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.

望远镜

wàng yuǎn jìng

‘望远镜’ literally means ‘look-far-mirror’ —

最高

zuì gāo

最高 (zuì gāo) is an adjective meaning 'highest'

晴朗

qíng lǎng

晴朗 (qíng lǎng) is an adjective describing weat

晚霞

wǎn xiá

晚霞 (wǎn xiá) literally combines 晚 (wǎn), mea

旅途

lǚ tú

旅途 literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meaning 'to trav

旅居

lǚ jū

旅居 literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meaning 'travel'

旅店

lǚ diàn

‘旅店’ (lǚ diàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

旅行社

lǚ xíng shè

'Lǚxíngshè' literally combines three characters

旅客

lǚ kè

旅客 (lǚ kè) is a compound noun meaning 'passeng

旅游

lǚ yóu

‘旅游’ (lǚ yóu) is a compound word meaning ‘t

旁白

páng bái

‘旁白’ (páng bái) literally means ‘side speec

身旁

shēn páng

‘身旁’ literally combines ‘shēn’ (body, self)

旁边

páng biān

'旁边' (páng biān) literally combines '旁' (side

考古

kǎo gǔ

考古 (kǎo gǔ) literally means 'to examine antiqu

考察

kǎo chá

‘考察’ (kǎo chá) is a formal verb meaning ‘to

书房

shū fáng

书房 (shū fáng) literally combines 书 (shū), me

房租

fáng zū

‘房租’ (fáng zū) literally combines 房 (fáng)

房东

fáng dōng

房东 (fáng dōng) literally means 'house owner'

房间

fáng jiān

房间 (fáng jiān) literally combines 房 (fáng),

房子

fáng zi

房子 (fáng zi) is a common, neutral-term noun mea

慢车

màn chē

‘慢车’ literally means ‘slow train’ and refers

快车

kuàichē

‘快车’ literally means ‘fast vehicle’—‘快’

双人床

shuāng rén chuáng

‘双人床’ literally means ‘two-person bed’ — i

床头

chuáng tóu

床头 (chuáng tóu) literally means 'head of the b

左转

zuǒ zhuǎn

'Zuǒ zhuǎn' literally combines 'zuǒ' (left) and

左边

zuǒ biān

左边 literally means 'left side' — 左 (zuǒ) mean

休息室

xiū xī shì

休息室 literally means 'rest room' — 休 (xiū) me

浴室

yù shì

浴室 (yù shì) literally means 'bath room' — com

实验室

shí yàn shì

'实验室' (shí yàn shì) literally means 'experim

卧室

wò shì

‘卧室’ (wò shì) literally means ‘lying-down r

办公室

bàngōng shì

办公室 (bànfāng shì) literally means 'place for

教室

jiào shì

教室 (jiào shì) literally means 'teaching room'

宜人

yí rén

宜人 (yí rén) is an adjective meaning 'pleasant

赐姓

cì xìng

‘赐姓’ literally means ‘to bestow a surname’ a

复姓

fù xìng

A fùxìng (compound surname) is a Chinese family

创始

chuàng shǐ

创始 means 'to found' or 'to establish', typically

战场

zhàn chǎng

战场 (zhàn chǎng) literally combines 战 (zhàn),

现场

xiàn chǎng

现场 literally means 'present scene' — 现 (xiàn)

剧场

jù chǎng

'剧场' (jù chǎng) literally combines '剧' (jù),

晒场

shài cháng

晒场 (shài cháng) literally combines 晒 (shài),