Browse "Noun" 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.

躲猫猫

duǒ māo māo

'Duo mao mao' literally means 'hide-cat-cat' and i

飞跃

fēi yuè

‘飞跃’ literally combines ‘飞’ (to fly) and ‘

跃迁

yuè qiān

跃迁 (yuè qiān) literally combines 跃 (‘to leap

跃进

yuè jìn

跃进 (yuè jìn) literally combines 跃 (yuè), mea

蹲痛

cún tòng

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

古迹

gǔ jì

古迹 (gǔ jì) literally means 'ancient traces' —

踪迹

zōng jì

踪迹 (zōng jì) literally combines 踪 (zōng), me

事迹

shì jì

‘事迹’ (shìjì) is a formal noun meaning ‘deed

遗迹

yí jì

‘遗迹’ (yí jì) literally combines ‘遗’ (yí)

足迹

zú jì

‘足迹’ literally combines ‘足’ (zú), meaning

趋炎附势

qū yán fù shì

‘趋炎附势’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

趋势

qū shì

‘趋势’ (qū shì) is a noun meaning 'trend' or '

趁火打劫

chèn huǒ dǎ jié

'Chèn huǒ dǎ jié' literally means 'to strike w

账单

zhàng dān

账单 (zhàng dān) literally combines 账 (zhàng),

账户

zhàng hù

账户 (zhàng hù) literally combines 账 (zhàng),

赔款

péi kuǎn

‘赔款’ (péi kuǎn) is a compound noun meaning

奖赏

jiǎng shǎng

‘奖赏’ (jiǎng shǎng) is a compound noun meanin

赏罚

shǎng fá

赏罚 (shǎng fá) is a compound noun meaning 'rewa

赏赐

shǎng cì

‘赏赐’ (shǎng cì) is a formal, literary noun m

商贸

shāng mào

'Shāngmào' (商贸) is a compound noun formed by c

经贸

jīng mào

经贸 is a compound noun formed by combining 经 (j

内贸

nèi mào

‘内贸’ literally means ‘internal trade’—‘内

外贸

wài mào

‘外贸’ (wài mào) literally combines ‘外’ (w

贸易

mào yì

贸易 (mào yì) means 'trade' or 'commerce' — the

补贴

bǔ tiē

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

贴纸

tiē zhǐ

贴纸 (tiē zhǐ) literally means 'stick paper' —

贷记

dài jì

'Dài jì' (贷记) is a technical accounting term m

房贷

fáng dài

‘房贷’ (fáng dài) literally means ‘house loan

信贷

xìn dài

‘信贷’ (xìn dài) literally combines ‘信’ (x

贷款

dài kuǎn

贷款 (dài kuǎn) means 'loan' — money borrowed f

贡生

gòng shēng

‘Gòng shēng’ (贡生) was a formal academic titl

贡院

gòng yuàn

‘贡院’ (gòng yuàn) literally means ‘tribute c

贡献

gòng xiàn

‘贡献’ (gòng xiàn) is a compound word meaning

贡品

gòng pǐn

贡品 (gòng pǐn) literally combines 贡 (gòng), m

钱财

qiáncái

‘钱财’ is a compound noun meaning ‘money’ or

理财

lǐcái

理财 (lǐcái) literally means 'to manage wealth'

财政

cáizhèng

财政 (cái zhèng) literally combines 财 (cái), m

财富

cáifù

财富 (cáifù) is a compound noun meaning 'wealth'

财产

cáichǎn

'Cáichǎn' literally combines 'cái' (wealth, mon

贝叶

bèi yè

‘贝叶’ literally means ‘conch leaf’, but it re