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.

锻件

duàn jiàn

‘锻件’ (duàn jiàn) literally combines ‘锻’ (

锻压

duàn yā

‘锻压’ (duàn yā) is a compound noun referring

邻家

lín jiā

‘邻家’ literally means ‘neighbor’s (home or fa

邻里

lín lǐ

邻里 (lín lǐ) literally combines 邻 (lín), mean

邻近

lín jìn

邻近 (lín jìn) is an adjective meaning 'adjacent

邻国

lín guó

‘邻国’ literally means ‘neighbor country’ — c

邻居

lín jū

‘邻居’ (lín jū) literally combines ‘邻’ (lí

邮编

yóu biān

‘邮编’ is a short, commonly used noun meaning ‘

邮政

yóu zhèng

邮政 (yóu zhèng) literally combines 邮 (yóu), m

邮票

yóu piào

邮票 (yóu piào) is a noun meaning 'postage stamp

邮寄

yóu jì

‘邮寄’ is a compound verb meaning 'to mail (by p

邮局

yóu jú

邮局 (yóu jú) literally combines 邮 (yóu), mean

选举

xuǎn jǔ

‘选举’ (xuǎn jǔ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

承办

chéng bàn

承办 means 'to undertake' or 'to be responsible fo

公共交通工具

gōnggòng jiāotōng gōngjù

公共交通工具 literally means 'public transportatio

私家车

sījiāchē

'Sījiāchē' literally means 'private family car'

那辆

nà liàng

‘那辆’ is a demonstrative phrase meaning ‘that

这辆

zhè liàng

‘这辆’ (zhè liàng) is a demonstrative phrase m

越剧

yuèjù

Yuèjù (Shaoxing opera) is one of China’s most i

越过

yuèguò

‘越过’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cross over

越南

Yuènán

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country whose name in

超载

chāo zài

‘超载’ literally means ‘beyond carrying’ — ‘

超市

chāo shì

'Chāo shì' (超市) literally combines 超 (chāo),

赛车

sài chē

赛车 (sài chē) literally combines 赛 (sài), mea

变更

biàn gēng

变更 (biàn gēng) means 'alteration' or 'amendmen

护照

hù zhào

‘护照’ (hù zhào) is a government-issued identi

议会

yì huì

议会 (yì huì) is a formal noun meaning 'parliame

决议

jué yì

‘决议’ (jué yì) is a formal noun meaning 'reso

调任

diàorèn

‘调任’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to be appointe

调离

diàolí

调离 (diàolí) is a verb meaning 'to transfer awa

记者

jì zhě

记者 (jì zhě) literally means 'one who records'

角落

jiǎo luò

角落 (jiǎo luò) literally combines 角 (jiǎo), m

长衫

cháng shān

Cháng shān (长衫) is a traditional Chinese garme

街坊

jiē fang

‘街坊’ (jiē fāng) literally combines ‘街’ (j

街头

jiē tóu

街头 literally means 'street end' or 'street head'

街角

jiē jiǎo

街角 (jiē jiǎo) literally combines 街 (jiē), me

街道

jiē dào

街道 (jiē dào) literally combines 街 (jiē), mea

小街

xiǎo jiē

‘Xiǎo jiē’ literally means ‘small street’—a

大街

dà jiē

‘Dà jiē’ literally means ‘big street’ — ‘d

蔚蓝

wèi lán

‘蔚蓝’ (wèi lán) is a literary, poetic adjecti