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.

那辆

nà liàng

‘那辆’ is a demonstrative phrase meaning ‘that

这辆

zhè liàng

‘这辆’ (zhè liàng) is a demonstrative phrase m

越剧

yuèjù

Yuèjù (Shaoxing opera) is one of China’s most i

越过

yuèguò

‘越过’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cross over

越南

Yuènán

Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country whose name in

超载

chāo zài

‘超载’ literally means ‘beyond carrying’ — ‘

超市

chāo shì

'Chāo shì' (超市) literally combines 超 (chāo),

赛车

sài chē

赛车 (sài chē) literally combines 赛 (sài), mea

变更

biàn gēng

变更 (biàn gēng) means 'alteration' or 'amendmen

护照

hù zhào

‘护照’ (hù zhào) is a government-issued identi

议会

yì huì

议会 (yì huì) is a formal noun meaning 'parliame

决议

jué yì

‘决议’ (jué yì) is a formal noun meaning 'reso

调任

diàorèn

‘调任’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to be appointe

调离

diàolí

调离 (diàolí) is a verb meaning 'to transfer awa

记者

jì zhě

记者 (jì zhě) literally means 'one who records'

角落

jiǎo luò

角落 (jiǎo luò) literally combines 角 (jiǎo), m

长衫

cháng shān

Cháng shān (长衫) is a traditional Chinese garme

街坊

jiē fang

‘街坊’ (jiē fāng) literally combines ‘街’ (j

街头

jiē tóu

街头 literally means 'street end' or 'street head'

街角

jiē jiǎo

街角 (jiē jiǎo) literally combines 街 (jiē), me

街道

jiē dào

街道 (jiē dào) literally combines 街 (jiē), mea

小街

xiǎo jiē

‘Xiǎo jiē’ literally means ‘small street’—a

大街

dà jiē

‘Dà jiē’ literally means ‘big street’ — ‘d

蔚蓝

wèi lán

‘蔚蓝’ (wèi lán) is a literary, poetic adjecti

蓝天

lán tiān

‘蓝天’ literally means ‘blue sky’—a compound

草地

cǎodì

'Cǎodì' literally combines 'cǎo' (grass) and 'd

游船

yóu chuán

游船 literally combines 游 (yóu), meaning 'to tra

货船

huò chuán

'货船' (huò chuán) literally combines '货' (huò

客船

kè chuán

‘客船’ literally means ‘guest ship’ — 客 (kè

轮船

lún chuán

轮船 literally means 'wheel ship' — 轮 (lún) ref

旧址

jiù zhǐ

'旧址' literally combines '旧' (jiù), meaning 'ol

闻名

wén míng

闻名 literally means 'to hear (wén) of fame (mín

旅行者

lǚ xíng zhě

'旅行者' literally combines three characters: '旅'

政绩

zhèng jì

‘政绩’ (zhèng jì) literally combines ‘政’ (z

总部

zǒngbù

总部 (zǒngbù) literally means 'general departmen

总经理

zǒngjīnglǐ

General manager (zǒngjīnglǐ) is a senior corpor

总统

zǒngtǒng

总统 (zǒngtǒng) means 'president'—specifically

网络

wǎng luò

网络 (wǎng luò) literally combines 网 (wǎng), m

绿卡

lǜ kǎ

'Green card' is the common Chinese term for the U.

绿林

lǜ lín

‘绿林’ (lǜ lín) is a classical Chinese term li