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.

水池

shuǐ chí

‘水池’ (shuǐ chí) literally combines ‘水’ (s

游泳池

yóu yǒng chí

‘游泳池’ literally means ‘swimming pool’ — a

氤氲

yīn yūn

Yīn yūn is a poetic, literary adjective describi

沙滩毯

shā tān tǎn

A 'shā tān tǎn' is a portable, often waterproof

野营毯

yě yíng tǎn

'野营毯' (yě yíng tǎn) literally combines three

地毯

dì tǎn

地毯 (dì tǎn) literally combines 地 (dì, 'groun

回归

huí guī

回归 (huí guī) literally combines 回 (huí, 'to

东欧

Dōngōu

'Dōngōu' (Eastern Europe) is a geographical term

欧化

Ōuhuà

‘Ōuhuà’ (欧化) literally combines ‘Ōu’ (欧)

欧美

Ōuměi

Ōuměi (Europe and America) is a compound noun fo

欧盟

Ōuméng

欧盟 is the standard Chinese abbreviation for the

欧元

Ōuyuán

欧元 (Ōuyuán) is the official currency of 20 Eur

歇业

xiē yè

歇业 (xiē yè) is a formal verb meaning 'to suspe

使用权

shǐ yòng quán

'使用权' (shǐ yòng quán) literally combines '使

权限

quán xiàn

权限 (quán xiàn) literally combines 权 (quán),

一档

yī dǎng

‘一档’ (yī dǎng) literally combines ‘一’ (y

档案

dàng àn

‘档案’ (dàng àn) literally combines ‘档’ (d

冲锋枪

chōng fēng qiāng

"Chōngfēng qiāng" literally means "assault gun"

手枪

shǒu qiāng

‘手枪’ (shǒu qiāng) literally means ‘hand gun

柴门

chái mén

‘柴门’ literally means 'firewood gate' — 柴 (ch

某公司

mǒu gōng sī

‘某公司’ literally means ‘a certain company’ a

某地

mǒu dì

‘某地’ literally combines ‘某’ (mǒu), meaning

架桥

jià qiáo

‘架桥’ literally means ‘to set up a bridge’ —

架子

jià·zi

架子 (jià·zi) is a noun with three main meanings

淘宝村

táo bǎo cūn

A 'Taobao village' (táo bǎo cūn) is a rural Chi

渔村

yú cūn

渔村 (yú cūn) literally combines 渔 (yú), meani

山村

shān cūn

Shān cūn (mountain village) is a compound noun f

村长

cūn zhǎng

村长 (cūn zhǎng) literally combines 村 (cūn), m

村民

cūn mín

村民 (cūn mín) literally combines 村 (cūn), mea

农村

nóng cūn

农村 (nóng cūn) literally combines 农 (nóng), m

朝圣

cháo shèng

‘Cháo shèng’ literally means ‘to face the sac

朝见

cháo jiàn

‘朝见’ (cháo jiàn) is a formal, classical verb

朝代

cháo dài

‘Cháo dài’ (朝代) means ‘dynasty’ — a line

上朝

shàng cháo

'Shàng cháo' literally means 'to go up to the im

清朗

qīng lǎng

清朗 (qīng lǎng) is an adjective describing some

放映

fàng yìng

放映 (fàng yìng) is a verb meaning 'to screen' o

倒映

dào yìng

‘倒映’ (dào yìng) is a verb meaning ‘to be re

映照

yìng zhào

‘映照’ is a compound verb meaning 'to reflect an

上映

shàng yìng

Shàng yìng literally combines 上 (shàng, 'to go

斜坡

xié pō

‘斜坡’ (xié pō) is a compound noun meaning 'sl