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.

登基

dēng jī

‘登基’ literally means ‘to ascend the base’—

登陆

dēng lù

‘登陆’ is a verb meaning either 'to land' (physi

登山

dēng shān

'登山' literally combines 'dēng' (to ascend, clim

申领

shēnlǐng

申领 (shēnlǐng) is a formal, two-character verb

牌照

pái zhào

牌照 literally means 'sign + illumination'—a hist

碑牌

bēi pái

碑牌 (bēi pái) refers to a commemorative stone t

门牌

mén pái

‘门牌’ (mén pái) literally means ‘door sign’

招牌

zhāo pái

招牌 literally combines 招 (zhāo, 'to attract' or

路牌

lù pái

路牌 (lù pái) literally combines 路 (lù), meani

烟雾

yān wù

烟雾 (yān wù) literally combines 烟 (yān), mean

云烟

yún yān

‘云烟’ literally combines ‘cloud’ (云) and ‘s

济南

jǐ nán

Jinan is the capital city of Shandong Province in

弥漫

mímàn

‘弥漫’ is a verb meaning ‘to permeate’ or ‘to

漫游

mànyóu

‘漫游’ (mànyóu) literally combines ‘漫’ (mà

演出

yǎn chū

演出 (yǎn chū) is a noun meaning 'performance'

汤阴

Tāngyīn

Tāngyīn is a county-level administrative divisio

汤谷

shāng gǔ

Shānggǔ (汤谷) is a mythical place from ancient

汤池

shāng chí

‘汤池’ (shāng chí) literally means 'boiling mo

浩浩汤汤

hào hào shāng shāng

‘浩浩汤汤’ is a classical Chinese reduplicative

汤汤

shāng shāng

‘汤汤’ (shāng shāng) is a reduplicated adverb

消防

xiāo fáng

消防 (xiāo fáng) literally combines 消 (xiāo, '

海风

hǎi fēng

‘Hǎi fēng’ literally means 'sea wind' — combi

海岸

hǎi àn

海岸 (hǎi àn) literally combines 海 (hǎi), mean

浪花

làng huā

‘Làng huā’ literally combines ‘làng’ (wave)

物流

wù liú

'物流' (wù liú) literally means 'goods flow' —

流放

liú fàng

流放 (liú fàng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ban

流水

liú shuǐ

流水 (liú shuǐ) literally combines 流 (liú, 'to

南极洲

Nán Jí Zhōu

Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth,

大洋洲

Dà Yáng Zhōu

‘Dà Yáng Zhōu’ (Oceania) is a proper noun ref

美洲

Měizhōu

"Měizhōu" (美洲) literally means "beautiful cont

非洲

Fēizhōu

非洲 (Fēizhōu) is the Chinese name for the conti

欧洲

Ōuzhōu

Ōuzhōu (Europe) is a proper noun referring to th

大西洋

dà xī yáng

‘Dàxīyáng’ (大西洋) literally means ‘Great W

太平洋

tài píng yáng

The word 太平洋 (Tàipíng Yáng) literally means

山泉

shān quán

Shān quán (mountain spring) is a compound noun f

清泉

qīng quán

'Qīng quán' literally combines two characters: '

喷泉

pēn quán

'喷泉' (pēn quán) literally combines 喷 (pēn),

温泉

wēn quán

温泉 (wēn quán) literally means 'warm spring' —

泉水

quán shuǐ

泉水 literally means 'spring water' — water that

战况

zhàn kuàng

战况 literally combines 战 (zhàn, 'battle' or 'wa