Browse "Health" 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.

防霉

fáng méi

防霉 (fáng méi) literally means 'prevent mold'

霉变

méi biàn

‘Méi biàn’ literally combines ‘méi’ (mold,

霉菌

méi jūn

霉菌 (méi jūn) literally combines 霉 (méi), mea

发霉

fā méi

‘发霉’ (fā méi) is a verb meaning ‘to become

余震

yú zhèn

‘余震’ (yú zhèn) literally means ‘remaining s

集训

jí xùn

‘集训’ (jí xùn) literally combines ‘集’ (jí

隔离

gé lí

隔离 (gé lí) literally combines 隔 (gé), meanin

阵痛

zhèn tòng

‘阵痛’ literally combines 阵 (zhèn), meaning 'a

阻塞

zǔsè

阻塞 (zǔsè) is a compound word formed from 阻 (z

阻力

zǔlì

阻力 (zǔlì) literally means 'obstructing force'

阻碍

zǔ’ài

阻碍 (zǔ’ài) is a compound word meaning 'to hin

防伪

fáng wěi

防伪 (fáng wěi) literally combines 防 (fáng), m

防火

fáng huǒ

防火 (fáng huǒ) literally means 'prevent fire'

防疫

fáng yì

防疫 (fáng yì) literally means 'to prevent epide

防止

fáng zhǐ

防止 means 'to prevent' or 'to guard against' — i

闭目

bì mù

‘闭目’ literally means ‘to close the eyes’—‘

闪失

shǎn shī

Shǎn shī literally means 'flash-loss' — combini

锁死

suǒ sǐ

'锁死' (suǒ sǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to l

销毁

xiāo huǐ

'销毁' (xiāo huǐ) is a formal, transitive verb m

果醋

guǒ cù

果醋 (guǒ cù) literally means 'fruit vinegar' —

醉氧

zuì yǎng

‘醉氧’ (zuì yǎng) literally means 'intoxicated

醉驾

zuì jià

‘醉驾’ literally combines 醉 (zuì, 'intoxicated

醉汉

zuì hàn

‘醉汉’ literally combines 醉 (zuì), meaning 'in

配眼镜

pèi yǎn jìng

'Pèi yǎn jìng' literally means 'to match/fit ey

配方

pèi fāng

配方 (pèi fāng) literally combines 配 (pèi), me

避免

bì miǎn

避免 (bì miǎn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

遗留

yíliú

遗留 (yíliú) is a verb meaning 'to remain as a l

遗传

yíchuán

遗传 (yíchuán) literally combines 遗 (yí, 'to l

遗嘱

yízhǔ

‘遗嘱’ (yízhǔ) is a formal noun meaning 'will'

遵从

zūncóng

‘遵从’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to co

遵循

zūnxún

遵循 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to follow'

违例

wéi lì

违例 (wéi lì) literally combines 违 (‘to violat

违反

wéi fǎn

违反 (wéi fǎn) is a verb meaning 'to violate' or

达标

dá biāo

达标 literally means 'to reach the target' or 'to

透支

tòu zhī

透支 literally means 'to penetrate and support', b

冷透

lěng tòu

冷透 (lěng tòu) literally combines 冷 (‘cold’)

湿透

shī tòu

‘湿透’ (shī tòu) is an adjective meaning ‘soa

逃税

táo shuì

‘逃税’ literally means ‘to flee tax’ — the ch

退烧

tuì shāo

‘退烧’ literally means ‘to withdraw heat’ and

自辩

zì biàn

‘自辩’ literally means ‘self-defense’ or ‘to