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.

划桨

huá jiǎng

'Huá jiǎng' literally means 'to row (with oars)'

划船

huá chuán

‘划船’ is a verb meaning 'to row a boat'—that i

入账

rù zhàng

‘入账’ literally means ‘enter the account’ —

入口

rù kǒu

入口 (rù kǒu) literally combines 入 (rù), meani

光临

guāng lín

‘光临’ is a highly respectful, formal verb used

仅限

jǐn xiàn

仅限 is a two-character prepositional phrase meani

傅说

fù yuè

傅说 (Fù Yuè) is a proper noun referring to a le

帝傅

dì fù

帝傅 (dì fù) literally means 'Emperor’s Tutor'

保傅

bǎo fù

‘Bǎo fù’ is a classical Chinese compound noun

太傅

tài fù

‘太傅’ (tài fù) was a prestigious official tit

停業

tíng yè

停業 (tíng yè) literally combines 停 (tíng), me

停車

tíng chē

停車 (tíng chē) literally combines 停 (tíng), m

市值

shì zhí

市值 (shì zhí) literally combines 市 (shì), mea

修订

xiū dìng

修订 means 'to revise' or 'to amend', especially i

当局

dāng jú

‘当局’ literally combines ‘当’ (dāng), meanin

布局

bù jú

布局 (bù jú) literally combines 布 (bù), meanin

公安局

gōng ān jú

The term 公安局 (gōng ān jú) literally combines

供职

gōng zhí

‘供职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to hold office

条例

tiáo lì

‘条例’ (tiáo lì) is a formal noun meaning ‘re

估价

gū jià

‘估价’ is a verb meaning ‘to appraise’ or ‘to

伙房

huǒ fáng

'伙房' literally combines '伙' (huǒ), meaning 'gr

省份

shěng fèn

‘省份’ literally means 'provincial portion' — c

任职

rènzhí

任职 means 'to assume office' or 'to serve in a po

任命

rènmìng

‘任命’ is a formal verb meaning 'to appoint'—sp

宾价

bīn jiè

'宾价' (bīn jià) is a classical or literary term

国价

guó jiè

'Guó jià' literally combines 'guó' (country, na

使价

shǐ jiè

‘使价’ (shǐ jiè) is a classical Chinese term m

交通

jiāo tōng

交通 (jiāo tōng) literally combines 交 (jiāo),

亚热带

Yà Rèdài

‘亚热带’ (yà rè dài) literally means ‘sub-tr

亚裔

Yà Yì

‘亚裔’ (Yà Yì) is a noun meaning ‘of Asian de

亚太

Yà Tà

‘亚太’ is a widely used abbreviation for ‘Asia-

亚运

Yà Yùn

‘亚运’ is a shortened form of ‘亚洲运动会’ (Y

亚洲

Yàzhōu

Asia (Yàzhōu) is the largest and most populous c

乘务员

chéng wù yuán

'乘务员' (chéng wù yuán) literally combines '乘

乒乓网

pīng pāng wǎng

'Ping-pong net' refers to the narrow, stretched ne

乒乓外交

pīngpāng wàijiāo

'Ping-pong diplomacy' refers to the historic use o

丰碑

fēng bēi

‘丰碑’ literally means 'abundant stele' or 'lush

并人

bīng rén

‘并人’ (bīng rén) is a classical or literary t

并土

bīng tǔ

‘并土’ (bīng tǔ) is a classical literary term

并都

bīng dū

‘并都’ (bīng dū) is a historical term referrin