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.

电台

diàn tái

'电台' (diàn tái) literally combines '电' (diàn

舞台

wǔ tái

舞台 (wǔ tái) literally means 'dance platform'

讲台

jiǎng tái

‘讲台’ literally means ‘lecture platform’—‘

台湾

Táiwān

‘Taiwan’ (Táiwān) is the Mandarin name for the

另立

lìng lì

‘另立’ is a compound verb meaning 'to establish

遍及

biàn jí

遍及 is a verb meaning 'to spread throughout' or '

原籍

yuán jí

'原籍' (yuán jí) literally combines '原' (yuán)

即位

jí wèi

‘即位’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to a

危房

wēi fáng

‘危房’ literally combines 危 (wēi), meaning 'da

占领

zhàn lǐng

‘占领’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to occupy

地大物博

dì dà wù bó

‘地大物博’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) d

博大

bó dà

博大 (bó dà) is an adjective meaning 'vast,' 'ex

行政区

xíng zhèng qū

An 'administrative region' (xíng zhèng qū) is a

服务区

fú wù qū

A fuwù qū (service area) is a designated rest st

住宅区

zhù zhái qū

住宅区 literally means 'residence-dwelling-area'

开发区

kāi fā qū

'Development zone' refers to a designated area—of

商业区

shāng yè qū

'商业区' (shāng yè qū) literally means 'busines

地区

dì qū

地区 (dì qū) means 'region' — a defined geograp

则例

zé lì

‘则例’ is a formal, classical Chinese compound m

细则

xì zé

‘细则’ (xì zé) is a compound noun meaning ‘de

判例

pànlì

‘判例’ (pànlì) is a legal term meaning 'preced

判决

pànjué

'判决' (pànjué) is a formal noun meaning 'verdic

列席

liè xí

列席 (liè xí) is a formal verb meaning 'to atten

列车

liè chē

列车 (liè chē) literally means 'lined vehicle'—

划桨

huá jiǎng

'Huá jiǎng' literally means 'to row (with oars)'

划船

huá chuán

‘划船’ is a verb meaning 'to row a boat'—that i

入账

rù zhàng

‘入账’ literally means ‘enter the account’ —

入口

rù kǒu

入口 (rù kǒu) literally combines 入 (rù), meani

光临

guāng lín

‘光临’ is a highly respectful, formal verb used

仅限

jǐn xiàn

仅限 is a two-character prepositional phrase meani

傅说

fù yuè

傅说 (Fù Yuè) is a proper noun referring to a le

帝傅

dì fù

帝傅 (dì fù) literally means 'Emperor’s Tutor'

保傅

bǎo fù

‘Bǎo fù’ is a classical Chinese compound noun

太傅

tài fù

‘太傅’ (tài fù) was a prestigious official tit

停業

tíng yè

停業 (tíng yè) literally combines 停 (tíng), me

停車

tíng chē

停車 (tíng chē) literally combines 停 (tíng), m

市值

shì zhí

市值 (shì zhí) literally combines 市 (shì), mea

修订

xiū dìng

修订 means 'to revise' or 'to amend', especially i

当局

dāng jú

‘当局’ literally combines ‘当’ (dāng), meanin

布局

bù jú

布局 (bù jú) literally combines 布 (bù), meanin