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.

肩周炎

jiān zhōu yán

肩周炎 (jiān zhōu yán) is a common medical term

肩膀

jiān bǎng

肩膀 (jiān bǎng) literally combines 肩 (jiān),

心肌

xīn jī

心肌 (xīn jī) literally means 'heart muscle' —

肌腱

jī jiàn

A tendon is a tough, fibrous band of connective ti

肌酐

jī gān

肌酐 (jī gān) is a medical term referring to cre

肌理

jī lǐ

肌理 literally combines 肌 (jī), meaning 'muscle'

肌肉

jī ròu

肌肉 (jī ròu) literally means 'muscle tissue' an

肃清

sù qīng

肃清 (sù qīng) is a formal, strong verb meaning

罚分

fá fēn

罚分 is a verb meaning 'to deduct points' — typic

罚款

fá kuǎn

‘罚款’ (fá kuǎn) is a compound noun meaning 'f

处置

chǔ zhì

‘处置’ (chǔ zhì) is a formal verb meaning ‘to

萎缩

wěi suō

萎缩 (wěi suō) is a verb meaning 'to atrophy' or

缩减

jiǎn suō

缩减 (jiǎn suō) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

收缩

shōu suō

收缩 (shōu suō) is a verb meaning 'to contract'

县医院

xiàn yī yuàn

'County hospital' is the standard English translat

致命

zhì mìng

致 means 'to cause' or 'to bring about', and 命 me

急缓

jí huǎn

急缓 is a compound noun meaning 'urgency versus sl

放缓

fàng huǎn

放缓 is a compound verb meaning 'to slow down' or

缓冲

huǎn chōng

‘缓冲’ literally combines 缓 (‘slow, moderate’

缓解

huǎn jiě

缓解 (huǎn jiě) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

维修

wéi xiū

维修 (wéi xiū) is a verb meaning 'to repair' or

维权

wéi quán

‘维权’ literally means ‘to maintain rights’ —

维护

wéi hù

维护 (wéi hù) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

综述

zōng shù

‘综述’ (zōng shù) is a formal noun meaning ‘r

综合征

zōng hé zhēng

'Syndrome' in English, zōng hé zhēng is a medic

丝毫无损

sī háo wú sǔn

丝毫无损 literally means 'not even a thread or a h

经络

jīng luò

‘Jīng luò’ (meridians) is a foundational conce

脉络

mài luò

‘脉络’ literally combines ‘脉’ (mài), meaning

素颜

sùyán

‘素颜’ literally means ‘plain face’ — ‘素’

素食

sùshí

素食 (sùshí) literally means 'plain food' — 素

素质

sùzhì

素质 (sùzhì) literally combines 素 (sù), meanin

纯净

chún jìng

纯净 (chún jìng) is an adjective meaning 'pure'

军粮

jūn liáng

军粮 (jūn liáng) literally combines 军 (jūn), m

糙米

cāo mǐ

‘Cāo mǐ’ literally means ‘coarse rice’ — ‘

米糊

mǐ hú

米糊 (mǐ hú) literally combines 米 (mǐ), meanin

粘连

nián lián

粘连 (nián lián) is a verb meaning 'to stick tog

粘液

nián yè

粘液 (nián yè) literally combines 粘 (nián), me

粘合

nián hé

粘合 (nián hé) is a verb meaning 'to bond' or 't

防范

fáng fàn

防范 means 'to guard against' or 'prevention'—it

筑基

zhù jī

‘筑基’ literally means ‘to build the foundation