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.

流派

liú pài

流派 (liú pài) literally combines 流 (liú), mea

画派

huà pài

'Huà pài' literally combines 'huà' (painting, t

学派

xué pài

‘学派’ (xué pài) literally combines ‘学’ (xu

洞穴

dòngxué

洞穴 (dòngxué) is a compound noun meaning 'cave'

山洞

shān dòng

山洞 (shān dòng) literally combines 山 (shān),

洞见

dòng jiàn

‘洞见’ (dòng jiàn) literally combines ‘洞’ (

洞察

dòng chá

‘洞察’ (dòng chá) literally combines ‘洞’ (d

泛音

fàn yīn

'泛音' (fàn yīn) literally combines '泛' (fàn),

自治

zì zhì

‘自治’ (zì zhì) literally means ‘self-governa

冲击

chōng jī

冲击 (chōng jī) literally combines 冲 (chōng),

冲突

chōng tū

冲突 (chōng tū) means 'conflict' or 'clash'—a s

墨池

mò chí

"墨池" (mò chí) literally means "ink pool" — a

水池

shuǐ chí

‘水池’ (shuǐ chí) literally combines ‘水’ (s

鱼池

yú chí

‘鱼池’ (yú chí) literally combines ‘鱼’ (yú

游泳池

yóu yǒng chí

‘游泳池’ literally means ‘swimming pool’ — a

低气压氛围

dī qì yā fēn wéi

'Low-pressure atmosphere' (dī qì yā fēn wéi)

氛围感

fēn wéi gǎn

‘氛围感’ (fēn wéi gǎn) literally combines ‘f

氛围

fēn wéi

氛围 (fēn wéi) is a noun meaning 'ambience' or '

气氛

qì fēn

‘气氛’ (qì fēn) literally combines ‘气’ (qì

沙滩毯

shā tān tǎn

A 'shā tān tǎn' is a portable, often waterproof

电热毯

diàn rè tǎn

An electric blanket is a type of bedding that cont

野营毯

yě yíng tǎn

'野营毯' (yě yíng tǎn) literally combines three

浴毯

yù tǎn

A 'yù tǎn' (bath blanket) is a large, absorbent,

毛毯

máo tǎn

毛毯 (máo tǎn) literally means 'hair blanket'—'

地毯

dì tǎn

地毯 (dì tǎn) literally combines 地 (dì, 'groun

毫伏

háo fú

毫伏 (háo fú) is a unit of electrical potential

毫米

háo mǐ

毫米 (háo mǐ) is the standard Chinese term for '

毒舌

dú shé

‘毒舌’ literally means 'poisonous tongue'—a viv

毒性

dú xìng

‘毒性’ (dú xìng) is a noun meaning ‘toxicity

毒蛇

dú shé

‘毒蛇’ literally combines two characters: 毒 (d

毒品

dú pǐn

毒品 (dú pǐn) literally means 'poisonous substan

毒药

dú yào

‘毒药’ literally combines ‘毒’ (dú), meaning

杀气

shā qì

‘Shā qì’ literally combines ‘shā’ (to kill)

杀青

shā qīng

'Shā qīng' literally means 'to kill the green'

杀毒

shā dú

'Shādú' literally means 'to kill poison'—'shā'

杀手

shā shǒu

杀手 literally means 'kill hand' — combining 杀 (

殊途同归

shū tú tóng guī

‘殊途同归’ is a classical four-character idiom m

殊荣

shū róng

殊荣 (shū róng) is a formal, literary noun meani

归心似箭

guī xīn sì jiàn

‘归心似箭’ is a vivid Chinese idiom meaning an i

归宿

guī sù

‘归宿’ literally combines ‘归’ (to return, to