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.

香肠

xiāng cháng

Xiāng cháng literally means 'fragrant intestine'

香气

xiāng qì

‘Xiāng qì’ literally combines ‘xiāng’ (frag

香味

xiāng wèi

‘香味’ (xiāng wèi) literally combines ‘香’ (

香水

xiāng shuǐ

香水 (xiāng shuǐ) literally means 'fragrant wate

饿狼

è láng

饿狼 literally means 'hungry wolf' — combining 饿

饿汉

è hàn

‘饿汉’ literally combines ‘饿’ (è), meaning

饥饿

jī è

饥饿 (jī è) is a compound noun meaning 'hunger'

饱饭

bǎo fàn

'Bǎo fàn' literally combines 'bǎo' (full, satia

冷饮

lěng yǐn

‘冷饮’ literally means ‘cold drink’—‘冷’ (l

饮用水

yǐn yòng shuǐ

‘饮用水’ literally means ‘drink-use water’ —

饮品

yǐn pǐn

‘饮品’ (yǐn pǐn) literally combines ‘饮’ (y

饮料

yǐn liào

‘饮料’ (yǐn liào) literally combines ‘饮’ (y

风度

fēng dù

风度 (fēng dù) literally combines 'wind' (风) an

台风

tái fēng

'Typhoon' (tái fēng) is a noun referring to a po

风光

fēng guāng

‘风光’ literally combines ‘wind’ (风) and ‘li

风俗

fēng sú

风俗 (fēng sú) refers to the collective customs,

风格

fēng gé

‘风格’ (fēng gé) literally combines ‘wind’ (

风景

fēng jǐng

风景 (fēng jǐng) literally combines 风 (fēng, '

顾虑

gù lǜ

‘顾虑’ is a noun meaning ‘concern’ or ‘worry

甜头

tiántou

‘甜头’ literally combines ‘甜’ (tián, ‘sweet

念头

niàntou

‘念头’ (niàntou) literally combines ‘念’ (ni

开头

kāitóu

开头 (kāitóu) literally combines 开 (kāi, 'to o

木头

mùtou

木头 (mùtou) literally combines 木 (mù), meaning

石头

shítou

'Shítou' literally combines the characters 石 (sh

须眉

xū méi

‘须眉’ literally means ‘beard and eyebrows’, t

须发

xū fà

‘须发’ (xū fà) is a compound noun meaning ‘be

须知

xū zhī

‘须知’ literally means ‘must know’ — combinin

声响

shēng xiǎng

‘声响’ is a compound noun meaning ‘sound’ or

响动

xiǎng dòng

响动 (xiǎng dòng) is a compound noun meaning 'so

回响

huí xiǎng

‘回响’ literally combines 回 (‘to return, to ci

响声

xiǎng shēng

'响声' (xiǎng shēng) is a compound noun meaning

音频

yīn pín

音频 (yīn pín) literally means 'sound frequency'

发音

fā yīn

‘发音’ literally means ‘to emit sound’ — ‘发

录音

lù yīn

‘录音’ (lù yīn) is a noun meaning 'audio recor

音调

yīn diào

音调 (yīn diào) literally combines 音 (yīn), me

音乐

yīn yuè

音乐 (yīn yuè) means 'music' — the art of organ

雨鞋

yǔ xié

雨鞋 (yǔ xié) literally means 'rain shoe' — com

高跟鞋

gāo gēn xié

High-heeled shoes, or gāo gēn xié, are footwear

布鞋

bù xié

布鞋 (bù xié) literally means 'cloth shoes' —

运动鞋

yùn dòng xié

'运动鞋' literally means 'movement shoe' — combin