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.

低气压氛围

dī qì yā fēn wéi

'Low-pressure atmosphere' (dī qì yā fēn wéi)

氛围感

fēn wéi gǎn

‘氛围感’ (fēn wéi gǎn) literally combines ‘f

氛围

fēn wéi

氛围 (fēn wéi) is a noun meaning 'ambience' or '

气氛

qì fēn

‘气氛’ (qì fēn) literally combines ‘气’ (qì

沙滩毯

shā tān tǎn

A 'shā tān tǎn' is a portable, often waterproof

电热毯

diàn rè tǎn

An electric blanket is a type of bedding that cont

野营毯

yě yíng tǎn

'野营毯' (yě yíng tǎn) literally combines three

浴毯

yù tǎn

A 'yù tǎn' (bath blanket) is a large, absorbent,

毛毯

máo tǎn

毛毯 (máo tǎn) literally means 'hair blanket'—'

地毯

dì tǎn

地毯 (dì tǎn) literally combines 地 (dì, 'groun

毫伏

háo fú

毫伏 (háo fú) is a unit of electrical potential

毫米

háo mǐ

毫米 (háo mǐ) is the standard Chinese term for '

毒舌

dú shé

‘毒舌’ literally means 'poisonous tongue'—a viv

毒性

dú xìng

‘毒性’ (dú xìng) is a noun meaning ‘toxicity

毒蛇

dú shé

‘毒蛇’ literally combines two characters: 毒 (d

毒品

dú pǐn

毒品 (dú pǐn) literally means 'poisonous substan

毒药

dú yào

‘毒药’ literally combines ‘毒’ (dú), meaning

杀气

shā qì

‘Shā qì’ literally combines ‘shā’ (to kill)

杀青

shā qīng

'Shā qīng' literally means 'to kill the green'

杀毒

shā dú

'Shādú' literally means 'to kill poison'—'shā'

杀手

shā shǒu

杀手 literally means 'kill hand' — combining 杀 (

殊途同归

shū tú tóng guī

‘殊途同归’ is a classical four-character idiom m

殊荣

shū róng

殊荣 (shū róng) is a formal, literary noun meani

归心似箭

guī xīn sì jiàn

‘归心似箭’ is a vivid Chinese idiom meaning an i

归宿

guī sù

‘归宿’ literally combines ‘归’ (to return, to

歪道

wāi dào

'歪道' literally combines '歪' (wāi), meaning 'cr

歪嘴

wāi zuǐ

'歪嘴' literally means 'crooked mouth' — combinin

歪风

wāi fēng

'歪风' literally combines '歪' (wāi), meaning 'cr

歪理

wāi lǐ

'歪理' literally combines 歪 (wāi), meaning 'croo

歪打正着

wāi dǎ zhèng zháo

'歪打正着' is a four-character idiom that literall

文武

wén wǔ

‘Wén wǔ’ literally combines ‘wén’ (civil, s

武德

wǔ dé

‘Wǔ dé’ (martial virtue) is a traditional Chin

武士

wǔ shì

武士 (wǔ shì) literally means 'martial scholar'

武装

wǔ zhuāng

'武装' (wǔ zhuāng) literally combines 武 (wǔ),

东欧

Dōngōu

'Dōngōu' (Eastern Europe) is a geographical term

欧化

Ōuhuà

‘Ōuhuà’ (欧化) literally combines ‘Ōu’ (欧)

欧美

Ōuměi

Ōuměi (Europe and America) is a compound noun fo

欧盟

Ōuméng

欧盟 is the standard Chinese abbreviation for the

欧元

Ōuyuán

欧元 (Ōuyuán) is the official currency of 20 Eur

欣喜

xīn xǐ

欣喜 is a compound word formed by combining two ch