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.

成员

chéng yuán

‘成员’ (chéng yuán) literally combines ‘成’

拿铁咖啡

ná tiě kā fēi

'拿铁咖啡' (ná tiě kā fēi) is the standard Man

咖啡因

kā fēi yīn

咖啡因 (kā fēi yīn) is the Chinese term for 'ca

速溶咖啡

sù róng kā fēi

'Instant coffee' literally breaks down as 'speedy-

咖啡豆

kā fēi dòu

'咖啡豆' (kā fēi dòu) literally means 'coffee b

咖啡馆

kā fēi guǎn

咖啡馆 (kā fēi guǎn) literally combines three c

咖啡

kā fēi

'Kāfēi' is a loanword from English 'coffee', wri

警告

jǐnggào

警告 (jǐnggào) means 'warning' — a formal or se

广告

guǎnggào

广告 (guǎnggào) literally combines 广 (guǎng),

氧吧

yǎng bā

An 'oxygen bar' (yǎng bā) is a commercial establ

冰吧

bīng bā

冰吧 (bīng bā) literally combines 冰 (bīng), me

书吧

shū bā

'Shū bā' (book café) is a hybrid space combinin

茶吧

chá bā

‘Chá bā’ (茶吧) literally combines ‘chá’ (t

网吧

wǎng bā

'网吧' (wǎng bā) literally combines '网' (wǎng)

酒吧

jiǔ bā

'酒吧' (jiǔ bā) is a compound noun meaning 'bar'

司仪

sī yí

‘司仪’ (sī yí) literally means ‘to manage cer

司令

sī lìng

司令 (sī lìng) literally combines 司 (sī), mean

司法

sī fǎ

司法 (sī fǎ) literally means 'to manage law' —

司机

sī jī

司机 (sī jī) literally combines 司 (sī), meanin

右邻

yòu lín

‘右邻’ literally means ‘right-side neighbor’—

右倾

yòu qīng

'Rightist tendency' (yòu qīng) is a political te

右派

yòu pài

Right-wing (yòu pài) is a political term referri

右手

yòu shǒu

'右手' literally combines the characters 右 (yòu)

右边

yòu biān

右边 literally means 'right side' and is a compoun

千辛万苦

qiān xīn wàn kǔ

‘千辛万苦’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

‘千变万化’ literally means ‘a thousand changes

千金

qiān jīn

‘千金’ literally means 'a thousand pieces of gol

千里

qiān lǐ

‘千里’ literally means ‘a thousand li’, where

千年

qiān nián

千年 literally means 'thousand years' and function

事务

shì wù

事务 (shìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'affairs

务工

gōng wù

务工 (gōng wù) literally combines 务 (wù), mean

服务

fú wù

服务 (fú wù) is a noun meaning 'service' — the

任务

rèn wù

任务 (rèn wù) means 'task' or 'assignment' — a

互助

hù zhù

‘互助’ (hù zhù) literally means ‘mutual aid’

助手

zhù shǒu

助手 (zhù shǒu) literally combines 助 (zhù), me

别处

bié chù

别处 means 'elsewhere' — literally 'other place'.

差别

chā bié

‘差别’ (chābié) is a noun meaning ‘difference

别人

bié rén

‘别人’ (bié rén) literally combines 别 (bié),

准新娘

zhǔn xīn niáng

'准新娘' literally combines three characters: '准'

准分子

zhǔn fēn zǐ

‘准分子’ (zhǔn fēn zǐ) is a scientific term b