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.

款式

kuǎn shì

款式 refers to the style, design, or aesthetic for

橡子

xiàng zǐ

‘橡子’ (xiàng zǐ) literally combines ‘橡’ (x

橡实

xiàng shí

‘橡实’ (xiàng shí) literally means ‘oak fruit

橡胶

xiàng jiāo

橡胶 (xiàng jiāo) literally combines 橡 (xiàng)

橡木

xiàng mù

橡木 (xiàng mù) literally combines 橡 (xiàng),

橡皮

xiàng pí

‘橡皮’ (xiàng pí) literally means ‘rubber ski

橡树

xiàng shù

‘橡树’ (xiàng shù) literally combines ‘橡’ (

鹊桥

què qiáo

‘鹊桥’ (què qiáo) literally means ‘magpie bri

桥头堡

qiáo tóu bǎo

Bridgehead (qiáo tóu bǎo) literally means 'brid

桥洞

qiáo dòng

‘桥洞’ literally means ‘bridge cave’—it refer

石桥

shí qiáo

‘石桥’ literally means 'stone bridge'—a bridge

天桥

tiān qiáo

‘天桥’ (tiān qiáo) literally means ‘sky bridg

立交桥

lì jiāo qiáo

立交桥 (lì jiāo qiáo) literally means 'standing

标识

biāo shí

‘标识’ (biāo shí) is a noun meaning ‘logo’,

路标

lù biāo

‘路标’ (lù biāo) literally combines ‘路’ (l

标题

biāo tí

‘标题’ (biāo tí) is a compound noun meaning ‘

标准

biāo zhǔn

Biāo zhǔn means 'standard' or 'criterion' — a b

概率

gài lǜ

概率 (gài lǜ) is a noun meaning 'probability' —

概念

gài niàn

‘概念’ (gài niàn) is a noun meaning ‘concept

概述

gài shù

概述 (gài shù) is a noun meaning 'summary' or 'o

概况

gài kuàng

概况 (gài kuàng) is a formal noun meaning 'gener

植树节

zhí shù jié

‘植树节’ literally means ‘tree-planting festiva

植被率

zhí bèi lǜ

Vegetation coverage rate (zhí bèi lǜ) is a scie

植被

zhí bèi

植被 (zhí bèi) means 'vegetation' — the collect

一棵椰子树

yī kē yēzǐ shù

'一棵椰子树' literally means 'one coconut tree' an

一棵柳树

yī kē liǔshù

'一棵柳树' literally means 'one willow tree' and f

一棵玉米

yī kē yùmǐ

'Yī kē yùmǐ' literally means 'one corn plant'

三棵竹子

sān kē zhúzi

‘三棵竹子’ literally means ‘three bamboo stalks

两棵白菜

liǎng kē báicài

'Liǎng kē báicài' literally means 'two [classi

一棵树

yī kē shù

‘一棵树’ literally means ‘one tree’ and functi

棒喝

bàng hè

‘棒喝’ is a classical Zen Buddhist term referrin

棒子

bàng·zi

棒子 (bàng·zi) literally means 'stick' or 'rod'

铁棒

tiě bàng

铁棒 (tiě bàng) literally means 'iron rod' — 铁

棍棒

gùn bàng

棍棒 (gùn bàng) is a compound noun meaning 'club

棒槌

bàng chui

棒槌 (bàng chui) literally combines 棒 (bàng), m

棒球

bàng qiú

棒球 (bàng qiú) literally means 'bat ball' — 棒

一桶

yī tǒng

‘一桶’ is a measure phrase meaning 'one bucket'

铁桶

tiě tǒng

‘铁桶’ (tiě tǒng) literally means ‘iron drum

木桶

mù tǒng

‘木桶’ (mù tǒng) literally means 'wooden bucke

垃圾桶

lā jī tǒng

'Lā jī tǒng' literally combines three character