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.

一屉

yī tì

‘一屉’ (yī tì) is a noun phrase meaning ‘one

祖屋

zǔ wū

"Zǔ wū" literally means "ancestral house" — com

屋内

wū nèi

‘屋内’ literally means ‘inside the house’ —

屋檐

wū yán

‘屋檐’ (wū yán) literally combines ‘屋’ (wū

屋顶

wū dǐng

屋顶 (wū dǐng) literally combines 屋 (wū), mean

房屋

fáng wū

房屋 (fáng wū) is a formal, written noun meaning

屋子

wū zi

屋子 (wū zi) is a colloquial, everyday noun meani

屈才

qū cái

屈才 (qū cái) literally combines 屈 (qū), meani

屈辱

qū rǔ

屈辱 (qū rǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'humilia

委屈

wěi qū

委屈 (wěi qū) describes the emotional state of f

届期

jiè qī

届期 (jiè qī) is a formal noun meaning 'term of

任期届满

rèn qī jiè mǎn

'任期届满' literally combines '任' (to assume offi

毕业届

bì yè jiè

'毕业届' (bì yè jiè) is a noun meaning 'graduat

往届

wǎng jiè

‘往届’ literally combines ‘往’ (wǎng), meanin

应届

yìng jiè

‘应届’ (yìng jiè) literally combines ‘应’ (y

届次

jiè cì

届次 (jiè cì) is a compound noun meaning 'term n

首尾

shǒu wěi

‘首尾’ literally combines ‘shǒu’ (head) and

尾气

wěi qì

‘尾气’ literally means ‘tail gas’—‘尾’ (wě

鱼尾

yú wěi

‘鱼尾’ literally means 'fish tail' — a compound

尾声

wěi shēng

'尾声' literally combines '尾' (wěi), meaning 'ta

尾巴

wěi ba

'Wěi ba' literally combines 尾 (wěi), meaning 'e

咫尺

zhǐ chǐ

咫尺 (zhǐ chǐ) is a classical Chinese idiom mean

尺牍

chǐ dú

尺牍 (chǐ dú) literally means 'one-chi-long wood

一尺

yī chǐ

‘Yī chǐ’ literally means ‘one chi’, an ancie

工尺谱

gōng chǐ pǔ

Gongche notation (gōng chǐ pǔ) is a traditional

尺子

chǐ zi

尺子 (chǐ zi) is a common noun meaning 'ruler' or

尺寸

chǐ cùn

尺寸 literally combines two traditional Chinese un

射线

shè xiàn

‘射线’ (shè xiàn) literally combines ‘射’ (t

辐射

fú shè

'辐射' (fú shè) literally combines 辐 (fú), mea

反射

fǎn shè

‘反射’ (fǎn shè) literally combines ‘反’ (f

射箭

shè jiàn

射箭 (shè jiàn) literally means 'to shoot arrows

法宝

fǎ bǎo

‘法宝’ literally combines ‘法’ (fǎ), meaning

宝宝

bǎo bǎo

宝宝 (bǎo bǎo) is a reduplicated, affectionate t

国宝

guó bǎo

‘Guó bǎo’ literally means ‘national treasure

宝藏

bǎo zàng

‘宝藏’ literally combines ‘bǎo’ (treasure, va

宝石

bǎo shí

宝石 (bǎo shí) literally means 'treasure stone'

宠幸

chǒng xìng

‘宠幸’ is a classical Chinese noun meaning 'impe

宠信

chǒng xìn

‘Chǒng xìn’ is a formal, literary noun meaning

宠儿

chǒng ér

‘宠儿’ literally means 'favored child'—a compou

宠爱

chǒng ài

‘宠爱’ is a compound noun meaning 'doting affect