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.

拉面

lā miàn

拉面 (lā miàn) refers to traditional Chinese han

拉链

lā liàn

‘拉链’ (lā liàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

抽样

chōu yàng

‘抽样’ literally means ‘to draw a sample’ —

抽屉

chōu tì

抽屉 (chōu tì) literally means 'pull-out box' —

抽象

chōu xiàng

The word 抽象 (chōu xiàng) literally combines 抽

抱负

bào fù

抱负 (bào fù) is a formal noun meaning 'ambition

折扣

zhé kòu

折扣 (zhé kòu) means 'discount' — a reduction i

曲折

qū zhé

‘曲折’ literally combines ‘曲’ (bent, winding)

骨折

gǔ shé

‘骨折’ (gǔ shé) literally means ‘bone break’

技工

jì gōng

‘技工’ (jì gōng) literally combines ‘技’ (j

一技之长

yī jì zhī zhǎng

‘一技之长’ literally means ‘one skill’s length

技能

jì néng

技能 (jì néng) is a compound noun meaning 'skill

技艺

jì yì

技艺 (jì yì) is a compound noun meaning 'artisti

技师

jì shī

技师 (jì shī) is a compound noun meaning 'techni

技术

jì shù

技术 (jì shù) is a compound noun meaning 'techno

批发

pī fā

'批发' (pī fā) literally combines 批 (pī), mean

批判

pī pàn

批判 (pī pàn) means 'criticism', but it carries

批量

pī liàng

'批量' (pī liàng) is a noun meaning 'batch quant

批注

pī zhù

‘批注’ (pī zhù) is a noun meaning ‘annotation

批示

pī shì

‘批示’ (pī shì) is a formal noun meaning a wri

扮相

bàn xiàng

‘扮相’ (bàn xiàng) literally combines 扮 (bàn

贫户

pínhù

‘贫户’ (pín hù) literally combines 贫 (pín, m

门户

ménhù

门户 literally means 'gate and door'—a compound f

户口

hùkǒu

‘Hùkǒu’ (户口) literally combines ‘hù’ (hou

住户

zhùhù

住户 (zhùhù) literally combines 住 (zhù, 'to li

农户

nónghù

农户 (nónghù) literally combines 农 (nóng), mea

用户

yònghù

用户 (yònghù) literally combines 用 (yòng, 'to

胸怀

xiōng huái

‘Xīong huái’ literally combines 胸 (xiōng, 'c

懒政

lǎn zhèng

‘懒政’ (lǎn zhèng) is a compound noun meaning

懒惰

lǎn duò

懒惰 (lǎn duò) is a formal, slightly literary no

懒人

lǎn rén

‘懒人’ literally combines ‘懒’ (lǎn), meaning

忆苦思甜

yì kǔ sī tián

‘Yì kǔ sī tián’ literally means ‘remember h

追忆似水年华

zhuī yì sì shuǐ nián huá

‘追忆似水年华’ is the standard Chinese translati

回忆录

huí yì lù

‘回忆录’ (huí yì lù) is a noun meaning ‘memo

回忆

huí yì

‘回忆’ (huí yì) is a versatile word meaning bo

怜香惜玉

lián xiāng xī yù

‘怜香惜玉’ is a classical Chinese idiom literall

爱怜

ài lián

Ài lián combines 爱 (ài, 'love') and 怜 (lián,

怜悯

lián mǐn

‘怜悯’ is a formal, literary noun meaning deep c

哀戚

āi qī

Āi qī is a formal, literary noun meaning 'grief'

戚风蛋糕

qī fēng dàn gāo

Chiffon cake (qī fēng dàn gāo) is a light, moi