Browse "Places" 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.

伟人

wěi rén

‘伟人’ (wěi rén) literally combines ‘伟’ (w

万籁俱寂

wàn lài jù jì

‘万籁俱寂’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

入乡随俗

rù xiāng suí sú

‘Rù xiāng suí sú’ literally means ‘enter th

俊彦

jùn yàn

‘俊彦’ is a classical, literary noun meaning ‘d

佛寺

fó sì

佛寺 (fó sì) literally combines 佛 (fó), meanin

佛教

fó jiào

佛教 (fó jiào) means 'Buddhism' — the religion

余额

yú é

余额 (yú é) literally means 'remaining amount'

企业

qǐ yè

‘企业’ (qǐ yè) is a formal noun meaning 'enter

仿宋

fǎng sòng

'Fǎng sòng' (仿宋) is a widely used Chinese type

仿古

fǎng gǔ

'仿古' (fǎng gǔ) literally means 'imitating anti

法令

fǎ lìng

法令 (fǎ lìng) is a formal noun meaning 'statute

代表

dài biǎo

The word 代表 (dài biǎo) literally combines 代 (

参政

cān zhèng

‘参政’ literally means ‘to participate in gover

政权

zhèng quán

‘政权’ (zhèng quán) literally combines ‘政’

政治

zhèng zhì

政治 (zhèng zhì) means 'politics' — the theory

政策

zhèng cè

‘政策’ (zhèng cè) means ‘policy’ — an offic

政府

zhèng fǔ

政府 (zhèng fǔ) literally means 'administration

制定

zhìdìng

制定 means 'to formulate' or 'to draw up', especia

产业

chǎn yè

产业 (chǎn yè) is a noun with two primary meanin

国产

guó chǎn

国产 (guó chǎn) literally means 'country-produce

丽水

lì shuǐ

Lìshuǐ is a prefecture-level city in Zhejiang Pr

朝丽

cháo lì

‘朝丽’ (cháo lì) is an archaic Chinese term hi

大韩民国

dà hán mín guó

‘Dà Hán Mín Guó’ (Republic of Korea) is the

朝鲜

cháo xiǎn

‘朝鲜’ (Cháoxiǎn) is the standard Chinese name

闹市

nàoshì

闹市 literally combines 闹 (nào), meaning 'noisy'

验收

yàn shōu

'Yàn shōu' (验收) literally combines 'yàn' (to

首映

shǒu yìng

‘首映’ literally means ‘first screening’ — ‘

首席

shǒu xí

首席 (shǒu xí) literally combines 首 (shǒu), me

首都

shǒu dū

首都 (shǒu dū) literally means 'first city' —

饺子馆

jiǎo·zi guǎn

‘饺子馆’ (jiǎo·zi guǎn) literally means 'dump

页脚

yè jiǎo

‘页脚’ (yè jiǎo) literally means 'page foot' a

页眉

yè méi

'Page eyebrow' is a vivid, literal translation of

首页

shǒu yè

首页 literally means 'first page' — 首 (shǒu) me

页面

yè miàn

页面 (yè miàn) literally combines 页 (yè), mean

杂货

zá huò

‘杂货’ (zá huò) literally means ‘mixed goods

艰险

jiān xiǎn

‘艰险’ is a compound adjective meaning 'arduous

险要

xiǎn yào

‘险要’ (xiǎn yào) is an adjective describing a

天际

tiān jì

天际 literally combines 天 (tiān, 'sky' or 'heave

无际

wú jì

‘无际’ literally means 'without boundary'—‘无

星际

xīng jì

星际 (xīng jì) is an adjective meaning 'interste