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.

建国

jiànguó

‘建国’ literally combines 建 (jiàn, 'to build'

建筑师

jiànzhúshī

An architect is a professional who designs buildin

建设

jiànshè

'Jiànshè' literally combines 'jiàn' (to build,

建立

jiànlì

建立 (jiànlì) is a transitive verb meaning 'to e

餐厅

cān tīng

餐厅 (cān tīng) literally combines 餐 (cān), me

礼堂

lǐ táng

‘礼堂’ (lǐ táng) literally combines ‘礼’ (l

会议室

huì yì tīng

‘会议室’ (huì yì tīng) literally combines thr

前厅

qián tīng

‘前厅’ (qián tīng) literally means ‘front hal

客厅

kè tīng

‘客厅’ (kè tīng) literally means ‘guest hall

厨房

chú fáng

厨房 (chú fáng) literally combines 厨 (chú), me

厕位

cèwèi

'厕位' literally combines '厕' (cè), meaning 'toi

洗手间

xǐshǒujiān

'洗手间' (xǐshǒujiān) literally means 'hand-was

厕所有

cèsuǒ yǒu

'厕所有' literally combines 厕 (cè, 'toilet'), 所

公厕

gōngcè

‘公厕’ literally combines 公 (gōng), meaning ‘

厕所

cèsuǒ

厕所 (cèsuǒ) literally combines 厕 (cè), an anc

宝座

bǎo zuò

‘宝座’ literally combines ‘宝’ (bǎo), meaning

一座

yī zuò

'一座' (yī zuò) is a numeral-measure word compou

海底

hǎi dǐ

海底 literally means 'sea bottom' — 海 (hǎi) mea

桌底

zhuō dǐ

‘桌底’ literally combines 桌 (zhuō), meaning 't

序幕

xù mù

‘序幕’ literally combines ‘序’ (xù), meaning

库房

kù fáng

库房 (kù fáng) is a compound noun meaning 'wareh

底层

dǐ céng

底层 (dǐ céng) literally combines 底 (dǐ), mean

幽美

yōu měi

幽美 (yōu měi) is an elegant, literary adjective

幽暗

yōu àn

幽暗 (yōu àn) is an adjective meaning 'dim' or '

幽深

yōu shēn

幽深 (yōu shēn) is an adjective describing a pla

幽静

yōu jìng

幽静 (yōu jìng) is an adjective meaning 'seclude

帅印

shuài yìn

'Shuài yìn' literally means 'commander's seal'

统帅

tǒng shuài

统帅 (tǒng shuài) is a formal noun meaning 'supr

元帅

yuán shuài

‘元帅’ (yuán shuài) is a formal, high-level mi

导航

dǎo háng

导航 (dǎo háng) literally combines 导 (dǎo), me

专车

zhuānchē

'专车' (zhuānchē) literally combines '专' (zhuā

专科

zhuānkē

专科 (zhuānkē) literally combines 专 (zhuān), m

封底

fēng dǐ

'Fēng dǐ' literally means 'cover bottom' — 'fē

监察

jiān chá

监察 means 'to supervise' or 'oversight' — a form

富强

fù qiáng

富强 (fù qiáng) is a compound noun meaning 'pros

富豪

fù háo

富豪 (fù háo) literally combines 富 (fù), meani

寄存

jìcún

‘寄存’ is a verb meaning to temporarily deposit

寄宿

jìsù

‘寄宿’ is a verb meaning to live on campus or at

烈士

liè shì

‘烈士’ (liè shì) literally combines 烈 (liè),

士人

shì rén

士人 (shì rén) literally combines 士 (shì), mea