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.

战士

zhàn shì

战士 (zhàn shì) literally combines 战 (zhàn), m

填埋

tián mái

'Tián mái' literally combines 填 (tián), meanin

堵车

dǔ chē

‘堵车’ literally means ‘blocked car’—the char

地基

dìjī

‘地基’ (dìjī) literally means ‘earth foundati

基地

jīdì

基地 (jīdì) literally combines 基 (jī), meaning

会址

huì zhǐ

'会址' (huì zhǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'con

地址

dì zhǐ

地址 (dì zhǐ) means 'address'—the specific loca

厂址

chǎng zhǐ

厂址 (chǎng zhǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'fac

校址

xiào zhǐ

校址 literally combines 校 (xiào), meaning 'schoo

遗址

yí zhǐ

遗址 (yí zhǐ) literally means 'left-behind site'

围困

wéi kùn

围困 is a compound verb meaning 'to besiege' or 't

严寒

yán hán

‘严寒’ literally combines 严 (yán, meaning 'str

售货员

shòu huò yuán

‘售货员’ literally combines three characters: ‘

售票

shòu piào

"Shòu piào" literally means "to sell tickets" —

出售

chū shòu

出售 (chū shòu) is a formal, written verb meanin

咱乡亲

zán xiāng qīn

'咱乡亲' is a warm, colloquial noun meaning 'our f

电台

diàn tái

'电台' (diàn tái) literally combines '电' (diàn

舞台

wǔ tái

舞台 (wǔ tái) literally means 'dance platform'

讲台

jiǎng tái

‘讲台’ literally means ‘lecture platform’—‘

台湾

Táiwān

‘Taiwan’ (Táiwān) is the Mandarin name for the

另立

lìng lì

‘另立’ is a compound verb meaning 'to establish

遍及

biàn jí

遍及 is a verb meaning 'to spread throughout' or '

原籍

yuán jí

'原籍' (yuán jí) literally combines '原' (yuán)

即位

jí wèi

‘即位’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to a

危房

wēi fáng

‘危房’ literally combines 危 (wēi), meaning 'da

占领

zhàn lǐng

‘占领’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to occupy

地大物博

dì dà wù bó

‘地大物博’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

博大

bó dà

博大 (bó dà) is an adjective meaning 'vast,' 'ex

行政区

xíng zhèng qū

An 'administrative region' (xíng zhèng qū) is a

服务区

fú wù qū

A fuwù qū (service area) is a designated rest st

住宅区

zhù zhái qū

住宅区 literally means 'residence-dwelling-area'

开发区

kāi fā qū

'Development zone' refers to a designated area—of

商业区

shāng yè qū

'商业区' (shāng yè qū) literally means 'busines

地区

dì qū

地区 (dì qū) means 'region' — a defined geograp

则例

zé lì

‘则例’ is a formal, classical Chinese compound m

细则

xì zé

‘细则’ (xì zé) is a compound noun meaning ‘de

判例

pànlì

‘判例’ (pànlì) is a legal term meaning 'preced

判决

pànjué

'判决' (pànjué) is a formal noun meaning 'verdic

列席

liè xí

列席 (liè xí) is a formal verb meaning 'to atten

列车

liè chē

列车 (liè chē) literally means 'lined vehicle'—