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.

台湾

Táiwān

‘Taiwan’ (Táiwān) is the Mandarin name for the

另类

lìng lèi

‘另类’ literally combines ‘另’ (lìng), meanin

反馈

fǎn kuì

‘反馈’ (fǎn kuì) literally means ‘to return’

反面

fǎn miàn

‘反面’ literally combines ‘反’ (fǎn), meaning

过犹不及

guò yóu bù jí

‘过犹不及’ is a classical Chinese idiom originat

厉鬼

lì guǐ

‘厉鬼’ literally combines 厉 (lì), meaning ‘fi

厌学

yàn xué

'Yàn xué' literally combines 'yàn' (to dislike,

原籍

yuán jí

'原籍' (yuán jí) literally combines '原' (yuán)

原著

yuán zhù

‘原著’ (yuán zhù) literally combines ‘原’ (y

原料

yuán liào

'原料' (yuán liào) literally combines '原' (yuá

厚望

hòu wàng

'厚望' literally combines '厚' (hòu), meaning 'th

厚礼

hòu lǐ

厚礼 (hòu lǐ) literally combines 厚 (hòu), mean

厚德

hòu dé

厚德 (hòu dé) literally combines 厚 (hòu), mean

转危为安

zhuǎn wēi wéi ān

‘转危为安’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

危在旦夕

wēi zài dàn xī

'危在旦夕' is a classical four-character idiom mea

危房

wēi fáng

‘危房’ literally combines 危 (wēi), meaning 'da

危机

wēi jī

‘危机’ (wēi jī) literally combines 危 (wēi),

危险

wēi xiǎn

'危险' (wēi xiǎn) is a compound word meaning 'da

烙印

lào yìn

‘烙印’ literally means ‘brand mark’—a mark ma

手印

shǒuyìn

‘手印’ literally combines 手 (shǒu, 'hand') and

印刷

yìnshuā

印刷 (yìnshuā) is a noun meaning 'printing'—the

印象

yìnxiàng

‘印象’ (yìnxiàng) literally combines ‘印’ (y

印章

yìnzhāng

印章 (yìnzhāng) literally combines 印 (yìn), me

占线

zhàn xiàn

‘占线’ literally means ‘occupying the line’ —

占星

zhān xīng

‘占星’ literally means ‘to divine the stars’

占卜

zhān bǔ

‘占卜’ (zhān bǔ) is a noun meaning 'divination

地大物博

dì dà wù bó

‘地大物博’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

博士

bó shì

博士 (bó shì) is a noun meaning 'PhD' or 'doctor

行政区

xíng zhèng qū

An 'administrative region' (xíng zhèng qū) is a

服务区

fú wù qū

A fuwù qū (service area) is a designated rest st

住宅区

zhù zhái qū

住宅区 literally means 'residence-dwelling-area'

开发区

kāi fā qū

'Development zone' refers to a designated area—of

商业区

shāng yè qū

'商业区' (shāng yè qū) literally means 'busines

地区

dì qū

地区 (dì qū) means 'region' — a defined geograp

匙柄

chí bǐng

匙柄 (chí bǐng) literally combines 匙 (chí), me

匙子

chí zi

‘匙子’ (chí zi) is a noun meaning ‘spoon’, re

银匙

yín chí

‘银匙’ (yín chí) literally means ‘silver spoo

药匙

yào chí

'Yào chí' literally means 'medicine spoon' — a

茶匙

chá chí

茶匙 (chá chí) literally means 'tea spoon' — co

汤匙

tāng chí

汤匙 (tāng chí) literally means 'soup spoon' —