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.

辩护

biàn hù

'辩护' (biàn hù) literally combines '辩' (to arg

软化

ruǎn huà

软化 (ruǎn huà) is a verb meaning 'to soften' or

蹲痛

cún tòng

'Dūn tòng' literally combines 蹲 (cūn), meaning

蹲踝

cún huái

‘蹲踝’ is a verb meaning 'to sprain the ankle.'

蹲膝盖

cún xī gài

‘蹲膝盖’ (cūn xī gài) is a colloquial, inform

蹲脚

cún jiǎo

‘蹲脚’ (cūn jiǎo) is a colloquial verb meaning

蹲了

cún le

'蹲了' (cūn le) is a colloquial verb phrase meani

蹲伤

cún shāng

‘蹲伤’ (cūn shāng) literally combines ‘蹲’ (

趋于

qū yú

"Qū yú" is a formal, written verb meaning 'to tr

趁虚而入

chèn xū ér rù

‘趁虚而入’ is a four-character idiom (chéngyǔ)

贴膏药

tiē gāo yào

‘贴膏药’ literally means ‘to stick medicinal pl

补贴

bǔ tiē

‘补贴’ (bǔ tiē) is a noun meaning 'subsidy'—a

理财

lǐcái

理财 (lǐcái) literally means 'to manage wealth'

不豫

bù yù

‘不豫’ is a classical Chinese expression meaning

严谨

yán jǐn

严谨 (yán jǐn) is an adjective meaning 'rigorous

谨防

jǐn fáng

谨防 is a formal, cautionary verb meaning 'be on g

咨询

zī xún

'咨询' (zī xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

会诊

huì zhěn

‘会诊’ refers to a medical consultation where tw

急诊

jí zhěn

急诊 (jí zhěn) literally combines 急 (jí), mean

复诊

fù zhěn

‘复诊’ literally means ‘re-consultation’ — ‘

初诊

chū zhěn

‘初诊’ literally means ‘first diagnosis’ or ‘

就诊

jiù zhěn

就诊 (jiù zhěn) literally combines 就 (jiù), me

诊断

zhěn duàn

‘诊断’ (zhěn duàn) is a compound noun meaning

回访

huífǎng

‘回访’ (huífǎng) literally combines ‘回’ (to

受训

shòu xùn

受训 (shòu xùn) is a verb meaning 'to undergo tr

训导

xùn dǎo

训导 (xùn dǎo) is a formal noun meaning 'instruc

触电

chù diàn

触电 literally means 'to touch electricity' — the

触觉

chù jué

‘触觉’ (chù jué) literally combines ‘触’ (to

触犯

chù fàn

‘触犯’ is a formal, written verb meaning 'to vio

接触

jiē chù

接触 (jiē chù) is a verb meaning 'to contact' or

裹尸布

guǒ shī bù

‘裹尸布’ (guǒ shī bù) literally means ‘body-

补救

bǔ jiù

‘补救’ is a compound verb meaning 'to remedy' or

补充

bǔ chōng

补充 (bǔ chōng) is a verb meaning 'to supplement

裁员

cái yuán

裁员 (cái yuán) literally combines 裁 (cái), me

衡量

héng liáng

衡量 is a verb meaning 'to measure' or 'to assess'

献血

xiàn xuè

‘献血’ literally means ‘to present blood’ — t

血型

xuè xíng

'Blood type' refers to the classification of human

血压

xuè yā

‘血压’ (xuè yā) literally means ‘blood pressu

血液

xuè yè

血液 (xuè yè) literally means 'blood fluid' —

蜂蜡蜜

fēnglàmì

‘Fēnglàmì’ literally combines three character