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.

纸厂

zhǐ chǎng

‘纸厂’ (zhǐ chǎng) literally means ‘paper fac

钢厂

gāng chǎng

‘钢厂’ (gāng chǎng) literally means ‘steel fa

电厂

diàn chǎng

'电厂' literally combines '电' (diàn), meaning 'e

卷帘门

juǎn lián mén

A 'juǎn lián mén' (roller shutter door) is a ty

升旗

shēng qí

'Shēng qí' literally means 'to raise the flag'

外汇

wài huì

‘外汇’ (wài huì) literally means ‘external cu

汇集

huì jí

汇集 is a transitive verb meaning 'to gather' or '

勤政

qín zhèng

勤政 literally combines 勤 (qín, 'diligent, indus

权势

quán shì

‘权势’ (quán shì) is a compound noun meaning

名胜

míng shèng

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

胜地

shèng dì

胜地 (shèng dì) literally combines 胜 (shèng),

礼冠

lǐguān

'Lǐguān' literally combines 'lǐ' (ritual, cerem

册封

cèfēng

‘册封’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to confer a ti

账册

zhàngcè

账册 (zhàngcè) is a formal noun meaning 'ledger'

老兵

lǎo bīng

‘老兵’ literally means 'old soldier' — combinin

兵力

bīng lì

‘兵力’ (bīng lì) literally combines 兵 (bīng)

士兵

shì bīng

士兵 (shì bīng) means 'soldier'—specifically an

兑点

duì diǎn

'Duì diǎn' literally combines 兑 (duì), meaning

兑汇

duì huì

‘兑汇’ (duì huì) is a formal financial term me

傍水

bàng shuǐ

'Bàng shuǐ' literally means 'beside the water' a

傍山

bàng shān

'Bàng shān' literally means 'beside the mountain

宏伟

hóng wěi

宏伟 (hóng wěi) is an adjective meaning 'grand',

伟人

wěi rén

‘伟人’ (wěi rén) literally combines ‘伟’ (w

万籁俱寂

wàn lài jù jì

‘万籁俱寂’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

入乡随俗

rù xiāng suí sú

‘Rù xiāng suí sú’ literally means ‘enter th

俊彦

jùn yàn

‘俊彦’ is a classical, literary noun meaning ‘d

佛寺

fó sì

佛寺 (fó sì) literally combines 佛 (fó), meanin

佛教

fó jiào

佛教 (fó jiào) means 'Buddhism' — the religion

余额

yú é

余额 (yú é) literally means 'remaining amount'

企业

qǐ yè

‘企业’ (qǐ yè) is a formal noun meaning 'enter

仿宋

fǎng sòng

'Fǎng sòng' (仿宋) is a widely used Chinese type

仿古

fǎng gǔ

'仿古' (fǎng gǔ) literally means 'imitating anti

法令

fǎ lìng

法令 (fǎ lìng) is a formal noun meaning 'statute

代表

dài biǎo

The word 代表 (dài biǎo) literally combines 代 (

参政

cān zhèng

‘参政’ literally means ‘to participate in gover

政权

zhèng quán

‘政权’ (zhèng quán) literally combines ‘政’

政治

zhèng zhì

政治 (zhèng zhì) means 'politics' — the theory

政策

zhèng cè

‘政策’ (zhèng cè) means ‘policy’ — an offic

政府

zhèng fǔ

政府 (zhèng fǔ) literally means 'administration

制定

zhìdìng

制定 means 'to formulate' or 'to draw up', especia