Browse "Places" 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.

幢楼

chuáng lóu

‘幢楼’ (chuáng lóu) is a compound noun meaning

红帜

hóng zhì

红帜 (hóng zhì) literally means 'red banner'—a

旗帜

qí zhì

旗帜 literally means 'flag' or 'banner'—a piece o

罗帐

luó zhàng

‘罗帐’ refers to a delicate, translucent curtain

营帐

yíng zhàng

营帐 (yíng zhàng) is a compound noun meaning 'mi

帐幕

zhàng mù

帐幕 (zhàng mù) is a compound noun formed from

帷帐

wéi zhàng

‘帷帐’ (wéi zhàng) is a literary or formal nou

帐篷

zhàng peng

帐篷 (zhàng peng) is a compound noun meaning 'ten

帝位

dì wèi

‘帝位’ literally combines 帝 (dì), meaning 'emp

帝制

dì zhì

‘帝制’ (dì zhì) literally combines 帝 (dì), m

帝国

dì guó

‘帝国’ (dì guó) literally combines 帝 (dì), m

帝王

dì wáng

‘帝王’ (dì wáng) is a compound noun meaning ‘

启帆

qǐ fān

‘启帆’ literally means ‘to raise the sail’ and

风帆

fēng fān

风帆 literally means 'wind sail' — 风 (fēng) mea

帆船

fān chuán

帆船 (fān chuán) literally means 'sail boat' —

巷口

xiàng kǒu

‘巷口’ literally means 'lane mouth'—a compound

街巷

jiē xiàng

街巷 (jiē xiàng) is a compound noun meaning 'str

巷战

xiàng zhàn

‘巷战’ literally means ‘alley warfare’ — ‘巷

深巷

shēn xiàng

‘深巷’ literally combines 深 (shēn), meaning 'd

小巷

xiǎo xiàng

‘小巷’ (xiǎo xiàng) literally combines ‘小’

胡同

hú tòng

A hútòng is a narrow, traditional alleyway found

巡捕

xún bǔ

‘巡捕’ is a historical noun referring to patrol

巡游

xún yóu

‘巡游’ (xún yóu) is a formal noun meaning a ce

巡回

xún huí

巡回 (xún huí) literally combines 巡 (xún), mea

巡视

xún shì

巡视 (xún shì) literally combines 巡 (xún), mea

兰州

Lánzhōu

Lánzhōu is the capital city of Gansu Province in

州长

zhōuzhǎng

'州长' (zhōuzhǎng) literally combines '州' (zhō

自治州

zìzhìzhōu

An autonomous prefecture (zìzhìzhōu) is a secon

杭州

Hángzhōu

Hángzhōu is the capital city of Zhejiang Provinc

广州

Guǎngzhōu

Guǎngzhōu is the capital city of Guangdong Provi

川菜

chuān cài

‘Chuān cài’ literally means ‘Sichuan cuisine

百川归海

bǎi chuān guī hǎi

‘Bǎi chuān guī hǎi’ literally means ‘hundre

一马平川

yī mǎ píng chuān

'Yī mǎ píng chuān' literally means 'one horse,

名川

míng chuān

'Míng chuān' literally combines 'míng' (famous,

川流不息

chuān liú bù xī

‘川流不息’ literally combines four characters:

四川

Sì Chuān

Sì Chuān is the Mandarin name for Sichuan Provin

崭绝

zhǎn jué

崭绝 (zhǎn jué) is an elegant literary adjective

崭峰

zhǎn fēng

'崭峰' (zhǎn fēng) is a literary noun meaning 'j

嵌条

qiàntiáo

'嵌条' (qiàntiáo) literally combines '嵌' (qiàn

嵌入式

qiànrùshì

‘嵌入式’ (qiànrùshì) literally means ‘insert