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.

蓝天

lán tiān

‘蓝天’ literally means ‘blue sky’—a compound

草地

cǎodì

'Cǎodì' literally combines 'cǎo' (grass) and 'd

游船

yóu chuán

游船 literally combines 游 (yóu), meaning 'to tra

货船

huò chuán

'货船' (huò chuán) literally combines '货' (huò

客船

kè chuán

‘客船’ literally means ‘guest ship’ — 客 (kè

轮船

lún chuán

轮船 literally means 'wheel ship' — 轮 (lún) ref

旧址

jiù zhǐ

'旧址' literally combines '旧' (jiù), meaning 'ol

闻名

wén míng

闻名 literally means 'to hear (wén) of fame (mín

旅行者

lǚ xíng zhě

'旅行者' literally combines three characters: '旅'

政绩

zhèng jì

‘政绩’ (zhèng jì) literally combines ‘政’ (z

总部

zǒngbù

总部 (zǒngbù) literally means 'general departmen

总经理

zǒngjīnglǐ

General manager (zǒngjīnglǐ) is a senior corpor

总统

zǒngtǒng

总统 (zǒngtǒng) means 'president'—specifically

网络

wǎng luò

网络 (wǎng luò) literally combines 网 (wǎng), m

绿卡

lǜ kǎ

'Green card' is the common Chinese term for the U.

绿林

lǜ lín

‘绿林’ (lǜ lín) is a classical Chinese term li

终端

zhōng duān

Terminal (zhōng duān) is a technical noun borrow

终点

zhōng diǎn

终点 literally means 'end point' — combining 终 (

信箱

xìn xiāng

‘信箱’ (xìn xiāng) literally combines ‘信’ (

行李箱

xínglǐ xiāng

'Xínglǐ xiāng' literally means 'travel belongin

矮墙

ǎi qiáng

‘矮墙’ literally means ‘short wall’ or ‘low w

目录

mù lù

'目录' (mù lù) literally combines '目' (mù), me

地盘

dì pán

‘地盘’ literally combines ‘地’ (dì), meaning

地皮

dì pí

‘地皮’ literally means 'earth skin' — combining

业界

yè jiè

业界 (yè jiè) literally combines 业 (yè), meani

学界

xué jiè

‘学界’ literally combines ‘学’ (xué), meaning

国界

guó jiè

‘国界’ (guó jiè) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

环绕

huán rào

环绕 is a compound verb meaning 'to surround' or '

特区

tè qū

‘特区’ (tè qū) literally means ‘special zone

少爷

shào yé

'Shào yé' literally combines 'shào' (young, jun

爬山

pá shān

‘爬山’ literally means ‘to climb a mountain’

烧纸

shāo zhǐ

'Shāo zhǐ' literally means 'to burn paper' — th

红灯笼

hóng dēng long

A hóng dēng long (red lantern) is a traditional

路灯

lù dēng

‘路灯’ (lù dēng) literally means ‘road light

炼油

liàn yóu

'Liàn yóu' literally means 'to refine oil' — co

炼钢

liàn gāng

炼钢 (liàn gāng) literally means 'to refine stee

日照

rìzhào

'Rìzhào' literally combines 'rì' (sun) and 'zh

照明

zhàomíng

Zhàomíng literally combines zhào (to shine, ill

澡盆

zǎo pén

‘澡盆’ literally combines 澡 (zǎo), meaning ‘b

澡堂

zǎo táng

‘澡堂’ (zǎo táng) literally combines ‘澡’ (z