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.

跳高

tiào gāo

跳高 (tiào gāo) is a track-and-field sport in wh

思路

sī lù

‘思路’ (sī lù) literally combines ‘思’ (sī)

出路

chū lù

‘出路’ literally combines ‘out’ (出) and ‘roa

小路

xiǎo lù

‘小路’ literally means ‘small road’ — ‘小’

马路

mǎ lù

‘马路’ literally means ‘horse road’, reflectin

宾客

bīnkè

宾客 (bīnkè) is a formal, literary noun meaning

主宾

zhǔbīn

‘主宾’ (zhǔbīn) is a compound noun meaning ‘h

外宾

wàibīn

‘外宾’ literally combines ‘外’ (wài), meaning

嘉宾

jiābīn

‘嘉宾’ (jiābīn) literally combines 嘉 (jiā),

宾馆

bīnguǎn

‘宾馆’ (bīnguǎn) is a formal, standard term fo

贵宾

guì bīn

贵宾 (guì bīn) literally combines 贵 (guì), mea

贵姓

guì xìng

贵姓 (guì xìng) is a formal, respectful way to a

贵族

guì zú

‘贵族’ (guì zú) literally combines ‘贵’ (gu

礼让

lǐ ràng

‘礼让’ (lǐ ràng) literally combines 礼 (lǐ),

谦让

qiān ràng

谦让 (qiān ràng) is a compound noun expressing t

让步

ràng bù

让步 literally means 'to yield a step'—'让' (ràn

课表

kè biǎo

‘课表’ (kè biǎo) literally combines ‘课’ (k

下课

xià kè

‘下课’ (xià kè) literally combines ‘下’ (xi

课程

kè chéng

课程 (kè chéng) refers to an academic course —

试镜

shì jìng

‘试镜’ literally means ‘try the mirror’, but i

试题

shì tí

试题 (shì tí) literally combines 试 (shì), mean

皮蛋

pí dàn

‘皮蛋’ (pí dàn) literally means ‘skin egg’—

蛋黄

dàn huáng

蛋黄 (dàn huáng) literally means 'egg yellow' —

蛋白

dàn bái

蛋白 literally means 'egg' (蛋) + 'white' (白), an

蛋糕

dàn gāo

蛋糕 (dàn gāo) literally means 'egg cake'—'蛋'

鸭蛋

yā dàn

'鸭蛋' literally combines '鸭' (yā), meaning 'duc

鸡蛋

jī dàn

‘Jī dàn’ literally means ‘chicken egg’—it c

过敏药

guò mǐn yào

'过敏药' (guò mǐn yào) literally combines '过'

药片

yào piàn

‘药片’ literally means ‘medicine slice’ — com

药房

yào fáng

药房 (yào fáng) literally means 'medicine room'

药材

yào cái

药材 (yào cái) literally means 'medicine materia

西药

xī yào

‘Xī yào’ literally means ‘Western medicine’

中药

zhōng yào

'Zhōng yào' literally means 'Chinese medicine'

景色

jǐng sè

景色 (jǐng sè) is a compound noun meaning 'scene

颜色

yán sè

Yánsè means 'color' or 'hue' — the visual prope

面色

miàn sè

面 (miàn) means 'face', and 色 (sè) means 'color

红色

hóng sè

红色 (hóng sè) literally means 'red color' and f

舞会

wǔhuì

舞会 (wǔhuì) literally combines 舞 (wǔ), meanin

舞伴

wǔbàn

舞伴 (wǔbàn) literally combines 舞 (wǔ), meanin

舞厅

wǔtīng

‘舞厅’ (wǔtīng) literally combines ‘舞’ (wǔ