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.

委员

wěi yuán

‘委员’ (wěi yuán) literally combines ‘委’ (w

店员

diàn yuán

‘店员’ (diàn yuán) literally combines ‘店’ (

成员

chéng yuán

‘成员’ (chéng yuán) literally combines ‘成’

咖啡馆

kā fēi guǎn

咖啡馆 (kā fēi guǎn) literally combines three c

冰吧

bīng bā

冰吧 (bīng bā) literally combines 冰 (bīng), me

书吧

shū bā

'Shū bā' (book café) is a hybrid space combinin

茶吧

chá bā

‘Chá bā’ (茶吧) literally combines ‘chá’ (t

网吧

wǎng bā

'网吧' (wǎng bā) literally combines '网' (wǎng)

酒吧

jiǔ bā

'酒吧' (jiǔ bā) is a compound noun meaning 'bar'

司职

sī zhí

‘司职’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to hold office

司令

sī lìng

司令 (sī lìng) literally combines 司 (sī), mean

司法

sī fǎ

司法 (sī fǎ) literally means 'to manage law' —

司机

sī jī

司机 (sī jī) literally combines 司 (sī), meanin

右邻

yòu lín

‘右邻’ literally means ‘right-side neighbor’—

右派

yòu pài

Right-wing (yòu pài) is a political term referri

右转

yòu zhuǎn

'Right turn' is a compound verb formed by combinin

右边

yòu biān

右边 literally means 'right side' and is a compoun

千里

qiān lǐ

‘千里’ literally means ‘a thousand li’, where

别处

bié chù

别处 means 'elsewhere' — literally 'other place'.

公交车

gōngjiāo chē

‘公交车’ literally means ‘public transport vehi

公司

gōngsī

‘Gōngsī’ means ‘company’ — a formal organiz

公园

gōngyuán

‘公园’ (gōngyuán) literally means ‘public gar

配件

pèi jiàn

‘配件’ (pèi jiàn) literally combines ‘配’ (t

案件

àn jiàn

案件 (àn jiàn) is a formal noun meaning 'legal c

中介

zhōngjiè

'中介' literally combines '中' (zhōng, meaning 'm

日本

Rì Běn

日本 (Rì Běn) is the standard Mandarin name for

外地

wàidì

‘外地’ literally means ‘outside place’—‘外’

外面

wàimiàn

外面 (wàimiàn) literally combines 外 (wài), mea

因地制宜

yīn dì zhì yí

‘因地制宜’ literally means ‘according to the pl

体系

tǐ xì

‘体系’ (tǐ xì) is a compound noun meaning 'sys

两边

liǎng biān

Both characters in 两边 contribute directly to its

进入

jìn rù

进入 (jìn rù) is a compound verb meaning 'to ent

经纬

jīng wěi

‘经纬’ literally combines ‘经’ (jīng), meanin

经理

jīng lǐ

经理 (jīng lǐ) is a noun meaning 'manager'—a pe

经济

jīng jì

经济 (jīng jì) means 'economy' — the system of

所在

suǒ zài

所在 (suǒ zài) is a formal or written noun meani

所长

suǒ zhǎng

‘所长’ (suǒ zhǎng) is a compound noun meaning

就近

jiù jìn

就近 means 'nearby' or 'at a convenient, nearby lo

到达

dàodá

到达 (dàodá) is a formal, written verb meaning '

要津

yāo jīn

'Yāo jīn' literally combines 'yāo' (essential,