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.

争论

zhēng lùn

争论 (zhēng lùn) is a compound word meaning 'arg

熟睡

shú shuì

熟睡 literally combines 熟 (shú), meaning 'thorou

熟食

shú shí

熟食 (shú shí) literally means 'cooked food' —

熟人

shú rén

熟人 (shú rén) literally combines 熟 (shú), mea

麻烦

má fan

‘麻烦’ (má fan) literally combines ‘麻’ (numb

烟雾

yān wù

烟雾 (yān wù) literally combines 烟 (yān), mean

云烟

yún yān

‘云烟’ literally combines ‘cloud’ (云) and ‘s

烤鱼

kǎo yú

'Kǎo yú' literally means 'roasted fish' or 'gril

烤红薯

kǎo hóng shǔ

'Roasted sweet potato' is a beloved street food in

烤肉

kǎo ròu

烤肉 (kǎo ròu) literally means 'roasted meat' or

烤箱

kǎo xiāng

烤箱 (kǎo xiāng) literally combines 烤 (kǎo), m

烤鸭

kǎo yā

烤鸭 (kǎo yā) literally means 'roast duck' — th

烧烤

shāo kǎo

烧烤 (shāo kǎo) literally combines 烧 (shāo, 't

同舟共济

tóng zhōu gòng jì

‘Tóng zhōu gòng jì’ is a classical Chinese i

济南

jǐ nán

Jinan is the capital city of Shandong Province in

泼妇

pō fù

‘泼妇’ literally combines 泼 (pō), meaning 'spl

泼墨

pō mò

‘Pō mò’ (泼墨) literally means 'splashing ink'

漫游

mànyóu

‘漫游’ (mànyóu) literally combines ‘漫’ (mà

演算

yǎn suàn

演算 means 'computation'—the process of performin

演练

yǎn liàn

演练 (yǎn liàn) literally combines 演 (yǎn), me

演变

yǎn biàn

演变 (yǎn biàn) means 'evolution' — the gradual

演技

yǎn jì

演技 (yǎn jì) literally combines 演 (yǎn), mean

演讲

yǎn jiǎng

演讲 (yǎn jiǎng) is a noun meaning 'speech' — a

演出

yǎn chū

演出 (yǎn chū) is a noun meaning 'performance'

温存

wēncún

温存 (wēncún) is a poetic and tender noun meanin

温室

wēnshì

温室 (wēnshì) literally means 'warm room' — 温

汤阴

Tāngyīn

Tāngyīn is a county-level administrative divisio

汤火

shāng huǒ

‘汤火’ (shāng huǒ) literally means 'boiling wa

汤谷

shāng gǔ

Shānggǔ (汤谷) is a mythical place from ancient

汤池

shāng chí

‘汤池’ (shāng chí) literally means 'boiling mo

深情

shēn qíng

深情 (shēn qíng) literally combines 深 (shēn),

深造

shēn zào

‘深造’ literally combines ‘shēn’ (deep, profo

深夜

shēn yè

‘深夜’ literally combines ‘深’ (shēn), meanin

深色

shēn sè

深色 (shēn sè) literally combines 深 (shēn), me

深度

shēn dù

深度 (shēn dù) literally combines 深 (shēn), me

凉水

liáng shuǐ

凉水 literally means 'cool water' — combining 凉

凉席

liáng xí

凉席 (liáng xí) is a traditional Chinese sleepin

凉风

liáng fēng

凉风 (liáng fēng) literally combines 凉 (liáng)

凉菜

liáng cài

凉菜 (liáng cài) literally means 'cool dish' —

消遣

xiāo qiǎn

‘消遣’ literally combines ‘消’ (to eliminate,