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.

朝向

cháo xiàng

Cháo xiàng literally combines cháo (to face, to

向导

xiàng dǎo

‘向导’ literally combines ‘向’ (xiàng), meani

信史

xìn shǐ

‘Xìn shǐ’ literally combines ‘xìn’ (trust,

通史

tōng shǐ

‘通史’ (tōng shǐ) literally means ‘comprehens

史实

shǐ shí

史实 (shǐ shí) literally combines 史 (shǐ), mea

史官

shǐ guān

Shǐguān (史官) literally means 'history officer'

史书

shǐ shū

‘Shǐ shū’ literally means ‘history book’ —

历史

lì shǐ

历史 (lì shǐ) means 'history' — the study or re

出口

chū kǒu

出口 literally means 'go out + mouth', combining

人口

rén kǒu

人口 (rén kǒu) literally combines 人 (rén), mea

叔婆

shū pó

‘叔婆’ (shū pó) is a kinship term referring to

参议

cān yì

‘参议’ is a compound noun formed from 参 (cān,

参拜

cān bài

‘参拜’ (cān bài) is a formal verb meaning to p

参谋

cān móu

参谋 (cān móu) literally combines 参 (cān), mea

关卡

guān qiǎ

‘关卡’ (guān qiǎ) literally combines ‘关’ (g

单元

dān yuán

单元 (dān yuán) literally combines 单 (dān), me

元首

yuán shǒu

‘元首’ (yuán shǒu) literally combines 元 (yuá

佛像

fó xiàng

佛像 (fó xiàng) literally means 'Buddha image'

伞兵

sǎn bīng

‘伞兵’ literally means ‘umbrella soldier’ — a

降落伞

jiàng luò sǎn

'Jiàng luò sǎn' literally means 'descend-fall-u

太阳伞

tài yáng sǎn

'太阳伞' (tài yáng sǎn) literally means 'sun um

借宿

jiè sù

借宿 means 'to stay overnight as a guest' — liter

通讯

tōng xùn

‘通讯’ (tōng xùn) is a noun meaning ‘communic

前任

qián rèn

‘前任’ (qián rèn) literally combines ‘前’ (q

位置

wèi zhì

位置 (wèi zhì) literally combines 位 (wèi), mea

世袭

shì xí

'Shì xí' literally combines 'shì' (generation,

世界

shì jiè

世界 (shì jiè) literally combines 世 (shì), mea

把手

bǎ shǒu

把手 (bǎ shǒu) literally combines 把 (bǎ), mean

基业

jī yè

基业 (jī yè) literally combines 基 (jī), meanin

当选

dāng xuǎn

'当选' is a verb meaning 'to be elected' — it des

本土化

běn tǔ huà

'Běntǔhuà' literally combines 'běn' (original,

现代化

xiàn dài huà

现代化 (xiàn dài huà) literally means 'becoming

电力

diàn lì

电力 (diàn lì) literally combines 电 (diàn), me

法律

fǎ lǜ

法律 (fǎ lǜ) means 'law' or 'statute' — the for

法国

Fǎ guó

法国 (Fǎguó) is the Chinese name for the Europea

行业

hángyè

行业 (hángyè) means 'industry' or 'trade' — a b

银行

yínháng

'银行' (yínháng) literally combines '银' (yín),

行人

xíngrén

行人 (xíngrén) literally combines 行 (xíng), me

四方

sì fāng

‘四方’ literally means ‘four directions’—nort

一方

yī fāng

一方 literally means 'one side' or 'one part', com