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.

此处

cǐ chù

此处 is a formal, written-style adverb meaning 'he

止步

zhǐ bù

止步 literally means 'stop stepping' — combining

桥头堡

qiáo tóu bǎo

Bridgehead (qiáo tóu bǎo) literally means 'brid

桥洞

qiáo dòng

‘桥洞’ literally means ‘bridge cave’—it refer

石桥

shí qiáo

‘石桥’ literally means 'stone bridge'—a bridge

天桥

tiān qiáo

‘天桥’ (tiān qiáo) literally means ‘sky bridg

立交桥

lì jiāo qiáo

立交桥 (lì jiāo qiáo) literally means 'standing

标识

biāo shí

‘标识’ (biāo shí) is a noun meaning ‘logo’,

路标

lù biāo

‘路标’ (lù biāo) literally combines ‘路’ (l

概况

gài kuàng

概况 (gài kuàng) is a formal noun meaning 'gener

森严

sēn yán

森严 (sēn yán) is an adjective describing an atm

铁桶

tiě tǒng

‘铁桶’ (tiě tǒng) literally means ‘iron drum

油桶

yóu tǒng

油桶 (yóu tǒng) literally combines 油 (yóu), me

案卷

àn juàn

‘案卷’ (àn juàn) literally combines 案 (àn),

案发

àn fā

‘案发’ is a compound noun meaning ‘the occurren

立案

lì àn

立案 (lì àn) literally means 'to establish a cas

林荫道

lín yīn dào

林荫道 literally combines three characters: 林 (l

园林

yuán lín

园林 (yuán lín) literally combines 园 (yuán), m

建材

jiàn cái

建材 is a compound noun meaning 'building material

钢材

gāng cái

钢材 (gāng cái) literally combines 钢 (gāng), m

暂住

zàn zhù

‘暂住’ (zàn zhù) is a verb meaning 'to reside

避暑

bì shǔ

避暑 literally means 'to avoid summer heat' — 避

远景

yuǎn jǐng

'远景' literally combines '远' (yuǎn), meaning 'd

景象

jǐng xiàng

景象 (jǐng xiàng) literally combines 景 (jǐng),

普查

pǔ chá

普查 (pǔ chá) literally combines 普 (pǔ), meani

宗族

zōng zú

宗族 (zōng zú) refers to a traditional Chinese p

少数民族

shǎo shù mín zú

'少数民族' (shǎo shù mín zú) literally means '

民族

mín zú

‘民族’ (mín zú) literally combines ‘民’ (mí

改革

gǎi gé

改革 (gǎi gé) means 'reform' — a fundamental, o

支柱

zhī zhù

‘支柱’ literally combines ‘支’ (to support, pr

广播

guǎng bō

'广播' (guǎng bō) literally combines '广' (guǎn

扬帆

yáng fān

‘扬帆’ literally means ‘to raise the sail’—‘

授命

shòu mìng

授命 (shòu mìng) is a formal verb meaning 'to co

授予

shòu yǔ

授予 means 'to confer' or 'to award'—typically us

拾步

shè bù

拾步 (shè bù) is a literary, formal verb meaning

拾阶

shè jiē

‘拾阶’ (shè jiē) is a literary and elegant ver

拾级而上

shè jí ér shàng

'Shè jí ér shàng' literally means 'to pick up

拾级

shè jí

‘拾级’ (shè jí) is a literary and elegant verb

拜佛

bàifó

‘拜佛’ (bàifó) literally means ‘to bow to the

拜访

bàifǎng

拜访 (bàifǎng) is a formal verb meaning 'to pay