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.

轿厢

jiào xiāng

‘轿厢’ literally combines ‘轿’ (jiào), an arc

车厢

chē xiāng

‘车厢’ literally combines ‘车’ (chē), meaning

庭园

tíng yuán

庭园 (tíng yuán) refers specifically to a tradit

门庭

mén tíng

‘门庭’ literally combines ‘门’ (mén, gate/doo

朝廷

cháo tíng

‘朝廷’ (cháo tíng) literally combines ‘朝’ (

家庭

jiā tíng

家庭 (jiā tíng) literally combines 家 (jiā), me

法庭

fǎ tíng

法庭 (fǎ tíng) literally means 'law court' — 法

军火库

jūnhuǒkù

军火库 literally combines three characters: 军 (j

软件库

ruǎnjiànkù

Software repository (ruǎnjiànkù) is a centraliz

语料库

yǔliàokù

A yǔliàokù (linguistic corpus) is a large, stru

资料库

zīliàokù

资料库 (zīliàokù) literally combines 资 (zī, '

数据库

shùjùkù

'数据库' (shùjùkù) literally means 'data wareho

仓库

cāngkù

仓库 (cāngkù) is a compound noun meaning 'wareho

王府

wáng fǔ

王府 (wáng fǔ) literally means 'prince’s reside

贵府

guì fǔ

贵府 (guì fǔ) is a formal, respectful term meani

知府

zhī fǔ

‘Zhī fǔ’ (知府) was a high-ranking local admin

市府

shì fǔ

'Shì fǔ' literally combines 市 (shì), meaning '

省府

shěng fǔ

‘Shěng fǔ’ literally combines 省 (shěng), mea

幼教

yòu jiào

‘幼教’ is a compound noun formed from 幼 (yòu),

幼年

yòu nián

幼年 (yòu nián) literally combines 幼 (yòu), me

幼苗

yòu miáo

幼苗 literally means 'young sprout' — 幼 (yòu) m

幼儿

yòu ér

幼儿 (yòu ér) literally combines 幼 (yòu), mean

幻境

huàn jìng

‘幻境’ literally combines ‘幻’ (huàn), meanin

幻影

huàn yǐng

‘幻影’ literally combines 幻 (huàn), meaning ‘

幻灭

huàn miè

‘幻灭’ (huàn miè) literally combines ‘幻’ (h

幻觉

huàn jué

‘幻觉’ (huàn jué) literally combines ‘幻’ (h

幻想

huàn xiǎng

‘幻想’ (huàn xiǎng) is a noun meaning ‘fantas

通货

tōng huò

‘通货’ is a formal, written-term noun meaning ‘

数字货币

shù zì huò bì

‘数字货币’ literally means ‘number-character cu

硬币

yìng bì

硬币 (yìng bì) literally means 'hard currency'

外币

wài bì

‘外币’ literally means ‘outside currency’ — t

人民币

rén mín bì

Renminbi (RMB), literally meaning 'people's curren

银幕

yín mù

‘银幕’ literally means ‘silver curtain’ — 银

幕后

mù hòu

‘幕后’ literally means ‘behind the curtain’—

帷幕

wéi mù

‘帷幕’ literally combines 帷 (wéi), meaning a h

夜幕

yè mù

‘夜幕’ literally means ‘night curtain’—a poet

单幅

dān fú

‘单幅’ (dān fú) is a noun meaning 'single-fram

幅员

fú yuán

幅员 (fú yuán) is a formal literary noun meaning

横幅

héng fú

A héng fú is a long, narrow banner displayed hor

条幅

tiáo fú

A tiáo fú is a traditional Chinese hanging scrol