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.

引起

yǐn qǐ

‘引起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cause' or

高温

gāo wēn

‘高温’ literally means 'high temperature' — 高

开水

kāi shuǐ

'Kāi shuǐ' literally means 'opened water', where

喝水

hē shuǐ

'Hē shuǐ' literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning '

科学家

kē xué jiā

‘科学家’ (kē xué jiā) literally means ‘scien

饭后

fànhòu

‘饭后’ literally combines ‘饭’ (fàn, meaning

节能

jié néng

节能 (jié néng) literally means 'to save energy'

功能

gōng néng

'功能' (gōng néng) literally combines '功' (gōn

成分

chéng fèn

成分 (chéng fèn) literally combines 成 (chéng),

分析

fēn xī

分析 (fēn xī) means 'to analyze' — to examine s

老人

lǎo rén

老人 literally combines 老 (lǎo, 'old') and 人 (r

táo

Its left side 兆 originally depicted trembling lim