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.

胡服

húfú

‘Húfú’ literally means ‘Hu clothing’—‘hú

胡琴

húqín

‘Húqín’ literally means ‘Hu string instrument

胡人

húrén

‘Húrén’ is a historical Chinese term referring

背景

bèi jǐng

背景 literally combines 背 (bèi, 'back' or 'behin

背包

bēi bāo

‘背包’ literally combines ‘背’ (bēi), meaning

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

胃口

wèi kǒu

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

胃炎

wèi yán

胃炎 (wèi yán) literally means 'stomach inflamma

肩头

jiān tóu

肩头 literally combines 肩 (jiān), meaning 'shoul

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),

股息

gǔ xī

'股息' (gǔ xī) literally combines '股' (gǔ), me

股道

gǔ dào

‘股道’ (gǔ dào) is a technical term used in Ch

一股

yī gǔ

‘一股’ (yī gǔ) is a measure word phrase meanin

股东

gǔ dōng

‘股东’ (gǔ dōng) literally combines ‘股’ (g

股份

gǔ fèn

股份 (gǔ fèn) literally combines 股 (gǔ), meani

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

翅片

chì piàn

翅片 (chì piàn) literally means 'wing slice'—'

翅膜

chì mó

翅膜 (chì mó) is a technical noun used primarily

翅果

chì guǒ

A chìguǒ (samara) is a type of dry, indehiscent

双翅

shuāng chì

‘双翅’ literally means ‘pair of wings’—‘双’

翅膀

chì bǎng

‘翅膀’ literally means ‘wing’—the paired, fea

群众

qún zhòng

‘群众’ (qún zhòng) literally combines ‘群’ (

兽群

shòu qún

‘兽群’ literally combines 兽 (shòu), meaning 'b

微信群

wēi xìn qún

‘WeChat group’ (wēi xìn qún) is a digital com

羊群

yáng qún

羊群 is a compound noun meaning 'flock of sheep'.

人群

rén qún

人群 (rén qún) literally combines 人 (rén), mea

罚站

fá zhàn

罚站 literally means 'punishment standing' — it r

罚单

fá dān

‘罚单’ (fá dān) literally combines 罚 (fá), m

惩罚

chéng fá

惩罚 (chéng fá) is a compound word meaning 'puni

罚款

fá kuǎn

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

缚绳

fù shéng

‘缚绳’ literally combines ‘缚’ (fù), meaning

绳带

shéng dài

绳带 (shéng dài) is a compound noun meaning 'cor

绳墨

shéng mò

‘Shéng mò’ literally means ‘rope and ink’ —