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.

事实

shì shí

事实 (shìshí) means 'fact' — something that is

心理

xīn lǐ

心理 (xīn lǐ) literally combines 心 (xīn), mean

理由

lǐ yóu

理由 (lǐ yóu) means 'reason' — the cause, expla

自信

zìxìn

自信 (zìxìn) literally combines 自 (zì), meanin

自学

zìxué

‘自学’ literally means ‘self-study’ — combini

自由

zìyóu

'Zìyóu' (自由) literally combines 'zì' (self, o

本土化

běn tǔ huà

'Běntǔhuà' literally combines 'běn' (original,

化学

huà xué

Chemistry (huà xué) is the scientific study of m

现代化

xiàn dài huà

现代化 (xiàn dài huà) literally means 'becoming

变化

biàn huà

变化 (biàn huà) is a noun meaning 'change' or 't

如意

rú yì

'Rú yì' literally means 'as one wishes' — combi

电力

diàn lì

电力 (diàn lì) literally combines 电 (diàn), me

助力

zhù lì

助力 literally means 'to assist with strength' —

压力

yā lì

压力 (yā lì) literally combines 压 (yā, 'to pre

力量

lì liàng

力量 (lì liàng) is a noun meaning 'strength' or

算法

suàn fǎ

算法 (suàn fǎ) literally means 'calculation meth

书法

shū fǎ

书法 (shū fǎ) literally means 'the method or art

法律

fǎ lǜ

法律 (fǎ lǜ) means 'law' or 'statute' — the for

办法

bàn fǎ

‘办法’ (bàn fǎ) is a common noun meaning ‘met

法国

Fǎ guó

法国 (Fǎguó) is the Chinese name for the Europea

行业

hángyè

行业 (hángyè) means 'industry' or 'trade' — a b

银行

yínháng

'银行' (yínháng) literally combines '银' (yín),

行人

xíngrén

行人 (xíngrén) literally combines 行 (xíng), me

行动

xíngdòng

行动 (xíngdòng) is a versatile word meaning 'act

定金

dìng jīn

定金 (dìng jīn) literally combines 定 (dìng), m

四方

sì fāng

‘四方’ literally means ‘four directions’—nort

一方

yī fāng

一方 literally means 'one side' or 'one part', com

方法

fāng fǎ

方法 (fāng fǎ) means 'method' or 'way of doing s

方向

fāng xiàng

方向 (fāng xiàng) literally combines 方 (fāng),

种族

zú zhǒng

‘种族’ (zǔ zhǒng) literally combines ‘种’ (z

品种

pǐn zhǒng

'品种' (pǐn zhǒng) literally combines '品' (pǐn

人种

rén zhǒng

Rén zhǒng literally means 'human kind' or 'type

种类

zhǒng lèi

‘种类’ (zhǒng lèi) is a compound noun meaning

种子

zhǒng zi

‘种子’ (zhǒng zi) literally means ‘seed’ — t

主义

zhǔ yì

‘主义’ (zhǔ yì) is a noun suffix meaning ‘-is

主意

zhǔ yi

'主意' (zhǔyi) literally combines '主' (zhǔ), me

主人

zhǔ rén

‘主人’ (zhǔ rén) literally combines ‘主’ (zh

成品

chéng pǐn

'成品' (chéng pǐn) literally combines '成' (ché

成就

chéng jiù

'成就' (chéng jiù) is a noun meaning 'achievemen

成功

chéng gōng

成功 (chéng gōng) literally combines 成 (chéng)