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.

用处

yòng chù

Yòngchù is a noun meaning 'use' or 'usefulness'

用量

yòng liàng

用量 (yòng liàng) literally combines 用 (yòng),

用途

yòng tú

用途 is a noun meaning 'purpose' or 'use' — speci

作用

zuò yòng

Zuò yòng is a noun meaning 'effect' or 'function

黑发

hēi fà

黑发 (hēi fà) literally means 'black hair'—a co

黑猫

hēi māo

‘Black cat’ is a compound noun formed by combini

黑眼圈

hēi yǎn quān

‘黑眼圈’ literally means ‘black eye circle’ an

黑夜

hēi yè

黑夜 literally means 'black night' and refers to t

黑板

hēi bǎn

Blackboard (hēi bǎn) is a noun referring to a la

黑色

hēi sè

黑色 (hēi sè) literally means 'black color' and

领事馆

lǐngshìguǎn

A consulate (领事馆) is an official diplomatic off

体育馆

tǐyùguǎn

‘体育馆’ (tǐyùguǎn) literally means ‘body-cu

博物馆

bówùguǎn

'Bówùguǎn' literally combines three characters:

图书馆

túshūguǎn

图书馆 (túshūguǎn) literally means 'picture-boo

饭馆

fànguǎn

饭馆 (fànguǎn) literally combines 饭 (fàn), mea

容颜

róngyán

容颜 (róngyán) is a literary and poetic noun mea

颜面

yánmiàn

颜面 (yánmiàn) literally combines 颜 (yán), mea

颜料

yánliào

颜料 (yánliào) literally combines 颜 (yán), mea

考题

kǎo tí

‘考题’ literally combines ‘考’ (kǎo), meaning

习题

xí tí

‘习题’ (xí tí) literally combines ‘习’ (xí)

命题

mìng tí

命题 (mìng tí) literally combines 命 (mìng, 'to

题目

tí mù

题目 (tímù) is a noun meaning 'topic', 'title',

是非

shì fēi

是非 literally combines 是 (‘is’, ‘right’, ‘c

非礼

fēi lǐ

非礼 literally means 'not ritual' or 'against prop

零点

líng diǎn

零点 literally means 'zero point' and most commonl

零售

líng shòu

'Retail' refers to the sale of goods or services d

零件

líng jiàn

'Líng jiàn' literally combines 'líng' (zero, fr

雪地

xuě dì

‘雪地’ literally combines ‘雪’ (xuě, ‘snow’

雪人

xuě rén

‘Xuě rén’ literally means ‘snow person’—a c

雪山

xuě shān

‘雪山’ literally means ‘snow mountain’ — a co

雪花

xuě huā

‘雪花’ literally means ‘snow flower’—a poetic

鸡汤

jī tāng

‘鸡汤’ literally means 'chicken soup'—a traditi

小鸡

xiǎo jī

‘Xiǎo jī’ literally means ‘small chicken’ an

母鸡

mǔ jī

母鸡 (mǔ jī) literally means 'mother chicken' an

公鸡

gōng jī

‘公鸡’ literally means ‘male chicken’ — 公 (g

虽败犹荣

suī bài yóu róng

‘虽败犹荣’ is a classical four-character idiom m

虽死犹生

suī sǐ yóu shēng

‘虽死犹生’ is a classical four-character idiom (

阴雨

yīn yǔ

‘阴雨’ literally combines 阴 (yīn, meaning ‘ov

阴影

yīn yǐng

‘阴影’ literally combines 阴 (yīn), meaning ‘s

阴天

yīn tiān

"Yīn tiān" literally combines 阴 (yīn), meaning