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.

数据库

shùjùkù

'数据库' (shùjùkù) literally means 'data wareho

仓库

cāngkù

仓库 (cāngkù) is a compound noun meaning 'wareho

王府

wáng fǔ

王府 (wáng fǔ) literally means 'prince’s reside

贵府

guì fǔ

贵府 (guì fǔ) is a formal, respectful term meani

知府

zhī fǔ

‘Zhī fǔ’ (知府) was a high-ranking local admin

市府

shì fǔ

'Shì fǔ' literally combines 市 (shì), meaning '

省府

shěng fǔ

‘Shěng fǔ’ literally combines 省 (shěng), mea

幻影

huàn yǐng

‘幻影’ literally combines 幻 (huàn), meaning ‘

通货

tōng huò

‘通货’ is a formal, written-term noun meaning ‘

外币

wài bì

‘外币’ literally means ‘outside currency’ — t

人民币

rén mín bì

Renminbi (RMB), literally meaning 'people's curren

银幕

yín mù

‘银幕’ literally means ‘silver curtain’ — 银

帷幕

wéi mù

‘帷幕’ literally combines 帷 (wéi), meaning a h

开幕

kāi mù

开幕 (kāi mù) literally means 'to open the curta

幅员

fú yuán

幅员 (fú yuán) is a formal literary noun meaning

横幅

héng fú

A héng fú is a long, narrow banner displayed hor

席位

xí wèi

'席位' literally combines '席' (xí), meaning 'mat

主席

zhǔ xí

主席 (zhǔ xí) literally combines 主 (zhǔ), mean

珠帘

zhū lián

‘珠帘’ literally means 'pearl curtain' — ‘珠’

门帘

mén lián

A 'mén lián' is a hanging curtain placed over a

布帘

bù lián

布帘 (bù lián) literally means 'cloth curtain'

酒旗帘

jiǔ qí lián

‘酒旗帘’ is a poetic, literary compound referrin

茶帘

chá lián

‘茶帘’ (chá lián) literally combines ‘茶’ (c

酒帘

jiǔ lián

‘酒帘’ (jiǔ lián) literally means ‘wine banne

巴士

bā shì

'巴士' is a phonetic loanword from English 'bus',

巴蜀

Bā Shǔ

‘巴蜀’ (Bā Shǔ) is a classical Chinese term re

巨幅

jù fú

巨幅 literally combines 巨 (jù), meaning 'giganti

中流屿

zhōng liú yǔ

‘中流屿’ literally means 'midstream islet' — a

烟屿

yān yǔ

‘烟屿’ (yān yǔ) is a poetic, literary noun mea

翠屿

cuì yǔ

‘翠屿’ literally means ‘verdant islet’ — a sm

沙屿

shā yǔ

沙屿 (shā yǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'sand i

小屿

xiǎo yǔ

‘小屿’ literally means ‘small islet’ — a tiny

孤屿

gū yǔ

'孤屿' literally means 'solitary islet' — a small

灯塔岛

dēng tǎ dǎo

‘灯塔岛’ (dēng tǎ dǎo) literally means 'light

孤岛

gū dǎo

孤岛 literally means 'lonely island'—'孤' (gū) c

半岛

bàn dǎo

'半岛' (bàn dǎo) literally means 'half island'

岛屿

dǎo yǔ

‘岛屿’ is a formal or literary noun meaning 'isl

小岛

xiǎo dǎo

‘小岛’ literally means ‘small island’ — it co

海岛

hǎi dǎo

‘海岛’ literally means ‘sea island’—a small l

岸上

àn shàng

'Àn shàng' literally means 'on the bank' or 'on