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.

家门

jiā mén

家门 literally means 'family gate'—the physical e

入门

rù mén

‘入门’ literally means ‘enter the gate’ — com

大门

dà mén

大门 literally means 'big door' — 大 (dà) means

门口

mén kǒu

门口 literally means 'door mouth' — combining 门

长处

cháng chù

‘长处’ (cháng chù) is a noun meaning ‘strengt

长江

Cháng Jiāng

Cháng Jiāng (Yangtze River) is the longest river

长辈

zhǎng bèi

长辈 (zhǎng bèi) literally combines 长 (zhǎng),

长度

cháng dù

长度 (cháng dù) is a noun meaning 'length'—the

错误

cuò wù

错误 (cuòwù) is a compound noun meaning 'mistake

防铅服

fáng qiān fú

A fáng qiān fú (lead apron) is a protective gar

铅块

qiān kuài

铅块 (qiān kuài) literally means 'lead block' —

铅华

qiān huá

‘铅华’ (qiān huá) literally combines ‘lead’

铅中毒

qiān zhòng dú

Lead poisoning (铅中毒) is a serious medical condi

边缘

yán biān

'边缘' (yán biān) literally combines '边' (biān

一边

yì biān

'一边' literally combines '一 (yī)' meaning 'one'

边境

biān jìng

边境 (biān jìng) literally combines 边 (biān),

路边

lù biān

路边 (lù biān) literally means 'road side' — co

海边

hǎi biān

海边 literally means 'sea side' — combining 海 (h

远足

yuǎn zú

‘远足’ literally means ‘far foot’ — combining

远古

yuǎn gǔ

'Yuǎn gǔ' literally combines 'yuǎn' (distant, f

远方

yuǎn fāng

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

味道

wèi dào

‘Wèi dào’ literally combines 味 (wèi), meanin

道德

dào dé

道德 (dào dé) is a compound noun meaning 'morali

道理

dào lǐ

‘道理’ (dào lǐ) literally combines ‘dào’ (w

道路

dào lù

道路 (dào lù) is a compound noun meaning 'road'

运营

yùn yíng

运营 (yùn yíng) refers to the overall process of

运动员

yùn dòng yuán

'运动员' literally combines three characters: '运'

运气

yùn qì

运气 (yùn qì) literally combines 运 (yùn), mean

运输

yùn shū

运输 (yùn shū) is a compound word meaning 'trans

远近

yuǎn jìn

远近 literally combines 'far' (远) and 'near' (近)

近日

jìn rì

近日 means 'recent days' or 'lately' and functions

附近

fù jìn

附近 (fù jìn) literally combines 附 (fù), meani

近处

jìn chù

近处 (jìn chù) is a noun meaning 'a nearby place

一身

yī shēn

‘Yī shēn’ literally combines ‘yī’ (one) and

身高

shēn gāo

身高 literally means 'body height' and refers to a

身份

shēn fèn

身份 (shēn fèn) is a noun meaning 'identity' or

踢踏

tī tà

‘踢踏’ (tī tà) is a reduplicative noun that im

跳伞

tiào sǎn

‘跳伞’ literally means ‘jump + umbrella’ — a

心跳

xīn tiào

心跳 (xīn tiào) literally means 'heart jump' —

跳远

tiào yuǎn

‘跳远’ literally means ‘jump far’ — combining