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.

糊墙

hū qiáng

‘糊墙’ (hū qiáng) is a verb meaning ‘to plast

筑路

zhù lù

‘筑路’ is a verb meaning ‘to build a road’ or

修筑

xiū zhù

修筑 is a compound verb meaning 'to build' or 'to

建筑

jiàn zhù

'建筑' (jiàn zhù) is a noun meaning both 'archit

构筑

gòu zhù

构筑 (gòu zhù) is a formal, written verb meaning

筑城

zhù chéng

‘筑城’ literally means ‘to build a city’ — co

立足

lì zú

‘立足’ literally means ‘to stand on one’s feet

设立

shè lì

设立 (shè lì) is a formal, transitive verb meani

立法

lì fǎ

立法 (lì fǎ) literally means 'to establish law'

窄带

zhǎi dài

‘窄带’ (zhǎi dài) is a technical term meaning

窄路

zhǎi lù

'窄路' literally combines 窄 (zhǎi), meaning 'nar

窄小

zhǎi xiǎo

‘窄小’ is a compound adjective meaning 'narrow a

狭窄

xiá zhǎi

狭窄 (xiá zhǎi) is an adjective meaning 'narrow'

免税

miǎn shuì

‘免税’ literally means ‘to exempt from tax’ —

税务

shuì wù

税务 (shuìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'taxati

退税

tuì shuì

"Tuì shuì" literally means "to withdraw tax" —

移民

yí mín

‘移民’ (yí mín) literally combines ‘移’ (yí

贬秩

biǎn zhì

贬秩 (biǎn zhì) is a formal, classical Chinese v

秩禄

zhì lù

‘秩禄’ is a classical Chinese compound noun refe

品秩

pǐn zhì

品秩 (pǐn zhì) is a formal, historical Chinese t

秩俸

zhì fèng

‘秩俸’ (zhì fèng) is a classical and formal te

官秩

guān zhì

官秩 refers to the formal rank assigned to governm

私有

sī yǒu

‘私有’ (sī yǒu) is an adjective meaning 'priva

硬座

yìng zuò

'Hard seat' (yìng zuò) refers to the standard, n

硬件

yìng jiàn

Hardware refers to the physical components of a co

砂石

shā shí

砂石 (shā shí) is a compound noun meaning 'sand

石匠

shí jiàng

石匠 (shí jiàng) literally means 'stone artisan'

规天矩地

guī tiān jǔ dì

‘规天矩地’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

法度矩

fǎ dù jǔ

‘法度矩’ is a classical Chinese compound noun me

盾构

dùn gòu

'Shield tunneling' is a modern underground constru

盆地

pén dì

盆地 (pén dì) literally combines 盆 (pén), mean

琉璃厂

liú lí chǎng

Liu Li Chang (Liú Lí Chǎng) is a historic cultu

琉璃灯

liú lí dēng

‘琉璃灯’ (liú lí dēng) literally means ‘glaz

玻璃

bō li

玻璃 (bō li) is a noun meaning 'glass' — the har

琉璃

liú lí

琉璃 (liú lí) is a noun referring to a type of v

王后

wáng hòu

‘Wáng hòu’ literally combines 王 (wáng, 'king

王子

wáng zǐ

王子 (wáng zǐ) literally means 'king’s child'

女王

nǚ wáng

女王 (nǚ wáng) literally means 'female king' —

国王

guó wáng

国王 (guó wáng) literally combines 国 (guó), me

转化率

zhuǎn huà lǜ

‘转化率’ (zhuǎn huà lǜ) literally means ‘tra