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.

一座

yī zuò

'一座' (yī zuò) is a numeral-measure word compou

海底

hǎi dǐ

海底 literally means 'sea bottom' — 海 (hǎi) mea

桌底

zhuō dǐ

‘桌底’ literally combines 桌 (zhuō), meaning 't

序幕

xù mù

‘序幕’ literally combines ‘序’ (xù), meaning

库房

kù fáng

库房 (kù fáng) is a compound noun meaning 'wareh

底层

dǐ céng

底层 (dǐ céng) literally combines 底 (dǐ), mean

幽美

yōu měi

幽美 (yōu měi) is an elegant, literary adjective

幽暗

yōu àn

幽暗 (yōu àn) is an adjective meaning 'dim' or '

幽深

yōu shēn

幽深 (yōu shēn) is an adjective describing a pla

幽静

yōu jìng

幽静 (yōu jìng) is an adjective meaning 'seclude

帅印

shuài yìn

'Shuài yìn' literally means 'commander's seal'

统帅

tǒng shuài

统帅 (tǒng shuài) is a formal noun meaning 'supr

元帅

yuán shuài

‘元帅’ (yuán shuài) is a formal, high-level mi

导航

dǎo háng

导航 (dǎo háng) literally combines 导 (dǎo), me

专车

zhuānchē

'专车' (zhuānchē) literally combines '专' (zhuā

专科

zhuānkē

专科 (zhuānkē) literally combines 专 (zhuān), m

封底

fēng dǐ

'Fēng dǐ' literally means 'cover bottom' — 'fē

监察

jiān chá

监察 means 'to supervise' or 'oversight' — a form

富强

fù qiáng

富强 (fù qiáng) is a compound noun meaning 'pros

富豪

fù háo

富豪 (fù háo) literally combines 富 (fù), meani

寄存

jìcún

‘寄存’ is a verb meaning to temporarily deposit

寄宿

jìsù

‘寄宿’ is a verb meaning to live on campus or at

烈士

liè shì

‘烈士’ (liè shì) literally combines 烈 (liè),

士人

shì rén

士人 (shì rén) literally combines 士 (shì), mea

战士

zhàn shì

战士 (zhàn shì) literally combines 战 (zhàn), m

填埋

tián mái

'Tián mái' literally combines 填 (tián), meanin

堵车

dǔ chē

‘堵车’ literally means ‘blocked car’—the char

地基

dìjī

‘地基’ (dìjī) literally means ‘earth foundati

基地

jīdì

基地 (jīdì) literally combines 基 (jī), meaning

会址

huì zhǐ

'会址' (huì zhǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'con

地址

dì zhǐ

地址 (dì zhǐ) means 'address'—the specific loca

厂址

chǎng zhǐ

厂址 (chǎng zhǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'fac

校址

xiào zhǐ

校址 literally combines 校 (xiào), meaning 'schoo

遗址

yí zhǐ

遗址 (yí zhǐ) literally means 'left-behind site'

围困

wéi kùn

围困 is a compound verb meaning 'to besiege' or 't

严寒

yán hán

‘严寒’ literally combines 严 (yán, meaning 'str

售货员

shòu huò yuán

‘售货员’ literally combines three characters: ‘

售票

shòu piào

"Shòu piào" literally means "to sell tickets" —

出售

chū shòu

出售 (chū shòu) is a formal, written verb meanin

咱乡亲

zán xiāng qīn

'咱乡亲' is a warm, colloquial noun meaning 'our f