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.

歪道

wāi dào

'歪道' literally combines '歪' (wāi), meaning 'cr

歪嘴

wāi zuǐ

'歪嘴' literally means 'crooked mouth' — combinin

歪风

wāi fēng

'歪风' literally combines '歪' (wāi), meaning 'cr

歪理

wāi lǐ

'歪理' literally combines 歪 (wāi), meaning 'croo

歪打正着

wāi dǎ zhèng zháo

'歪打正着' is a four-character idiom that literall

文武

wén wǔ

‘Wén wǔ’ literally combines ‘wén’ (civil, s

武德

wǔ dé

‘Wǔ dé’ (martial virtue) is a traditional Chin

武士

wǔ shì

武士 (wǔ shì) literally means 'martial scholar'

武装

wǔ zhuāng

'武装' (wǔ zhuāng) literally combines 武 (wǔ),

东欧

Dōngōu

'Dōngōu' (Eastern Europe) is a geographical term

欧化

Ōuhuà

‘Ōuhuà’ (欧化) literally combines ‘Ōu’ (欧)

欧美

Ōuměi

Ōuměi (Europe and America) is a compound noun fo

欧盟

Ōuméng

欧盟 is the standard Chinese abbreviation for the

欧元

Ōuyuán

欧元 (Ōuyuán) is the official currency of 20 Eur

欣喜

xīn xǐ

欣喜 is a compound word formed by combining two ch

欠人情

qiàn rén qíng

'Qiàn rén qíng' literally combines 'qiàn' (to

欠款

qiàn kuǎn

欠款 (qiàn kuǎn) literally combines 欠 (to owe,

投票权

tóu piào quán

投票权 literally means 'vote + ticket/paper + righ

使用权

shǐ yòng quán

'使用权' (shǐ yòng quán) literally combines '使

发言权

fā yán quán

'发言权' literally combines 'fā' (to issue, to ex

特权

tè quán

特权 (tè quán) literally combines 特 (tè), mean

权限

quán xiàn

权限 (quán xiàn) literally combines 权 (quán),

权利

quán lì

权利 (quán lì) means 'right' or 'entitlement'—a

录音档

lù yīn dàng

'录音档' literally combines '录' (to record), '音'

一档

yī dǎng

‘一档’ (yī dǎng) literally combines ‘一’ (y

档次

dàng cì

档次 (dàng cì) is a noun meaning 'grade', 'level

档案

dàng àn

‘档案’ (dàng àn) literally combines ‘档’ (d

模版

mú bǎn

‘模版’ (mú bǎn) is a noun meaning ‘template’

模块

mó kuài

模块 (mó kuài) literally combines 模 (mó, 'mode

模范

mó fàn

‘模范’ (mó fàn) is a noun meaning ‘role model

模型

mú xíng

模型 (mú xíng) means 'model' in the sense of a p

玩具枪

wán jù qiāng

A 'toy gun' is a non-functional replica of a firea

狙击枪

jū jī qiāng

A jūjī qiāng (sniper rifle) is a highly accurat

冲锋枪

chōng fēng qiāng

"Chōngfēng qiāng" literally means "assault gun"

机枪

jī qiāng

机枪 (jī qiāng) literally combines 机 (jī), mea

步枪

bù qiāng

‘步枪’ (bù qiāng) literally means ‘foot gun’

手枪

shǒu qiāng

‘手枪’ (shǒu qiāng) literally means ‘hand gun

虚荣

xū róng

虚荣 (xū róng) literally combines 虚 (xū), mean

荣辱

róng rǔ

荣辱 is a classical Chinese compound noun meaning

荣誉

róng yù

‘荣誉’ (róng yù) is a formal noun meaning ‘ho