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.

蛇毒

shé dú

'Snake venom' (shé dú) is a toxic substance prod

虹膜

hóng mó

The word hóngmó literally combines hóng (rainbo

亏损

kuī sǔn

亏损 (kuī sǔn) is a noun meaning 'loss'—most co

藏药

Zàngyào

'Zàngyào' (Tibetan medicine) refers to the tradi

薄弱

bó ruò

薄弱 (bó ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

单薄

dān bó

‘单薄’ (dān bó) is an adjective describing som

蔬食

shū shí

蔬食 literally means 'vegetable food' — 蔬 (shū)

蔬果

shū guǒ

蔬果 is a compound noun meaning 'vegetables and fr

蔬菜

shū cài

蔬菜 (shūcài) literally combines two characters:

豆浆

dòujiāng

豆浆 (dòujiāng) literally means 'bean liquid' —

发臭

fā chòu

发臭 (fā chòu) is a verb meaning 'to become foul

臭氧

chòu yǎng

‘臭氧’ (chòu yǎng) is a chemical compound comp

临终

lín zhōng

‘临终’ literally means ‘approaching the end’

卧病

wò bìng

‘卧病’ literally combines 卧 (wò), meaning 'to

卧倒

wò dǎo

‘卧倒’ (wò dǎo) is a compound verb meaning ‘t

肝胆

gān dǎn

肝胆 (gān dǎn) literally means 'liver and gall b

胶囊

jiāo náng

胶囊 (jiāo náng) literally means 'glue pouch' —

膀大腰圆

bǎng dà yāo yuán

'Bǎng dà yāo yuán' literally means 'broad shou

膀子

bǎng zi

膀子 (bǎng zi) is a colloquial, informal noun mea

肠胃

cháng wèi

Cháng wèi literally combines 肠 (cháng), meanin

大肠

dà cháng

大肠 (dà cháng) literally means 'large intestine

小肠

xiǎo cháng

小肠 (xiǎo cháng) literally means 'small intesti

腰线

yāo xiàn

腰线 (yāo xiàn) literally combines 腰 (yāo), me

护腰

hù yāo

‘护腰’ literally means ‘to protect the waist’

腰痛

yāo tòng

腰痛 (yāo tòng) literally means 'waist pain' but

腰围

yāo wéi

'Yāo wéi' literally combines 腰 (yāo), meaning

腐蚀

fǔshí

腐蚀 (fǔshí) is a verb meaning 'to corrode' in a

扭脖子

niǔ bó zi

'扭脖子' literally means 'to twist the neck' and f

脖子

bó zi

脖子 (bó zi) is the colloquial, everyday term for

脆化

cuì huà

脆化 (cuì huà) is a technical noun meaning 'embr

胁持

xié chí

‘胁持’ is a verb meaning to hold someone hostage

胸膛

xiōng táng

胸膛 literally combines 胸 (xiōng), meaning 'ches

胸部

xiōng bù

胸部 (xiōng bù) literally combines 胸 (xiōng),

胸口

xiōng kǒu

‘胸口’ literally combines ‘胸’ (chest, thorax)

胃病

wèi bìng

‘胃病’ literally means ‘stomach illness’ and r

胃酸

wèi suān

胃酸 (wèi suān) literally combines 胃 (wèi), me

胃镜

wèi jìng

‘胃镜’ (wèi jìng) literally means ‘stomach mi

养胃

yǎng wèi

‘Yǎng wèi’ literally means 'to nourish the sto

胃口

wèi kǒu

"Wèi kǒu" literally combines 胃 (wèi), meaning

胃炎

wèi yán

胃炎 (wèi yán) literally means 'stomach inflamma