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.

迷信

mí xìn

'Mí xìn' literally combines 'mí' (to be confuse

信用

xìn yòng

‘信用’ (xìn yòng) literally combines ‘信’ (x

信封

xìn fēng

‘信封’ (xìn fēng) literally combines ‘信’ (x

后位

hòu wèi

‘后位’ (hòu wèi) is a medical and anatomical t

前任

qián rèn

‘前任’ (qián rèn) literally combines ‘前’ (q

各位

gè wèi

各位 (gè wèi) is a polite, collective noun meani

职位

zhí wèi

职位 (zhí wèi) literally combines 职 (zhí), mea

地位

dì wèi

地位 (dì wèi) literally combines 地 (dì, 'earth

位置

wèi zhì

位置 (wèi zhì) literally combines 位 (wèi), mea

干系

gān xì

干系 (gān xì) is a formal, somewhat literary nou

久违

jiǔ wéi

‘久违’ literally means ‘long separation’—‘久

久别

jiǔ bié

‘久别’ literally combines ‘久’ (jiǔ), meaning

世袭

shì xí

'Shì xí' literally combines 'shì' (generation,

世纪

shì jì

世纪 (shì jì) literally means 'generation era'

世代

shì dài

‘世代’ (shì dài) is a compound noun meaning ‘

世界

shì jiè

世界 (shì jiè) literally combines 世 (shì), mea

且听下回分解

qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě

'Qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě' is a traditional,

耐心

nài xīn

耐心 (nài xīn) literally combines 耐 (nài), mea

信心

xìn xīn

信心 (xìn xīn) is a compound noun meaning 'confi

爱心

ài xīn

Ài xīn literally means 'love heart'—combining

数量

shù liàng

数量 (shù liàng) is a compound noun meaning 'qua

数据

shù jù

数据 (shù jù) means 'data' — factual informatio

数学

shù xué

数学 (shù xué) literally means 'the study of num

数字

shù zì

数字 (shù zì) literally combines 数 (shù), mean

重量

zhòng liàng

重量 (zhòng liàng) means 'weight' in the physica

平价

píng jià

平价 literally means 'flat price' — 平 (píng) co

平安

píng ān

平安 (píng ān) literally combines 平 (píng), me

平衡

píng héng

平衡 (píng héng) literally combines 平 (‘level

反应

fǎn yìng

‘反应’ (fǎn yìng) literally combines ‘反’ (f

应用

yìng yòng

应用 (yìng yòng) functions both as a noun meanin

把戏

bǎ xì

‘把戏’ literally combines 把 (bǎ), a measure wo

一把

yī bǎ

‘一把’ (yī bǎ) is a quantifier phrase meaning

把手

bǎ shǒu

把手 (bǎ shǒu) literally combines 把 (bǎ), mean

基业

jī yè

基业 (jī yè) literally combines 基 (jī), meanin

事业

shì yè

Shìyè literally combines shì (‘matter’ or ‘a

职业

zhí yè

职业 (zhí yè) means 'occupation' or 'profession'

学业

xué yè

学业 (xué yè) literally combines 学 (xué), mean

当代

dāng dài

'Contemporary' refers to the present era — roughl

加法

jiā fǎ

加法 (jiā fǎ) is the Chinese term for the mathem

实力

shí lì

实力 (shí lì) literally combines 实 (shí), mean