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.

漫游

mànyóu

‘漫游’ (mànyóu) literally combines ‘漫’ (mà

演出

yǎn chū

演出 (yǎn chū) is a noun meaning 'performance'

汤阴

Tāngyīn

Tāngyīn is a county-level administrative divisio

汤谷

shāng gǔ

Shānggǔ (汤谷) is a mythical place from ancient

汤池

shāng chí

‘汤池’ (shāng chí) literally means 'boiling mo

浩浩汤汤

hào hào shāng shāng

‘浩浩汤汤’ is a classical Chinese reduplicative

汤汤

shāng shāng

‘汤汤’ (shāng shāng) is a reduplicated adverb

消防

xiāo fáng

消防 (xiāo fáng) literally combines 消 (xiāo, '

海风

hǎi fēng

‘Hǎi fēng’ literally means 'sea wind' — combi

海岸

hǎi àn

海岸 (hǎi àn) literally combines 海 (hǎi), mean

浪花

làng huā

‘Làng huā’ literally combines ‘làng’ (wave)

物流

wù liú

'物流' (wù liú) literally means 'goods flow' —

流放

liú fàng

流放 (liú fàng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ban

流水

liú shuǐ

流水 (liú shuǐ) literally combines 流 (liú, 'to

南极洲

Nán Jí Zhōu

Antarctica is the southernmost continent on Earth,

大洋洲

Dà Yáng Zhōu

‘Dà Yáng Zhōu’ (Oceania) is a proper noun ref

美洲

Měizhōu

"Měizhōu" (美洲) literally means "beautiful cont

非洲

Fēizhōu

非洲 (Fēizhōu) is the Chinese name for the conti

欧洲

Ōuzhōu

Ōuzhōu (Europe) is a proper noun referring to th

大西洋

dà xī yáng

‘Dàxīyáng’ (大西洋) literally means ‘Great W

太平洋

tài píng yáng

The word 太平洋 (Tàipíng Yáng) literally means

山泉

shān quán

Shān quán (mountain spring) is a compound noun f

清泉

qīng quán

'Qīng quán' literally combines two characters: '

喷泉

pēn quán

'喷泉' (pēn quán) literally combines 喷 (pēn),

温泉

wēn quán

温泉 (wēn quán) literally means 'warm spring' —

泉水

quán shuǐ

泉水 literally means 'spring water' — water that

战况

zhàn kuàng

战况 literally combines 战 (zhàn, 'battle' or 'wa

油田

yóu tián

油田 (yóu tián) literally means 'oil field' — a

沙滩

shātān

沙滩 (shātān) literally combines 沙 (shā), mean

沙尘暴

shāchénbào

A shāchénbào (sandstorm) is a severe weather ph

沙漠

shāmò

沙漠 (shāmò) means 'desert' — a vast, dry, barr

大江

dà jiāng

‘Dà jiāng’ literally means ‘great river’ or

松花江

sōng huā jiāng

The Songhua River (Sōnghuā Jiāng) is one of Chi

江边

jiāng biān

‘Jiāng biān’ literally means ‘river side’ —

江水

jiāng shuǐ

‘Jiāng shuǐ’ literally means ‘river water’,

江南

jiāng nán

江南 (jiāng nán) literally means 'south of the r

母舰

mǔ jiàn

"Mǔ jiàn" (mother ship) is a compound noun forme

母校

mǔ xiào

‘母校’ literally means ‘mother school’—a poet

死路

sǐ lù

'死路' literally combines 死 (sǐ, 'dead') and 路

此间

cǐ jiān

此间 literally means 'this place' or 'this time',