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.

柔情

róu qíng

‘柔情’ literally combines ‘柔’ (róu), meaning

某学者

mǒu xué zhě

‘某学者’ literally combines 某 (mǒu, 'a certain

某公司

mǒu gōng sī

‘某公司’ literally means ‘a certain company’ a

某种

mǒu zhǒng

某种 (mǒu zhǒng) literally combines 某 (mǒu), m

某地

mǒu dì

‘某地’ literally combines ‘某’ (mǒu), meaning

某日

mǒu rì

‘某日’ literally combines 某 (mǒu), meaning ‘c

某人

mǒu rén

某人 (mǒu rén) literally combines 某 (mǒu), mea

架势

jià·shi

‘架势’ (jià·shi) literally combines ‘架’ (ji

架子

jià·zi

架子 (jià·zi) is a noun with three main meanings

细析

xì xī

细析 is a formal noun meaning 'detailed analysis'

淘宝村

táo bǎo cūn

A 'Taobao village' (táo bǎo cūn) is a rural Chi

渔村

yú cūn

渔村 (yú cūn) literally combines 渔 (yú), meani

山村

shān cūn

Shān cūn (mountain village) is a compound noun f

村长

cūn zhǎng

村长 (cūn zhǎng) literally combines 村 (cūn), m

村民

cūn mín

村民 (cūn mín) literally combines 村 (cūn), mea

农村

nóng cūn

农村 (nóng cūn) literally combines 农 (nóng), m

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

‘未雨绸缪’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

未知

wèi zhī

‘未知’ literally combines ‘未’ (wèi), meaning

未来

wèi lái

未来 (wèi lái) literally means 'not yet come' —

木兰

Mùlán

‘Mùlán’ (木兰) is a noun referring primarily t

木匠

mùjiàng

‘木匠’ (mùjiàng) literally means ‘wood artisa

木偶

mù'ǒu

木偶 (mù'ǒu) literally means 'wooden偶' — 木 (m

木马

mùmǎ

‘木马’ literally means ‘wooden horse’—combini

朝代

cháo dài

‘Cháo dài’ (朝代) means ‘dynasty’ — a line

朗月

lǎng yuè

朗月 literally combines 朗 (lǎng), meaning 'brigh

替考

tì kǎo

替考 (tì kǎo) literally means 'substitute exam'

替身

tì shēn

替身 (tì shēn) literally means 'substitute body'

似曾相识

sìcéngxiāngshí

'似曾相识' literally means 'seemingly have met bef

曾祖

zēngzǔ

‘曾祖’ (zēngzǔ) means ‘great-grandfather’ —

晒娃

shài wá

'Shài wá' literally combines 'shài' (to expose

暗流

àn liú

‘暗流’ literally means 'hidden current' — combi

暗号

àn hào

‘暗号’ (àn hào) literally combines ‘暗’ (àn

暗恋

àn liàn

‘Àn liàn’ literally combines ‘àn’ (dark, hi

黑暗

hēi àn

黑暗 literally combines 黑 (hēi, 'black') and 暗

晕血

yùn xiě

晕血 (yùn xiě) literally combines 晕 (yùn), mea

晕机

yùn jī

‘晕机’ (yùn jī) literally combines ‘晕’ (yù

晕船

yùn chuán

‘晕船’ literally means ‘dizzy boat’ — the cha

晕车

yùn chē

"Yùn chē" literally means "dizzy car" and refers

急中生智

jí zhōng shēng zhì

‘急中生智’ literally means ‘wisdom arises in th

智者

zhì zhě

智者 (zhì zhě) literally means 'wise person' —