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.

闯入

chuǎng rù

'Chuǎng rù' is a compound verb meaning 'to burst

闭塞

bì sè

闭塞 literally combines 闭 (bì, 'to close') and

链路

liàn lù

‘链路’ (liàn lù) is a technical noun used prim

供应链

gōng yìng liàn

Supply chain (gōng yìng liàn) refers to the ent

锁孔

suǒ kǒng

'锁孔' (suǒ kǒng) literally combines '锁' (suǒ)

回销

huí xiāo

‘回销’ (huí xiāo) literally combines ‘回’ (h

销路

xiāo lù

'销路' literally combines '销' (xiāo), meaning 't

门铃

mén líng

'Mén líng' literally combines 'mén' (door) and

钓鱼台

diào yú tái

‘钓鱼台’ (Diàoyú Tái) literally means ‘fishi

厘金

lí jīn

‘厘金’ (lí jīn) was a historical transit tax i

厘定

lí dìng

厘定 (lí dìng) is a formal, written verb meaning

乡音

xiāng yīn

‘乡音’ literally means ‘hometown sound’—combi

同乡

tóng xiāng

‘Tóng xiāng’ literally combines ‘tóng’ (sam

回乡

huí xiāng

‘回乡’ literally means ‘return + hometown’ and

乡村

xiāng cūn

‘乡村’ (xiāng cūn) literally combines ‘乡’ (

巡逻车

xún luó chē

巡逻车 (xún luó chē) literally means 'patrol ve

巡逻队

xún luó duì

巡逻队 (xún luó duì) literally means 'patrol te

巡逻

xún luó

巡逻 (xún luó) is a verb meaning 'to patrol' —

避讳

bì huì

‘避讳’ (bì huì) is a traditional Chinese cultu

避难

bì nàn

避难 (bì nàn) literally combines 避 (bì, 'to av

遗产

yíchǎn

‘遗产’ (yíchǎn) literally combines ‘遗’ (yí

违约

wéi yuē

违约 (wéi yuē) literally means 'to violate an ag

改造

gǎi zào

‘改造’ (gǎi zào) is a verb meaning ‘to transf

建造

jiàn zào

建造 (jiàn zào) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

逗留

dòu liú

'逗留' (dòu liú) is a verb meaning 'to stay temp

放逐

fàng zhú

放逐 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to banish'

逃荒

táo huāng

‘逃荒’ literally means ‘to flee famine’ — com

逃亡

táo wáng

逃亡 (táo wáng) is a compound verb meaning 'to f

返程

fǎn chéng

返程 literally means 'return journey' — 返 (fǎn)

车轮

chē lún

车轮 (chē lún) literally means 'vehicle wheel' a

辅助线

fǔzhùxiàn

'辅助线' literally means 'assisting line' — combi

登载

dēng zǎi

'登载' (dēng zǎi) is a formal verb meaning 'to p

刊载

kān zǎi

刊载 (kān zǎi) is a formal verb meaning 'to publ

史载

shǐ zǎi

‘史载’ literally means ‘history records’ — co

软着陆

ruǎn zháo lù

'Soft landing' (软着陆) is a technical and economi

军用

jūn yòng

军用 (jūn yòng) is an adjective meaning 'for mil

建军

jiàn jūn

‘建军’ literally means ‘to build/establish an a

海军

hǎi jūn

海军 (hǎi jūn) literally means 'sea army' — com

军人

jūn rén

军人 (jūn rén) literally combines 军 (jūn), mea

军队

jūn duì

军队 (jūn duì) literally combines 军 (jūn), mea