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.

油桶

yóu tǒng

油桶 (yóu tǒng) literally combines 油 (yóu), me

水桶

shuǐ tǒng

‘水桶’ (shuǐ tǒng) literally combines ‘水’ (

案卷

àn juàn

‘案卷’ (àn juàn) literally combines 案 (àn),

案发

àn fā

‘案发’ is a compound noun meaning ‘the occurren

格言

géyán

‘格言’ (géyán) is a noun meaning ‘maxim’ or

品格

pǐn gé

品格 (pǐn gé) refers to a person’s moral charac

人格

rén gé

人格 (rén gé) literally combines 人 (rén, 'pers

资格

zīgé

资格 (zīgé) is a noun meaning 'qualification' or

柿霜

shì shuāng

Shì shuāng (柿霜) refers to the natural, white,

涩柿

sè shì

‘涩柿’ literally means 'astringent persimmon' an

红柿

hóng shì

‘红柿’ literally means ‘red persimmon’ — a co

柿子树

shì·zi shù

‘柿子树’ (shì·zi shù) literally means ‘persi

柿饼

shì bǐng

Shì bǐng (dried persimmon) is a traditional Chin

柿子

shì·zi

‘柿子’ (shì·zi) is a common noun referring to

污染

wū rǎn

污染 (wū rǎn) literally combines 污 (wū), meani

染料

rǎn liào

‘染料’ (rǎn liào) is a compound noun meaning

竹林

zhú lín

‘竹林’ (zhú lín) literally combines two charac

林荫道

lín yīn dào

林荫道 literally combines three characters: 林 (l

林业

lín yè

林业 (lín yè) literally combines 林 (lín), mean

园林

yuán lín

园林 (yuán lín) literally combines 园 (yuán), m

森林

sēn lín

森林 (sēn lín) means 'forest' — a large area co

松果

sōng guǒ

松果 (sōng guǒ) literally means 'pine fruit' —

松树

sōng shù

‘松树’ (sōng shù) is a compound noun meaning

建材

jiàn cái

建材 is a compound noun meaning 'building material

废材

fèi cái

废材 (fèi cái) literally combines 废 (fèi), mea

人才

rén cái

‘人才’ (rén cái) literally combines ‘person’

钢材

gāng cái

钢材 (gāng cái) literally combines 钢 (gāng), m

木材

mù cái

‘木材’ (mù cái) literally combines ‘木’ (mù

暖冬

nuǎn dōng

"Nuǎn dōng" (暖冬) literally combines 暖 (nuǎn)

暖风

nuǎn fēng

‘暖风’ literally combines 暖 (nuǎn), meaning 'w

温暖

wēn nuǎn

Warmth (wēn nuǎn) is a compound word formed by t

大暑

dà shǔ

‘Dàshǔ’ (Major Heat) is the twelfth of China’

小暑

xiǎo shǔ

Xiǎo Shǔ (Minor Heat) is the eleventh of China’

暑气

shǔ qì

暑气 literally combines 暑 (shǔ), meaning 'summer

中暑

zhòng shǔ

‘Zhòng shǔ’ literally means ‘struck by summer

暑假

shǔ jià

暑假 (shǔ jià) literally means 'heat vacation'

光景

guāng jǐng

‘光景’ (guāng jǐng) literally combines 光 (gu

远景

yuǎn jǐng

'远景' literally combines '远' (yuǎn), meaning 'd

景象

jǐng xiàng

景象 (jǐng xiàng) literally combines 景 (jǐng),

普查

pǔ chá

普查 (pǔ chá) literally combines 普 (pǔ), meani