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.

踩点

cǎi diǎn

‘Cǎi diǎn’ literally means ‘to step on a spot

践土

jiàn tǔ

‘践土’ is a literary and formal verb meaning 'to

践祚

jiàn zuò

‘践祚’ is a classical Chinese verb meaning ‘to

践职

jiàn zhí

'Jiàn zhí' literally combines 'jiàn' (to tread,

古迹

gǔ jì

古迹 (gǔ jì) literally means 'ancient traces' —

遗迹

yí jì

‘遗迹’ (yí jì) literally combines ‘遗’ (yí)

足迹

zú jì

‘足迹’ literally combines ‘足’ (zú), meaning

账户

zhàng hù

账户 (zhàng hù) literally combines 账 (zhàng),

赏赐

shǎng cì

‘赏赐’ (shǎng cì) is a formal, literary noun m

商贸

shāng mào

'Shāngmào' (商贸) is a compound noun formed by c

经贸

jīng mào

经贸 is a compound noun formed by combining 经 (j

内贸

nèi mào

‘内贸’ literally means ‘internal trade’—‘内

外贸

wài mào

‘外贸’ (wài mào) literally combines ‘外’ (w

贸易

mào yì

贸易 (mào yì) means 'trade' or 'commerce' — the

放贷

fàng dài

放贷 (fàng dài) is a verb meaning 'to issue loan

房贷

fáng dài

‘房贷’ (fáng dài) literally means ‘house loan

信贷

xìn dài

‘信贷’ (xìn dài) literally combines ‘信’ (x

贡生

gòng shēng

‘Gòng shēng’ (贡生) was a formal academic titl

贡院

gòng yuàn

‘贡院’ (gòng yuàn) literally means ‘tribute c

财政

cáizhèng

财政 (cái zhèng) literally combines 财 (cái), m

财产

cáichǎn

'Cáichǎn' literally combines 'cái' (wealth, mon

中豫

zhōng yù

‘Zhōngyù’ literally means ‘central Henan’ —

豫剧

yù jù

Yùjù (Henan opera) is one of China’s major trad

豪华

háohuá

豪华 (háohuá) is an adjective meaning 'luxurious

咨禀

zī bǐng

‘咨禀’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

咨议

zī yì

‘咨议’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to di

咨文

zī wén

‘咨文’ (zī wén) is a formal noun referring to

质询

zhì xún

质询 (zhì xún) is a formal verb meaning 'to ques

问询

wèn xún

问询 (wèn xún) is a formal noun meaning 'inquiry

设备

shèbèi

设备 (shèbèi) is a compound noun meaning 'equipm

访客

fǎngkè

‘访客’ (fǎngkè) literally combines ‘访’ (fǎ

探访

tànfǎng

探访 means 'to visit (with care or curiosity)' —

访问

fǎngwèn

'访问' (fǎngwèn) is a formal verb meaning 'to vi

预订

yù dìng

预订 means 'to reserve (in advance)' — a verb use

展覽

zhǎn lǎn

展覽 (zhǎn lǎn) is a noun meaning 'exhibition'

一览

yī lǎn

‘一览’ literally combines ‘一’ (yī, meaning '

装卸

zhuāng xiè

'装卸' (zhuāng xiè) is a compound noun meaning '

华裔

huá yì

‘华裔’ (huá yì) literally combines 华 (huá),

独裁

dú cái

‘独裁’ (dú cái) literally combines 独 (dú), m

裁定

cái dìng

‘裁定’ is a formal legal term meaning 'to rule'