁欲 (jīn yù) literally means 'to prohibit desir

祝祷

zhù dǎo

祝祷 (zhù dǎo) is a formal, literary noun meanin

祝词

zhù cí

‘祝词’ (zhù cí) literally combines 祝 (zhù),

祝酒

zhù jiǔ

‘祝酒’ literally combines 祝 (zhù), meaning 'to

祝福

zhù fú

祝福 (zhù fú) literally combines 祝 (to wish, to

启示

qǐ shì

‘启示’ (qǐ shì) is a noun meaning ‘revelation

矿山

kuàng shān

矿山 (kuàng shān) literally means 'ore mountain'

矿石

kuàng shí

'矿石' (kuàng shí) literally combines '矿' (kuà

矿工

kuàng gōng

矿工 (kuàng gōng) literally means 'mine worker'

矿产

kuàng chǎn

矿产 (kuàng chǎn) literally combines 矿 (kuàng)

煤矿

méi kuàng

煤矿 (méi kuàng) literally combines 煤 (méi), m

铁矿

tiě kuàng

铁矿 (tiě kuàng) literally combines 铁 (tiě), m

根柢

gēn dǐ

‘根柢’ (gēn dǐ) is a literary noun meaning ‘f

基石

jī shí

基石 (jī shí) literally means 'foundation stone'

柱础

zhù chǔ

柱础 (zhù chǔ) literally means 'pillar foundatio

根基

gēn jī

根基 literally combines 根 (gēn), meaning 'root'

验证码

yàn zhèng mǎ

A 'verification code' is a short, temporary string

校验码

jiào yàn mǎ

A jiàoyàn mǎ (checksum) is a small piece of dat

二维码

èr wéi mǎ

A QR code (short for 'Quick Response code') is a t

密码

mìmǎ

‘密码’ (mìmǎ) literally combines ‘密’ (mì),