Browse "Plants" 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.

精华

jīnghuá

‘精华’ (jīnghuá) literally combines 精 (jīng)

粗粮

cū liáng

粗粮 (cū liáng) literally means 'coarse grain'

粗布

cū bù

粗布 (cū bù) literally means 'coarse cloth' —

典籍

diǎn jí

‘典籍’ (diǎn jí) refers to authoritative, hist

篇章

piān zhāng

篇章 literally combines 篇 (piān), meaning 'a pie

乐章

yuè zhāng

Yuè zhāng literally combines yuè (music) and zh

窗花

chuānghuā

Chuānghuā (window flower) is a traditional Chine

矿石

kuàng shí

'矿石' (kuàng shí) literally combines '矿' (kuà

根柢

gēn dǐ

‘根柢’ (gēn dǐ) is a literary noun meaning ‘f

根基

gēn jī

根基 literally combines 根 (gēn), meaning 'root'

硕果

shuò guǒ

‘硕果’ literally means 'large fruit' — 硕 (shu

琴谱

qín pǔ

‘琴谱’ (qín pǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'gu

琴声

qín shēng

‘琴声’ literally means ‘qin sound’ — the soft

古琴

gǔ qín

The guqin (gǔ qín) is a traditional Chinese seve

成熟

chéng shú

成 means 'to become' or 'to complete', and 熟 mean

烤红薯

kǎo hóng shǔ

'Roasted sweet potato' is a beloved street food in

泼墨

pō mò

‘Pō mò’ (泼墨) literally means 'splashing ink'

温室

wēnshì

温室 (wēnshì) literally means 'warm room' — 温

洋葱

yáng cōng

‘洋葱’ (yáng cōng) literally means ‘ocean lee

泉眼

quán yǎn

‘泉眼’ literally means ‘spring eye’—a poetic

花生油

huā shēng yóu

Peanut oil (huā shēng yóu) is a common cooking

椰汁

yē zhī

Coconut water (yē zhī) is the clear, naturally o

墨汁

mò zhī

墨汁 (mò zhī) literally means 'ink juice' — 墨

落款

luò kuǎn

‘Luò kuǎn’ refers to the signature, seal, or c

题款

tí kuǎn

‘题款’ (tí kuǎn) refers specifically to the wr

橡子

xiàng zǐ

‘橡子’ (xiàng zǐ) literally combines ‘橡’ (x

橡实

xiàng shí

‘橡实’ (xiàng shí) literally means ‘oak fruit

橡木

xiàng mù

橡木 (xiàng mù) literally combines 橡 (xiàng),

橡树

xiàng shù

‘橡树’ (xiàng shù) literally combines ‘橡’ (

植根

zhí gēn

植根 literally means 'to plant roots' — combining

植树节

zhí shù jié

‘植树节’ literally means ‘tree-planting festiva

植被率

zhí bèi lǜ

Vegetation coverage rate (zhí bèi lǜ) is a scie

植被

zhí bèi

植被 (zhí bèi) means 'vegetation' — the collect

植树

zhí shù

植树 (zhí shù) literally means 'to plant trees'

一棵椰子树

yī kē yēzǐ shù

'一棵椰子树' literally means 'one coconut tree' an

一棵柳树

yī kē liǔshù

'一棵柳树' literally means 'one willow tree' and f

一棵玉米

yī kē yùmǐ

'Yī kē yùmǐ' literally means 'one corn plant'

三棵竹子

sān kē zhúzi

‘三棵竹子’ literally means ‘three bamboo stalks

两棵白菜

liǎng kē báicài

'Liǎng kē báicài' literally means 'two [classi

一棵树

yī kē shù

‘一棵树’ literally means ‘one tree’ and functi