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.

萧森

xiāo sēn

萧森 (xiāo sēn) is a literary adjective describi

森森

sēn sēn

森森 is a reduplicative adjective formed by repeat

森然

sēn rán

森然 (sēn rán) is an adjective describing someth

木桶

mù tǒng

‘木桶’ (mù tǒng) literally means 'wooden bucke

柿霜

shì shuāng

Shì shuāng (柿霜) refers to the natural, white,

涩柿

sè shì

‘涩柿’ literally means 'astringent persimmon' an

红柿

hóng shì

‘红柿’ literally means ‘red persimmon’ — a co

柿子树

shì·zi shù

‘柿子树’ (shì·zi shù) literally means ‘persi

柿饼

shì bǐng

Shì bǐng (dried persimmon) is a traditional Chin

柿子

shì·zi

‘柿子’ (shì·zi) is a common noun referring to

染色

rǎn sè

‘染色’ (rǎn sè) literally means ‘to apply col

染料

rǎn liào

‘染料’ (rǎn liào) is a compound noun meaning

竹林

zhú lín

‘竹林’ (zhú lín) literally combines two charac

林荫道

lín yīn dào

林荫道 literally combines three characters: 林 (l

林业

lín yè

林业 (lín yè) literally combines 林 (lín), mean

森林

sēn lín

森林 (sēn lín) means 'forest' — a large area co

松果

sōng guǒ

松果 (sōng guǒ) literally means 'pine fruit' —

松树

sōng shù

‘松树’ (sōng shù) is a compound noun meaning

木材

mù cái

‘木材’ (mù cái) literally combines ‘木’ (mù

暖风

nuǎn fēng

‘暖风’ literally combines 暖 (nuǎn), meaning 'w

散文

sǎn wén

‘散文’ (sǎn wén) literally means ‘scattered w

收获

shōu huò

‘收获’ literally combines ‘shōu’ (to gather,

播撒

bō sǎ

‘播撒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scatter' o

播种

bō zhǒng

‘播种’ is a verb meaning 'to sow (seeds)' — the

挺拔

tǐng bá

挺拔 (tǐng bá) is an adjective describing someth

挺立

tǐng lì

挺立 (tǐng lì) is a compound verb meaning 'to st

拾云

shè yún

‘拾云’ (shè yún) is a poetic, literary verb me

微风

wēi fēng

‘微风’ (wēi fēng) literally combines ‘微’ (w

格律

gé lǜ

‘格律’ (gé lǜ) refers to the strict metrical a

彩虹

cǎi hóng

彩虹 (cǎi hóng) literally means 'colored arc' —

幽香

yōu xiāng

幽香 (yōu xiāng) literally combines 幽 (yōu), m

巧夺天工

qiǎo duó tiān gōng

‘巧夺天工’ literally means ‘skillfully seizing

封山

fēng shān

'Fēng shān' literally means 'to seal the mountai

密林

mìlín

‘密林’ literally means 'dense forest' — the cha

增产

zēng chǎn

增产 literally means 'to increase production' —

吸附

xī fù

吸附 (xī fù) is a scientific verb meaning 'to ad

茶勺

chá sháo

茶勺 (chá sháo) is a small spoon traditionally u

切菜

qiē cài

切菜 (qiē cài) literally means 'to cut vegetable

傲雪

ào xuě

Ào xuě literally means 'to defy snow' — combini

诗云

shī yún

'Shī yún' literally means 'the poem says' and fu