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.

岩层

yán céng

'岩层' (yán céng) literally combines 岩 (yán),

云层

yún céng

'Cloud layer' refers to a horizontal sheet or stra

楼层

lóu céng

楼层 (lóu céng) literally combines 楼 (lóu), me

居中

jū zhōng

‘居中’ literally combines ‘居’ (to reside, to

居住

jū zhù

居住 means 'to reside' or 'to live (in a place)' a

容纳

róng nà

容纳 is a transitive verb meaning 'to accommodate'

淡季

dàn jì

淡季 literally means 'light season' — 淡 (dàn) c

旺季

wàng jì

'旺季' (wàng jì) literally combines '旺' (wàng)

华夏

Huá Xià

‘Huá Xià’ is a classical, literary term for th

国境

guó jìng

‘国境’ literally means ‘nation’s boundary’ —

东城

dōng chéng

Dongcheng District (Dōng Chéng) is one of the ce

城堡

chéng bǎo

城堡 (chéng bǎo) means 'castle' — a large, fort

外城

wài chéng

'Wài chéng' literally means 'outer city' — comp

城墙

chéng qiáng

Chéng qiáng literally means 'city wall'—a massi

城市

chéng shì

城市 (chéng shì) means 'city' or 'urban area'—a

蓝图

lán tú

‘蓝图’ literally means ‘blue map’ — a compoun

图书

tú shū

图书 literally means 'diagram' (图) + 'writings' (

地图

dì tú

地图 (dì tú) literally means 'earth picture' —

幼儿园

yòu ér yuán

幼儿园 (yòu ér yuán) literally means 'young-chi

植物园

zhí wù yuán

植物园 (zhí wù yuán) literally means 'plant gar

动物园

dòng wù yuán

‘动物园’ literally means ‘animal garden’ — a

花园

huā yuán

‘花园’ literally combines ‘花’ (huā), meaning

啤酒厂

pí jiǔ chǎng

‘啤酒厂’ literally means ‘beer factory’ — it

周围

zhōu wéi

周围 (zhōu wéi) is a noun meaning 'surroundings'

朝向

cháo xiàng

Cháo xiàng literally combines cháo (to face, to

向导

xiàng dǎo

‘向导’ literally combines ‘向’ (xiàng), meani

信史

xìn shǐ

‘Xìn shǐ’ literally combines ‘xìn’ (trust,

通史

tōng shǐ

‘通史’ (tōng shǐ) literally means ‘comprehens

史实

shǐ shí

史实 (shǐ shí) literally combines 史 (shǐ), mea

史官

shǐ guān

Shǐguān (史官) literally means 'history officer'

史书

shǐ shū

‘Shǐ shū’ literally means ‘history book’ —

历史

lì shǐ

历史 (lì shǐ) means 'history' — the study or re

出口

chū kǒu

出口 literally means 'go out + mouth', combining

人口

rén kǒu

人口 (rén kǒu) literally combines 人 (rén), mea

叔婆

shū pó

‘叔婆’ (shū pó) is a kinship term referring to

参议

cān yì

‘参议’ is a compound noun formed from 参 (cān,

参拜

cān bài

‘参拜’ (cān bài) is a formal verb meaning to p

参谋

cān móu

参谋 (cān móu) literally combines 参 (cān), mea

关卡

guān qiǎ

‘关卡’ (guān qiǎ) literally combines ‘关’ (g

单元

dān yuán

单元 (dān yuán) literally combines 单 (dān), me