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.

靠岸

kào àn

‘靠岸’ literally means ‘to lean against the sho

岸边

àn biān

‘岸边’ literally combines ‘岸’ (àn), meaning

归属

guī shǔ

归属 literally combines 归 (to return, to belong t

隶属

lì shǔ

隶属 (lì shǔ) is a formal verb meaning 'to be su

暗屉

àn tì

'Àn tì' literally combines 'àn' (dark, hidden,

文件屉

wénjiàn tì

'文件屉' literally combines 'wén' (document), 'ji

工具屉

gōngjù tì

'工具屉' (gōngjù tì) literally combines '工' (w

祖屋

zǔ wū

"Zǔ wū" literally means "ancestral house" — com

屋内

wū nèi

‘屋内’ literally means ‘inside the house’ —

屋檐

wū yán

‘屋檐’ (wū yán) literally combines ‘屋’ (wū

屋顶

wū dǐng

屋顶 (wū dǐng) literally combines 屋 (wū), mean

房屋

fáng wū

房屋 (fáng wū) is a formal, written noun meaning

屋子

wū zi

屋子 (wū zi) is a colloquial, everyday noun meani

咫尺

zhǐ chǐ

咫尺 (zhǐ chǐ) is a classical Chinese idiom mean

尺寸

chǐ cùn

尺寸 literally combines two traditional Chinese un

寻根

xún gēn

‘寻根’ literally means ‘to search for the root

寻访

xún fǎng

‘寻访’ is a compound verb meaning 'to visit in s

探寻

tàn xún

探寻 is a compound verb meaning 'to explore' or 't

发射

fā shè

发射 (fā shè) is a transitive verb meaning 'to l

宝藏

bǎo zàng

‘宝藏’ literally combines ‘bǎo’ (treasure, va

公寓

gōng yù

‘公寓’ (gōng yù) is a common noun meaning 'apa

寓所

yù suǒ

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

宿舍

sù shè

宿舍 (sù shè) means 'dormitory' — a building or

国宴

guó yàn

‘Guó yàn’ literally means ‘national banquet’

宴会

yàn huì

‘宴会’ (yàn huì) is a formal noun meaning 'ban

宣言

xuān yán

‘宣言’ (xuān yán) is a formal noun meaning ‘d

京官

jīng guān

‘京官’ literally means ‘capital official’—a c

清官

qīng guān

‘Qīng guān’ literally combines ‘qīng’ (clea

海关

hǎi guān

‘海关’ (hǎi guān) literally means ‘sea offici

军官

jūn guān

军官 (jūn guān) literally combines 军 (jūn), me

官方

guān fāng

官方 (guān fāng) is an adjective meaning 'offici

官员

guān yuán

官员 (guān yuán) literally combines 官 (guān),

守卫

shǒu wèi

守卫 means 'to guard' (as a verb) or 'guard' (as a

远嫁

yuǎn jià

'Yuǎn jià' literally means 'far marry' — combin

婆家

pójiā

‘婆家’ (pójiā) literally combines ‘婆’ (pó)

娱乐圈

yú lè quān

'Entertainment circle' (yú lè quān) is a common

娘娘

niáng niáng

'Niáng niáng' is an honorific title used to resp

娘家

niáng jiā

‘娘家’ (niáng jiā) literally means ‘mother’s

秦晋之好

qín jìn zhī hǎo

'Qín Jìn zhī hǎo' literally means 'the good re

委托书

wěi tuō shū

A wěi tuō shū (letter of authorization) is a fo