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.

素颜

sùyán

‘素颜’ literally means ‘plain face’ — ‘素’

素食

sùshí

素食 (sùshí) literally means 'plain food' — 素

素材

sùcái

素材 (sùcái) literally combines 素 (sù), meanin

素质

sùzhì

素质 (sùzhì) literally combines 素 (sù), meanin

纠纷

jiū fēn

纠纷 (jiū fēn) is a noun meaning 'dispute' or 'c

余粮

yú liáng

'Yú liáng' literally combines 余 (yú), meaning

口粮

kǒu liáng

‘口粮’ literally combines ‘口’ (kǒu), meaning

粮仓

liáng cāng

粮仓 (liáng cāng) literally combines 粮 (liáng)

军粮

jūn liáng

军粮 (jūn liáng) literally combines 军 (jūn), m

粮食

liáng shí

粮食 (liáng shí) literally combines 粮 (liáng),

酒糟

jiǔ zāo

‘酒糟’ (jiǔ zāo) literally combines ‘酒’ (ji

糟糠

zāo kāng

‘Zāo kāng’ literally means ‘dregs and chaff’

糟粕

zāo pò

‘Zāo pò’ literally combines ‘zāo’ (dregs, l

糙点子

cāo diǎnzi

‘糙点子’ is a colloquial noun meaning a half-bak

糙脾气

cāo píqì

‘糙脾气’ literally combines 糙 (cāo, 'coarse, r

糙汉

cāo hàn

‘糙汉’ literally combines ‘糙’ (cāo), meaning

糙活儿

cāo huór

‘糙活儿’ (cāo huór) literally combines ‘糙’

糙米

cāo mǐ

‘Cāo mǐ’ literally means ‘coarse rice’ — ‘

面糊

miàn hú

面糊 (miàn hú) literally combines 面 (miàn), me

米糊

mǐ hú

米糊 (mǐ hú) literally combines 米 (mǐ), meanin

粘性

nián xìng

粘性 (nián xìng) is a noun meaning 'stickiness'

粘液

nián yè

粘液 (nián yè) literally combines 粘 (nián), me

防范

fáng fàn

防范 means 'to guard against' or 'prevention'—it

范畴

fàn chóu

‘范畴’ (fàn chóu) is a formal noun meaning ‘c

建筑

jiàn zhù

'建筑' (jiàn zhù) is a noun meaning both 'archit

竹编

zhú biān

‘竹编’ (zhú biān) literally means ‘bamboo wea

竹笛

zhú dí

‘Zhú dí’ literally means ‘bamboo flute’—a t

竹简

zhú jiǎn

A zhú jiǎn (bamboo slip) is a narrow, flat strip

竹椅

zhú yǐ

A zhú yǐ (bamboo chair) is a chair made primaril

竹笋

zhú sǔn

‘Zhú sǔn’ (bamboo shoot) refers to the edible,

窄缝

zhǎi fèng

‘窄缝’ literally combines 窄 (zhǎi), meaning 'n

窄带

zhǎi dài

‘窄带’ (zhǎi dài) is a technical term meaning

窄路

zhǎi lù

'窄路' literally combines 窄 (zhǎi), meaning 'nar

窄门

zhǎi mén

'窄门' (zhǎi mén) literally means 'narrow gate'

稳赢

wěn yíng

‘稳赢’ literally combines ‘稳’ (wěn), meaning

名实相称

míng shí xiāng chèn

‘名实相称’ literally means ‘name and reality ma

偷税

tōu shuì

'Tōu shuì' literally means 'to steal tax' — com

免税

miǎn shuì

‘免税’ literally means ‘to exempt from tax’ —

税务

shuì wù

税务 (shuìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'taxati

退税

tuì shuì

"Tuì shuì" literally means "to withdraw tax" —