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.

延伸

yánshēn

延伸 (yánshēn) is a verb meaning 'to extend' or

废料

fèi liào

废料 (fèi liào) literally combines 废 (fèi), me

废弃

fèi qì

废弃 (fèi qì) is a compound verb meaning 'to dis

废除

fèi chú

废除 (fèi chú) is a formal verb meaning 'to abol

厦屋

shà wū

厦屋 (shà wū) is a literary and somewhat archaic

厦檐

shà yán

厦檐 (shà yán) literally combines 厦 (shà), mea

厦宇

shà yǔ

厦宇 (shà yǔ) is a classical literary term meani

广厦

guǎng shà

广厦 (guǎng shà) is a literary noun meaning 'spa

大厦

dà shà

‘大厦’ (dà shà) literally combines ‘大’ (dà

厦门

Xiàmén

Xiamen is a major port city and special economic z

厢房

xiāng fáng

‘厢房’ refers to a side room or annex building l

包厢

bāo xiāng

'包厢' (bāo xiāng) literally combines '包' (bāo

西厢

xī xiāng

'Xī xiāng' literally means 'western wing' and re

东厢

dōng xiāng

'Dōng xiāng' literally means 'eastern wing' and

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’ (

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

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

幻影

huàn yǐng

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

通货

tōng huò

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

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

帷幕

wéi mù

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

开幕

kāi mù

开幕 (kāi mù) literally means 'to open the curta

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

席位

xí wèi

'席位' literally combines '席' (xí), meaning 'mat