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.

恨铁不成钢

hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

‘Hèn tiě bù chéng gāng’ is a vivid, metapho

悔恨

huǐ hèn

悔恨 is a compound noun meaning deep, painful regr

仇恨

chóu hèn

仇恨 (chóu hèn) is a formal, strong noun meaning

恢复期

huī fù qī

‘恢复期’ (huīfù qī) literally combines ‘恢’

恢复力

huī fù lì

‘恢复力’ (huī fù lì) literally means ‘recove

怨气

yuàn qì

怨气 (yuàn qì) literally combines 怨 (yuàn), me

恩怨

ēn yuàn

‘恩怨’ (ēn yuàn) literally combines ‘ēn’ (f

怨恨

yuàn hèn

怨恨 (yuàn hèn) is a compound word expressing de

忽视症

hūshì zhèng

‘忽视症’ (hūshì zhèng) is a medical and neuro

忍耐

rěn nài

忍耐 (rěn nài) is a compound noun meaning 'forbe

彻悟

chè wù

彻悟 (chè wù) describes a profound, sudden reali

功德

gōng dé

‘Gōngdé’ literally combines ‘gōng’ (merit,

恩德

ēn dé

恩德 (ēn dé) is a formal, literary noun meaning

德行

dé xíng

德行 (dé xíng) literally combines 德 (dé), mean

待嫁

dài jià

‘待嫁’ literally means ‘awaiting marriage’ —

待遇

dài yù

'待遇' (dài yù) literally combines '待' (to trea

待业

dài yè

‘待业’ literally means 'waiting for employment'

远征

yuǎn zhēng

‘远征’ literally combines ‘远’ (yuǎn), meanin

彼人

bǐ rén

‘彼人’ (bǐ rén) is a classical or literary ter

彼得

bǐ dé

彼得 is a phonetic transliteration of the Western

弯月

wān yuè

‘弯月’ literally means ‘bent moon’ — the char

弯路

wān lù

‘弯路’ literally means ‘bent road’ — combinin

弯道

wān dào

‘弯道’ literally combines 弯 (wān), meaning 'be

强项

qiáng xiàng

‘强项’ literally means ‘strong item’ — ‘强’

强弱

qiáng ruò

‘强弱’ literally combines ‘strong’ (强) and ‘

弱视

ruò shì

‘弱视’ (ruò shì) literally means ‘weak vision

弱势

ruò shì

‘弱势’ literally combines ‘弱’ (weak, feeble)

废品

fèi pǐn

废品 (fèi pǐn) literally combines 废 (fèi), mea

废话

fèi huà

‘废话’ literally combines ‘废’ (fèi), meaning

废料

fèi liào

废料 (fèi liào) literally combines 废 (fèi), me

厦屋

shà wū

厦屋 (shà wū) is a literary and somewhat archaic

厦檐

shà yán

厦檐 (shà yán) literally combines 厦 (shà), mea

厦宇

shà yǔ

厦宇 (shà yǔ) is a classical literary term meani

广厦

guǎng shà

广厦 (guǎng shà) is a literary noun meaning 'spa

大厦

dà shà

‘大厦’ (dà shà) literally combines ‘大’ (dà

厦门

Xiàmén

Xiamen is a major port city and special economic z

厢房

xiāng fáng

‘厢房’ refers to a side room or annex building l

包厢

bāo xiāng

'包厢' (bāo xiāng) literally combines '包' (bāo

西厢

xī xiāng

'Xī xiāng' literally means 'western wing' and re

东厢

dōng xiāng

'Dōng xiāng' literally means 'eastern wing' and