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.

戒严

jiè yán

‘戒严’ (jiè yán) literally combines ‘戒’ (ji

凭吊

píng diào

‘凭吊’ is a formal literary verb meaning to visi

凭栏

píng lán

‘凭栏’ literally means ‘to lean on (or rest one

惠顾

huì gù

惠顾 (huì gù) is a formal, respectful verb used

悠远

yōu yuǎn

悠远 (yōu yuǎn) is an elegant, literary adjectiv

悠久

yōu jiǔ

悠 (yōu) means 'leisurely,' 'profound,' or 'dista

悄寂

qiǎo jì

悄寂 (qiǎo jì) is a literary, poetic adjective m

功德

gōng dé

‘Gōngdé’ literally combines ‘gōng’ (merit,

远征

yuǎn zhēng

‘远征’ literally combines ‘远’ (yuǎn), meanin

征用

zhēng yòng

'Zhēng yòng' is a formal verb meaning to officia

征收

zhēng shōu

征收 (zhēng shōu) is a formal verb meaning 'to l

远彼

yuǎn bǐ

‘远彼’ is a literary and archaic compound meanin

彼得

bǐ dé

彼得 is a phonetic transliteration of the Western

拐弯

guǎi wān

‘拐弯’ is a verb meaning ‘to turn (a corner)’,

弯路

wān lù

‘弯路’ literally means ‘bent road’ — combinin

弯道

wān dào

‘弯道’ literally combines 弯 (wān), meaning 'be

弱小

ruò xiǎo

‘弱小’ (ruò xiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'wea

延伸

yánshēn

延伸 (yánshēn) is a verb meaning 'to extend' or

废料

fèi liào

废料 (fèi liào) literally combines 废 (fèi), me

废弃

fèi qì

废弃 (fèi qì) is a compound verb meaning 'to dis

废除

fèi chú

废除 (fèi chú) is a formal verb meaning 'to abol

厦屋

shà wū

厦屋 (shà wū) is a literary and somewhat archaic

厦檐

shà yán

厦檐 (shà yán) literally combines 厦 (shà), mea

厦宇

shà yǔ

厦宇 (shà yǔ) is a classical literary term meani

广厦

guǎng shà

广厦 (guǎng shà) is a literary noun meaning 'spa

大厦

dà shà

‘大厦’ (dà shà) literally combines ‘大’ (dà

厦门

Xiàmén

Xiamen is a major port city and special economic z

厢房

xiāng fáng

‘厢房’ refers to a side room or annex building l

包厢

bāo xiāng

'包厢' (bāo xiāng) literally combines '包' (bāo

西厢

xī xiāng

'Xī xiāng' literally means 'western wing' and re

东厢

dōng xiāng

'Dōng xiāng' literally means 'eastern wing' and

轿厢

jiào xiāng

‘轿厢’ literally combines ‘轿’ (jiào), an arc

车厢

chē xiāng

‘车厢’ literally combines ‘车’ (chē), meaning

庭园

tíng yuán

庭园 (tíng yuán) refers specifically to a tradit

门庭

mén tíng

‘门庭’ literally combines ‘门’ (mén, gate/doo

朝廷

cháo tíng

‘朝廷’ (cháo tíng) literally combines ‘朝’ (

法庭

fǎ tíng

法庭 (fǎ tíng) literally means 'law court' — 法

军火库

jūnhuǒkù

军火库 literally combines three characters: 军 (j

软件库

ruǎnjiànkù

Software repository (ruǎnjiànkù) is a centraliz

资料库

zīliàokù

资料库 (zīliàokù) literally combines 资 (zī, '