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.

酒壶

jiǔ hú

酒壶 (jiǔ hú) is a traditional Chinese vessel us

茶壶

chá hú

茶壶 (chá hú) literally combines 茶 (chá), mean

绝壁

jué bì

‘绝壁’ literally means 'cut-off wall'—'绝' (ju

壁挂

bì guà

壁挂 (bì guà) literally combines 壁 (bì), meani

壁虎

bì hǔ

壁虎 (bì hǔ) literally means 'wall tiger' — 壁

壁炉

bì lú

壁炉 (bì lú) literally means 'wall stove' — 壁

壁橱

bì chú

壁橱 (bì chú) literally combines 壁 (bì), meani

壁画

bì huà

壁画 (bì huà) literally means 'wall painting' —

红尘

hóng chén

‘Red dust’ (hóng chén) is a poetic, classical

尘世

chén shì

尘世 (chén shì) literally combines 尘 (chén), m

风尘

fēng chén

风尘 literally means 'wind-blown dust'—a poetic c

尘土

chén tǔ

尘土 (chén tǔ) literally combines 尘 (chén), me

塘堰

táng yàn

‘塘堰’ (táng yàn) is a compound noun referring

塘坝

táng bà

‘塘坝’ is a compound noun referring collectively

荷塘

hé táng

荷塘 literally means 'lotus pond' — a body of wat

水塘

shuǐ táng

水塘 (shuǐ táng) literally combines 水 (shuǐ),

鱼塘

yú táng

鱼塘 (yú táng) literally combines 鱼 (yú), mean

池塘

chí táng

池塘 (chí táng) is a common noun meaning 'pond'

涂炭

tú tàn

涂炭 is a classical Chinese compound meaning 'deva

涂料

tú liào

涂料 (tú liào) literally combines 涂 (tú), mean

涂鸦

tú yā

涂鸦 (tú yā) literally combines 涂 (to smear, da

土堆

tǔ duī

‘土堆’ literally combines ‘土’ (tǔ), meaning

一堆

yī duī

‘一堆’ (yī duī) literally combines the numeral

再培养

zài péi yǎng

'再培养' literally means 'to cultivate again' — c

培训

péi xùn

培训 (péi xùn) means 'to train'—especially in a

执照

zhí zhào

‘执照’ (zhí zhào) is a formal noun meaning 'li

执法

zhí fǎ

执法 literally means 'to hold/execute (执) the law

勢力範圍

shì lì fàn wéi

‘勢力範圍’ (shì lì fàn wéi) literally means

學術領域

xué shù lǐng yù

學術領域 (xué shù lǐng yù) literally combines

網域

wǎng yù

網域 (wǎng yù) literally means 'network domain'

區域

qū yù

‘區域’ (qū yù) is a compound noun meaning 'reg

疆域

jiāng yù

‘疆域’ (jiāng yù) is a formal noun meaning ‘t

領域

lǐng yù

領域 (lǐng yù) literally combines 領 (lǐng), me

句型

jù xíng

‘句型’ (jù xíng) literally combines 句 (jù),

体型

tǐ xíng

体型 (tǐ xíng) literally combines 体 (tǐ), mean

造型

zào xíng

Zàoxíng literally combines zào (to make, create

类型

lèi xíng

‘类型’ (lèi xíng) is a compound noun meaning

型号

xíng hào

‘型号’ (xíng hào) literally combines ‘型’ (x

均势

jūn shì

均势 (jūn shì) literally combines 均 (jūn), mea

均值

jūn zhí

均值 (jūn zhí) means 'mean value' or 'average'—