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.

饭勺

fàn sháo

饭勺 (fàn sháo) literally combines 饭 (fàn), me

药勺

yào sháo

'Yào sháo' literally combines 'yào' (medicine)

茶勺

chá sháo

茶勺 (chá sháo) is a small spoon traditionally u

汤勺

tāng sháo

汤勺 (tāng sháo) is a compound noun meaning 'sou

一勺

yī sháo

‘一勺’ literally means ‘one spoon’ and functio

勺子

sháo zi

'Sháo zi' literally combines 勺 (sháo), meaning

奖励

jiǎng lì

‘奖励’ (jiǎng lì) is a compound word meaning

勇士

yǒng shì

勇士 (yǒng shì) literally combines 勇 (yǒng), m

勇气

yǒng qì

‘勇气’ (yǒng qì) is a noun meaning ‘courage’

功课

gōng kè

功课 (gōng kè) literally combines 功 (gōng), me

功劳

gōng láo

功劳 (gōng láo) is a compound noun meaning 'meri

功夫

gōng fu

'Gōng fu' literally combines 'gōng' (effort, ach

剧痛

jù tòng

‘剧痛’ literally combines 剧 (jù), meaning 'int

悲剧

bēi jù

‘悲剧’ literally combines ‘悲’ (bēi), meaning

电视剧

diàn shì jù

电视剧 (diàn shì jù) literally means 'electric-

剩磁

shèng cí

Residual magnetism (shèng cí) refers to the magn

剩菜

shèng cài

'Shèng cài' literally means 'remaining dishes'

剩女

shèng nǚ

'Shèng nǚ' (literally 'leftover woman') is a soc

剩饭

shèng fàn

'Shèng fàn' literally means 'remaining rice' —

剩余

shèng yú

剩余 (shèng yú) means 'surplus' or 'remaining'—

则例

zé lì

‘则例’ is a formal, classical Chinese compound m

准则

zhǔn zé

准则 (zhǔn zé) is a formal noun meaning 'criteri

守则

shǒu zé

守则 (shǒu zé) literally combines 守 (shǒu), me

细则

xì zé

‘细则’ (xì zé) is a compound noun meaning ‘de

法则

fǎ zé

法则 (fǎ zé) is a formal noun meaning 'law', 'ru

原则

yuán zé

'原则' (yuán zé) is a compound noun meaning 'pri

利润

lì rùn

利润 (lì rùn) means 'profit' — the financial ga

利益

lì yì

利益 (lì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'interest'

判若两人

pàn ruò liǎng rén

'Pàn ruò liǎng rén' literally means 'to judge

判例

pànlì

‘判例’ (pànlì) is a legal term meaning 'preced

判决

pànjué

'判决' (pànjué) is a formal noun meaning 'verdic

判断

pànduàn

‘判断’ (pànduàn) is a compound word formed fro

前列

qián liè

前列 (qián liè) literally combines 前 (qián), m

列车

liè chē

列车 (liè chē) literally means 'lined vehicle'—

列表

liè biǎo

列表 literally means 'arranged column' (列) + 'cha

刀客

dāo kè

刀客 (dāo kè) literally means 'knife/sword guest

刀疤

dāo bā

刀疤 (dāo bā) literally means 'knife scar' — a

刀锋

dāo fēng

刀锋 literally means 'knife edge' — combining 刀

刀法

dāo fǎ

刀法 (dāo fǎ) literally means 'blade method' —

小刀

xiǎo dāo

‘小刀’ (xiǎo dāo) literally means ‘small knif