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.

县委书记

xiàn wěi shū jì

'County party secretary' is the highest-ranking of

县志

xiàn zhì

县志 (xiàn zhì) literally means 'county record'

县级

xiàn jí

'County-level' (xiàn jí) is a Chinese administra

县城

xiàn chéng

县 (xiàn) means 'county', a county-level administ

编队

biān duì

‘编队’ literally means ‘to compile a team/forma

统治

tǒng zhì

统治 (tǒng zhì) is a verb meaning 'to rule' or '

统一

tǒng yī

统一 (tǒng yī) is a verb meaning 'to unify' or '

络绎

luò yì

络绎 (luò yì) is a literary two-character noun d

工作组

gōng zuò zǔ

'工作组' (gōng zuò zǔ) literally combines 'work

组装

zǔ zhuāng

'Zǔ zhuāng' literally combines 'zǔ' (to group,

紫禁城

Zǐ Jìn Chéng

‘Zǐ Jìn Chéng’ (the Forbidden City) is the im

探索

tàn suǒ

探索 (tàn suǒ) is a compound verb meaning 'to ex

粮仓

liáng cāng

粮仓 (liáng cāng) literally combines 粮 (liáng)

糊墙

hū qiáng

‘糊墙’ (hū qiáng) is a verb meaning ‘to plast

筑路

zhù lù

‘筑路’ is a verb meaning ‘to build a road’ or

修筑

xiū zhù

修筑 is a compound verb meaning 'to build' or 'to

建筑

jiàn zhù

'建筑' (jiàn zhù) is a noun meaning both 'archit

构筑

gòu zhù

构筑 (gòu zhù) is a formal, written verb meaning

筑城

zhù chéng

‘筑城’ literally means ‘to build a city’ — co

立足

lì zú

‘立足’ literally means ‘to stand on one’s feet

设立

shè lì

设立 (shè lì) is a formal, transitive verb meani

立法

lì fǎ

立法 (lì fǎ) literally means 'to establish law'

窄带

zhǎi dài

‘窄带’ (zhǎi dài) is a technical term meaning

窄路

zhǎi lù

'窄路' literally combines 窄 (zhǎi), meaning 'nar

窄小

zhǎi xiǎo

‘窄小’ is a compound adjective meaning 'narrow a

狭窄

xiá zhǎi

狭窄 (xiá zhǎi) is an adjective meaning 'narrow'

免税

miǎn shuì

‘免税’ literally means ‘to exempt from tax’ —

税务

shuì wù

税务 (shuìwù) is a compound noun meaning 'taxati

退税

tuì shuì

"Tuì shuì" literally means "to withdraw tax" —

移民

yí mín

‘移民’ (yí mín) literally combines ‘移’ (yí

贬秩

biǎn zhì

贬秩 (biǎn zhì) is a formal, classical Chinese v

秩禄

zhì lù

‘秩禄’ is a classical Chinese compound noun refe

品秩

pǐn zhì

品秩 (pǐn zhì) is a formal, historical Chinese t

秩俸

zhì fèng

‘秩俸’ (zhì fèng) is a classical and formal te

官秩

guān zhì

官秩 refers to the formal rank assigned to governm

私有

sī yǒu

‘私有’ (sī yǒu) is an adjective meaning 'priva

硬座

yìng zuò

'Hard seat' (yìng zuò) refers to the standard, n

硬件

yìng jiàn

Hardware refers to the physical components of a co

砂石

shā shí

砂石 (shā shí) is a compound noun meaning 'sand

石匠

shí jiàng

石匠 (shí jiàng) literally means 'stone artisan'