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.

红娘

hóng niáng

Red Lady (Hóng Niáng) is a literary and somewhat

媒介

méi jiè

‘媒介’ (méi jiè) literally combines ‘媒’ (m

媒体

méi tǐ

媒体 (méi tǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'media'

媒人

méi rén

媒人 (méi rén) literally combines 媒 (méi), mea

妇人

fù rén

‘妇人’ literally combines 妇 (fù), meaning ‘ma

主妇

zhǔ fù

‘主妇’ literally combines ‘主’ (zhǔ), meaning

媳妇

xí fu

‘媳妇’ (xí fu) literally combines 媳 (xí), mea

寡妇

guǎ fù

'Guǎ fù' literally combines 寡 (guǎ), meaning '

夫妇

fū fù

‘夫妇’ (fū fù) is a formal, respectful noun me

媒婆

méipó

媒婆 (méipó) literally combines 媒 (méi), meani

老太婆

lǎotàipó

‘Lǎotàipó’ literally combines three character

婆媳

póxí

婆媳 (póxí) is a compound noun referring specifi

婆家

pójiā

‘婆家’ (pójiā) literally combines ‘婆’ (pó)

阿婆

āpó

Āpó is an affectionate, informal term for 'grann

婆婆

pópo

‘婆婆’ (pópo) is a kinship term with two distin

娱乐圈

yú lè quān

'Entertainment circle' (yú lè quān) is a common

娱乐

yú lè

娱乐 (yú lè) is a compound noun meaning 'enterta

岳母

yuè mǔ

‘岳母’ (yuè mǔ) is a formal, respectful term f

婆娘

pó niáng

婆娘 (pó niáng) is a colloquial, regionally mark

干娘

gān niáng

‘干娘’ (gān niáng) literally combines ‘干’ (

娘娘

niáng niáng

'Niáng niáng' is an honorific title used to resp

娘舅

niáng jiù

‘娘舅’ (niáng jiù) is a compound noun meaning

娘家

niáng jiā

‘娘家’ (niáng jiā) literally means ‘mother’s

威慑

wēi shè

‘威慑’ (wēi shè) is a noun meaning ‘deterrenc

威严

wēi yán

Wēi yán combines wēi (‘power’, ‘might’, ‘a

威望

wēi wàng

威望 (wēi wàng) is a compound noun meaning 'pres

威胁

wēi xié

威胁 (wēi xié) is a compound word meaning 'threa

威力

wēi lì

威力 literally combines 威 (wēi, 'might' or 'awe-

英姿

yīngzī

英姿 (yīngzī) is a literary noun meaning 'heroic

姿色

zīsè

姿色 (zīsè) literally combines 姿 (zī), meaning

姿容

zīróng

姿容 (zīróng) is a literary and elegant noun mea

风姿

fēngzī

风姿 (fēngzī) is a literary noun meaning 'elegan

姿势

zīshì

姿势 (zīshì) means 'posture' or 'pose'—the way

秦晋之好

qín jìn zhī hǎo

'Qín Jìn zhī hǎo' literally means 'the good re

姻娅

yīn yà

‘姻娅’ (yīn yà) is a formal, literary term ref

联姻

lián yīn

‘联姻’ literally combines ‘联’ (to join, unite

姻缘

yīn yuán

‘姻缘’ (yīn yuán) literally combines ‘姻’ (y

姻亲

yīn qīn

'Yīn qīn' literally combines 姻 (yīn), meaning

表姥姥

biǎo lǎo lǎo

‘表姥姥’ is a kinship term referring specificall

舅姥姥

jiù lǎo lǎo

‘Jiù lǎo lǎo’ refers specifically to the wife