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.

藏药

Zàngyào

'Zàngyào' (Tibetan medicine) refers to the tradi

藏文

Zàngwén

‘Zàngwén’ (Tibetan script) refers to the uniqu

藏语

Zàngyǔ

藏语 (Zàngyǔ) literally combines 藏 (Zàng), ref

藏族

Zàngzú

‘藏族’ (Zàngzú) is a compound noun meaning ‘T

荐书

jiàn shū

‘荐书’ (jiàn shū) literally combines ‘荐’ (t

厚薄

hòu bó

厚薄 (hòu bó) is a compound noun formed by combi

薄冰

báo bīng

薄冰 (báo bīng) literally means 'thin ice' — co

薄雾

báo wù

薄雾 (báo wù) literally combines 薄 (báo), mean

薄饼

báo bǐng

薄饼 (báo bǐng) literally means 'thin cake' —

蔬园

shū yuán

蔬园 (shū yuán) literally combines 蔬 (shū), me

时蔬

shí shū

‘时蔬’ literally combines ‘时’ (shí), meaning

菜蔬

cài shū

菜蔬 (cài shū) is a literary and somewhat formal

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:

气盖山河

qì gài shān hé

‘气盖山河’ (qì gài shān hé) is a classical,

盖子

gài zi

‘盖子’ (gài zi) literally combines 盖 (gài), m

年华

niánhuá

年华 (niánhuá) is a literary and poetic noun mea

中华

zhōnghuá

‘Zhōnghuá’ is a formal, literary term meaning

华阴

Huàyīn

Huàyīn is a county-level city in Shaanxi Provinc

华山

Huà Shān

Mount Hua (Huà Shān) is one of China’s Five Gre

绿豆

lǜdòu

绿豆 (lǜdòu) literally means 'green bean' — 绿

红豆

hóngdòu

红豆 (hóngdòu) literally means 'red bean' and re

豆浆

dòujiāng

豆浆 (dòujiāng) literally means 'bean liquid' —

豆芽

dòuyá

豆芽 (dòuyá) literally means 'bean sprout' — co

豆腐

dòufu

Tofu, or dòufu, is a soft, versatile food made by

大豆

dàdòu

‘Dàdòu’ (soybean) is a compound noun formed by

英雄

yīngxióng

‘英雄’ (yīngxióng) literally combines two char

英文

Yīngwén

"Yīngwén" literally means "English writing" or "

英国

Yīngguó

英国 (Yīngguó) is the standard Mandarin name for

良苗

liáng miáo

'良苗' literally means 'good seedling' — 良 (liá

秧苗

yāng miáo

秧苗 (yāng miáo) literally combines 秧 (yāng),

火苗

huǒ miáo

火苗 literally combines 火 (fire) and 苗 (sprout o

禾苗

hé miáo

禾苗 (hé miáo) literally combines 禾 (hé), mean

苗族

miáo zú

‘苗族’ (Miáo zú) is the official Chinese name

良民

liáng mín

'良民' literally combines '良' (liáng), meaning '

良机

liáng jī

‘良机’ literally means ‘good opportunity’—‘

良策

liáng cè

‘良策’ literally combines 良 (liáng), meaning '

良知

liáng zhī

‘良知’ (liáng zhī) literally combines ‘良’ (

良心

liáng xīn

良心 (liáng xīn) literally combines 良 (‘good,