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.

盐滩

yán tān

盐滩 (yán tān) literally combines 盐 (yán), mea

滩头

tān tóu

滩头 literally means 'beach head'—'滩' (tān) ref

河滩

hé tān

‘Hé tān’ (river beach/shoal) refers to a flat,

浏阳河

liú yáng hé

The Liuyang River (Liúyáng Hé) is a real river

浏阳

liú yáng

Liuyang (Liúyáng) is a county-level city in the

浓雾

nóng wù

‘浓雾’ literally combines ‘浓’ (nóng), meanin

海潮

hǎi cháo

‘海潮’ (hǎi cháo) literally combines ‘海’ (h

退潮

tuì cháo

‘退潮’ literally means ‘to retreat + tide’ and

潮水

cháo shuǐ

潮水 (cháo shuǐ) literally combines 潮 (cháo),

看涨

kàn zhǎng

"Kàn zhǎng" literally means 'to look upward (in

涨停

zhǎng tíng

'Zhangting' (涨停) is a technical term used exclus

涨潮

zhǎng cháo

涨潮 (zhǎng cháo) literally combines 涨 (zhǎng)

大漠

dà mò

‘Dà mò’ (大漠) literally means ‘great desert

荒漠

huāng mò

‘荒漠’ (huāng mò) is a compound noun meaning

漏风

lòu fēng

‘漏风’ literally means ‘leak wind’ and functio

漏水

lòu shuǐ

'Lòu shuǐ' literally combines 'lòu' (to leak, s

滑梯

huá tī

'滑梯' (huá tī) literally combines '滑' (huá),

滑雪

huá xuě

滑雪 (huá xuě) literally means 'to slide on snow

战壕

zhàn háo

‘战壕’ (zhàn háo) literally combines 战 (zhàn

山沟

shān gōu

Shān gōu (mountain ravine) refers to a narrow, d

沟渠

gōu qú

‘沟渠’ (gōu qú) is a compound noun meaning ‘i

暗沟

àn gōu

‘暗沟’ literally means ‘hidden ditch’ — 暗 (

水沟

shuǐ gōu

‘水沟’ (shuǐ gōu) literally combines ‘水’ (s

发源

fā yuán

‘发源’ is a verb meaning ‘to originate (from)’

水源

shuǐ yuán

水源 (shuǐ yuán) literally combines 水 (shuǐ),

测绘

cè huì

测绘 (cè huì) is a formal noun meaning 'surveyin

淘金

táo jīn

淘金 (táo jīn) literally means 'to wash gold' —

淘宝

táo bǎo

‘Taobao’ (táo bǎo) is China’s largest consume

正统派

zhèng tǒng pài

‘正统派’ (zhèng tǒng pài) literally means ‘o

流派

liú pài

流派 (liú pài) literally combines 流 (liú), mea

学派

xué pài

‘学派’ (xué pài) literally combines ‘学’ (xu

洞穴

dòngxué

洞穴 (dòngxué) is a compound noun meaning 'cave'

山洞

shān dòng

山洞 (shān dòng) literally combines 山 (shān),

泛舟

fàn zhōu

泛舟 (fàn zhōu) literally means 'to float a boat

自治

zì zhì

‘自治’ (zì zhì) literally means ‘self-governa

治水

zhì shuǐ

‘治水’ literally means ‘to govern water’—comb

治国

zhì guó

治国 (zhì guó) literally means 'to govern a coun

治理

zhì lǐ

治理 (zhì lǐ) is a formal, often official or ins

沉没

chén mò

沉没 (chén mò) is a compound verb meaning 'to si

墨池

mò chí

"墨池" (mò chí) literally means "ink pool" — a