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.

委任

wěi rèn

委任 (wěi rèn) is a formal verb meaning 'to appo

委派

wěi pài

委派 is a formal verb meaning 'to appoint' or 'to

套间

tào jiān

'套间' (tào jiān) literally combines '套' (tào)

夹道

jiā dào

‘夹道’ literally means ‘path flanked (or lined)

夹层

jiā céng

‘夹层’ literally combines ‘夹’ (jiā), meaning

夜市

yè shì

夜市 (yè shì) literally means 'night market' —

夜色

yè sè

‘夜色’ literally combines ‘夜’ (yè), meaning

夕照

xī zhào

‘夕照’ literally combines 夕 (xī), meaning ‘ev

紫砂壶

zǐ shā hú

A zǐ shā hú is a traditional unglazed teapot ma

壶中

hú zhōng

‘壶中’ (hú zhōng) literally means 'inside the

壶口

hú kǒu

‘壶口’ (hú kǒu) literally means ‘pot mouth’

绝壁

jué bì

‘绝壁’ literally means 'cut-off wall'—'绝' (ju

壁挂

bì guà

壁挂 (bì guà) literally combines 壁 (bì), meani

壁炉

bì lú

壁炉 (bì lú) literally means 'wall stove' — 壁

壁橱

bì chú

壁橱 (bì chú) literally combines 壁 (bì), meani

壁画

bì huà

壁画 (bì huà) literally means 'wall painting' —

塘堰

táng yàn

‘塘堰’ (táng yàn) is a compound noun referring

塘坝

táng bà

‘塘坝’ is a compound noun referring collectively

水塘

shuǐ táng

水塘 (shuǐ táng) literally combines 水 (shuǐ),

池塘

chí táng

池塘 (chí táng) is a common noun meaning 'pond'

涂料

tú liào

涂料 (tú liào) literally combines 涂 (tú), mean

土堆

tǔ duī

‘土堆’ literally combines ‘土’ (tǔ), meaning

执照

zhí zhào

‘执照’ (zhí zhào) is a formal noun meaning 'li

执政

zhí zhèng

执政 literally combines 执 (to hold, to grasp, to

执法

zhí fǎ

执法 literally means 'to hold/execute (执) the law

勢力範圍

shì lì fàn wéi

‘勢力範圍’ (shì lì fàn wéi) literally means

網域

wǎng yù

網域 (wǎng yù) literally means 'network domain'

區域

qū yù

‘區域’ (qū yù) is a compound noun meaning 'reg

疆域

jiāng yù

‘疆域’ (jiāng yù) is a formal noun meaning ‘t

型号

xíng hào

‘型号’ (xíng hào) literally combines ‘型’ (x

平坦

píng tǎn

平坦 (píng tǎn) is an adjective meaning 'level'

均势

jūn shì

均势 (jūn shì) literally combines 均 (jūn), mea

乡土

xiāng tǔ

‘乡土’ literally combines ‘乡’ (xiāng), meani

土地

tǔ dì

土地 (tǔ dì) literally combines 土 (tǔ), meanin

兵团

bīng tuán

兵团 (bīng tuán) literally combines 兵 (bīng),

代表团

dài biǎo tuán

‘代表团’ (dài biǎo tuán) literally combines

圆桌会议

yuán zhuō huì yì

A 'yuán zhuō huì yì' (roundtable conference) i

圈地

quān dì

‘圈地’ literally means ‘to enclose land’ — th

圈定

quān dìng

‘圈定’ (quān dìng) is a formal, written verb m

稳固

wěn gù

稳固 (wěn gù) is an adjective meaning 'stable' o