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.

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

贝币

bèi bì

‘贝币’ (bèi bì) literally means ‘shell curren

贝雕

bèi diāo

Shell carving (bèi diāo) is a traditional Chines

贝类

bèi lèi

贝类 (bèi lèi) literally means 'shell category'

贝壳

bèi ké

贝壳 (bèi ké) literally means 'shell of a shellf

宝贝

bǎo bèi

‘宝贝’ literally combines 宝 (bǎo), meaning 'tr

野猪

yě zhū

‘野猪’ (yě zhū) literally means ‘wild pig’

懒猪

lǎn zhū

‘懒猪’ (lǎn zhū) literally means ‘lazy pig’

猪年

zhū nián

‘猪年’ (zhū nián) literally means ‘Pig Year’

猪圈

zhū juàn

猪圈 (zhū juàn) literally combines 猪 (zhū), me

猪油

zhū yóu

‘猪油’ literally means ‘pig oil’ and refers to

猪肉

zhū ròu

‘Zhū ròu’ literally means ‘pig meat’ and ref

中豫

zhōng yù

‘Zhōngyù’ literally means ‘central Henan’ —

豫言

yù yán

豫言 (yù yán) is an archaic literary term meanin

逸豫

yì yù

‘逸豫’ is a literary, classical Chinese compound

豫剧

yù jù

Yùjù (Henan opera) is one of China’s major trad

自豪

zìháo

自豪 (zìháo) means 'proud' when used as an adjec

豪气

háiqì

豪气 (háiqì) literally combines 豪 (háo), meani

艳阳

yàn yáng

‘艳阳’ literally combines ‘艳’ (yàn), meaning

主谓

zhǔ wèi

'主谓' (zhǔ wèi) is a grammatical term meaning '

称谓

chēng wèi

‘称谓’ (chēng wèi) is a formal noun meaning ‘

谓语

wèi yǔ

In Chinese grammar, wèiyǔ (谓语) refers to the p

讽喻

fěng yù

讽喻 (fěng yù) is a literary term referring to a

反讽

fǎn fěng

反讽 (fǎn fěng) is a noun meaning 'irony'—speci

冷讽刺

lěng fěng cì

‘冷讽刺’ (lěng fěng cì) literally combines ‘

讽刺剧

fěng cì jù

讽刺剧 (fěng cì jù) is a noun meaning 'satirica

讽刺诗

fěng cì shī

A fěng cì shī (satirical poem) is a traditional

讽刺

fěng cì

讽刺 (fěng cì) means 'satire' as a noun and 'to

咨文

zī wén

‘咨文’ (zī wén) is a formal noun referring to

律诗

lǜ shī

‘Lǜ shī’ (regulated verse) is a highly structu

绝句

jué jù

‘Jué jù’ (quatrain) is a classical Chinese poe

诗集

shī jí

诗集 (shī jí) is a compound noun meaning 'poetry

诗意

shī yì

‘诗意’ (shī yì) literally combines ‘诗’ (sh

唐诗

Táng shī

'Táng shī' literally means 'Tang poetry'—a comp

诗人

shī rén

'Shīrén' literally means 'poem person' — combin

问询

wèn xún

问询 (wèn xún) is a formal noun meaning 'inquiry