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.

满族

Mǎn zú

满族 (Mǎn zú) refers to the Manchu ethnic group,

清朝

Qīng Cháo

The term Qīng Cháo (Qing Dynasty) refers to the

净土

jìng tǔ

‘净土’ (jìng tǔ) literally means ‘pure land’

小河

xiǎo hé

'Xiǎo hé' literally means 'small river' — 小 (x

河岸

hé àn

河岸 (hé àn) literally combines 河 (hé), meanin

河边

hé biān

河边 (hé biān) literally means 'river side' — c

过河

guò hé

'Guò hé' literally means 'to cross a river'—'gu

河水

hé shuǐ

‘Hé shuǐ’ literally means ‘river water’ — i

黄河

Huáng Hé

The Yellow River (Huáng Hé) is China’s second-l

路段

lù duàn

路段 (lù duàn) literally combines 路 (lù), mean

安检

ānjiǎn

安检 is a compound noun meaning 'security check'

望江楼

wàng jiāng lóu

Wàng Jiāng Lóu literally means 'Pavilion Overlo

钟楼

zhōng lóu

‘钟楼’ (zhōng lóu) literally means ‘bell towe

酒楼

jiǔ lóu

‘酒楼’ literally means ‘wine building’ — ‘酒

教学楼

jiào xué lóu

‘教学楼’ literally means ‘teaching-building’ a

楼房

lóu fáng

楼房 (lóu fáng) literally combines 楼 (lóu), me

高楼

gāo lóu

‘高楼’ literally combines ‘高’ (gāo), meaning

南极

nán jí

南极 (nán jí) literally means 'south extreme' —

楚国

Chǔ guó

Chǔ guó (the ancient State of Chu) was one of th

扶梯

fú tī

扶梯 (fú tī) literally means 'to support + ladde

阶梯

jiē tī

阶梯 literally combines 阶 (jiē), meaning 'step'

云梯

yún tī

‘云梯’ literally means ‘cloud ladder’—a compo

梯子

tī zi

梯子 (tī zi) is a common noun meaning 'ladder' —

楼梯

lóu tī

楼梯 (lóu tī) literally combines 楼 (lóu), mean

查阅

chá yuè

查阅 (chá yuè) is a formal, written verb meaning

铁板

tiě bǎn

铁板 (tiě bǎn) literally means 'iron plate' — a

门板

mén bǎn

‘门板’ literally combines ‘门’ (mén, ‘door’

地板

dì bǎn

地板 (dì bǎn) literally combines 地 (dì), meani

李园

Lǐ Yuán

Li Garden (Lǐ Yuán) is a proper noun commonly us

姓李

xìng Lǐ

'Xìng Lǐ' literally means 'surnamed Li' and func

李白

Lǐ Bái

Li Bai (701–762 CE) was one of the most celebrate

易主

yì zhǔ

‘易主’ literally means ‘to change master’ —

文化

wén huà

‘Wén huà’ (文化) literally combines ‘wén’ (

故乡

gù xiāng

‘Gùxiāng’ literally combines ‘gù’ (meaning

据点

jù diǎn

‘据点’ (jù diǎn) literally combines 据 (jù),

搬走

bān zǒu

搬走 (bān zǒu) is a compound verb meaning 'to mo

搬来

bān lái

搬来 (bān lái) is a verb meaning 'to move here'

搬出

bān chū

搬出 (bān chū) is a separable verb meaning 'to m

搬进

bān jìn

搬进 (bān jìn) is a compound verb meaning 'to mo

搬家

bān jiā

搬家 (bān jiā) literally means 'to move (bān) h