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.

外宾

wàibīn

‘外宾’ literally combines ‘外’ (wài), meaning

宾馆

bīnguǎn

‘宾馆’ (bīnguǎn) is a formal, standard term fo

贵宾

guì bīn

贵宾 (guì bīn) literally combines 贵 (guì), mea

贵族

guì zú

‘贵族’ (guì zú) literally combines ‘贵’ (gu

出让

chū ràng

出让 (chū ràng) is a formal verb meaning 'to tra

上诉

shàng sù

‘上诉’ is a formal legal verb meaning 'to appeal

药房

yào fáng

药房 (yào fáng) literally means 'medicine room'

景色

jǐng sè

景色 (jǐng sè) is a compound noun meaning 'scene

舞厅

wǔtīng

‘舞厅’ (wǔtīng) literally combines ‘舞’ (wǔ

肉店

ròu diàn

‘Ròu diàn’ literally combines ‘ròu’ (meat)

补给

bǔ gěi

‘补给’ (bǔ gěi) is a verb meaning ‘to supply

绍兴

shào xīng

Shàoxīng is a historic and culturally rich city

红灯

hóng dēng

红灯 literally means 'red lamp' or 'red light', an

红旗

hóng qí

红旗 (hóng qí) literally means 'red flag' — com

第几楼

dì jǐ lóu

'Dì jǐ lóu' literally means 'the which floor' a

中转站

zhōng zhuǎn zhàn

‘Zhōng zhuǎn zhàn’ literally means ‘middle-t

加油站

jiā yóu zhàn

'加油站' literally means 'add-oil station' — a di

下一站

xià yí zhàn

'Xià yí zhàn' literally means 'down one stop'

站长

zhàn zhǎng

站长 (zhàn zhǎng) is a compound noun formed from

网站

wǎng zhàn

‘网站’ (wǎng zhàn) literally means ‘net stati

车站

chē zhàn

车站 (chē zhàn) literally combines 车 (chē), me

穿行

chuān xíng

穿行 (chuān xíng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

穿过

chuān guò

穿过 (chuān guò) is a verb meaning 'to pass thro

离开

lí kāi

离开 (lí kāi) is a compound verb meaning 'to lea

门票

mén piào

门票 literally means 'gate ticket'—'门' (mén) me

火车票

huǒ chē piào

'火车票' literally combines three characters: '火'

百闻不如一见

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

This idiom literally means 'a hundred hearings are

班级

bān jí

班级 (bān jí) is a compound noun meaning 'class'

火山

huǒ shān

火山 (huǒ shān) literally means 'fire mountain'

游轮

yóu lún

‘游轮’ (yóu lún) literally combines ‘游’ (y

导游

dǎo yóu

‘导游’ (dǎo yóu) is a compound noun meaning ‘

游玩

yóu wán

游玩 (yóu wán) is a compound verb meaning 'to pl

泳道

yǒng dào

‘泳道’ literally means ‘swimming path’ or ‘sw

泳池

yǒng chí

‘泳池’ is a compound noun meaning 'swimming pool

汽笛

qì dí

汽笛 is a compound noun meaning 'steam whistle'—a

汽船

qì chuán

汽船 (qì chuán) literally means 'steam ship' —

汽油

qì yóu

Gasoline, written as 汽油 (qì yóu), is a volatil

地球

dì qiú

‘地球’ literally means ‘earth sphere’ — 地 (d

国歌

guó gē

‘国歌’ literally means ‘country song’ — combi

条款

tiáokuǎn

‘条款’ (tiáokuǎn) is a formal noun meaning ‘c