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.

妆容

zhuāng róng

'Zhuāng róng' literally combines 妆 (zhuāng), m

淡妆

dàn zhuāng

‘淡妆’ (dàn zhuāng) literally means ‘light ma

妒贤嫉能

dù xián jí néng

妒贤嫉能 is a classical four-character idiom (chen

妒眼

dù yǎn

‘妒眼’ literally means 'envious eyes' — a vivid

妒妇

dù fù

‘妒妇’ literally combines 妒 (dù), meaning 'jea

妒火

dù huǒ

'妒火' literally means 'jealousy fire' — a vivid

嫉妒

jí dù

嫉妒 (jí dù) is a strong, negative emotion invol

妄断

wàng duàn

‘妄断’ literally combines 妄 (wàng), meaning ‘

妄动

wàng dòng

'Wàng dòng' literally combines 'wàng' (reckless

妄为

wàng wéi

‘妄为’ literally combines 妄 (wàng), meaning ‘

妄言

wàng yán

妄言 literally combines 妄 (wàng), meaning 'reckl

妄想

wàng xiǎng

‘妄想’ literally combines 妄 (wàng), meaning ‘

网奴

wǎng nú

‘网奴’ (wǎng nú) is a colloquial, slightly hum

考奴

kǎo nú

'Exam slave' is a humorous, slightly self-deprecat

房奴

fáng nú

'Fáng nú' (mortgage slave) is a colloquial, slig

薪水奴

xīn shuǐ nú

'Xīnshuǐ nú' (salary slave) is a slang term des

奴婢

nú bì

‘奴婢’ (nú bì) is an archaic compound noun ref

奴隶

nú lì

'Nú lì' literally combines 奴 (nú), meaning 'se

奥论

Ào lùn

Ào lùn (奥论) is a literary and formal noun mean

奥义

Ào yì

Ào yì literally combines 奥 (Ào), meaning 'prof

奥秘

Ào mì

Ào mì literally combines 奥 (Ào), meaning 'prof

奥运会

Ào yùn huì

'奥运会' (Ào yùn huì) is the standard Chinese t

奥地利

Ào dì lì

‘奥地利’ is the standard Mandarin name for the C

奢望

shēwàng

奢望 (shēwàng) is a noun meaning 'unrealistic ho

奠仪

diàn yí

‘奠仪’ (diàn yí) literally combines 奠 (diàn)

合奏

hé zòu

'Hé zòu' literally combines 'hé' (to join, unit

独奏

dú zòu

‘独奏’ literally means ‘alone + to perform (mus

海角天涯

hǎi jiǎo tiān yá

‘海角天涯’ is a poetic, literary idiom meaning

中央

zhōng yāng

'中央' literally combines '中' (zhōng), meaning '

正央

zhèng yāng

‘Zhèng yāng’ literally combines ‘zhèng’ (ex

壮乡

zhuàng xiāng

‘壮乡’ (zhuàng xiāng) literally means ‘Zhuang

壮锦

zhuàng jǐn

Zhuang brocade (zhuàng jǐn) is a traditional han

壮族

zhuàng zú

The Zhuang ethnic group (Zhuàngzú) is the larges

土壤

tǔ rǎng

土壤 (tǔ rǎng) is the formal, scientific term fo

壤界

rǎng jiè

壤界 (rǎng jiè) literally combines 壤 (rǎng), m

瘠壤

jí rǎng

瘠壤 literally means 'thin/weak soil' — 瘠 (jí)

沃壤

wò rǎng

沃壤 (wò rǎng) literally combines 沃 (wò), mean

故壤

gù rǎng

‘故壤’ literally combines ‘故’ (gù), meaning

肥壤

féi rǎng

肥壤 (féi rǎng) literally combines 肥 (féi), me

垄头

lǒng tóu

‘垄头’ literally combines 垄 (lǒng), meaning ‘