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.

第几楼

dì jǐ lóu

'Dì jǐ lóu' literally means 'the which floor' a

中转站

zhōng zhuǎn zhàn

‘Zhōng zhuǎn zhàn’ literally means ‘middle-t

加油站

jiā yóu zhàn

'加油站' literally means 'add-oil station' — a di

下一站

xià yí zhàn

'Xià yí zhàn' literally means 'down one stop'

站长

zhàn zhǎng

站长 (zhàn zhǎng) is a compound noun formed from

网站

wǎng zhàn

‘网站’ (wǎng zhàn) literally means ‘net stati

车站

chē zhàn

车站 (chē zhàn) literally combines 车 (chē), me

穿行

chuān xíng

穿行 (chuān xíng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

穿过

chuān guò

穿过 (chuān guò) is a verb meaning 'to pass thro

离开

lí kāi

离开 (lí kāi) is a compound verb meaning 'to lea

门票

mén piào

门票 literally means 'gate ticket'—'门' (mén) me

火车票

huǒ chē piào

'火车票' literally combines three characters: '火'

百闻不如一见

bǎi wén bù rú yī jiàn

This idiom literally means 'a hundred hearings are

班级

bān jí

班级 (bān jí) is a compound noun meaning 'class'

火山

huǒ shān

火山 (huǒ shān) literally means 'fire mountain'

游轮

yóu lún

‘游轮’ (yóu lún) literally combines ‘游’ (y

导游

dǎo yóu

‘导游’ (dǎo yóu) is a compound noun meaning ‘

游玩

yóu wán

游玩 (yóu wán) is a compound verb meaning 'to pl

泳道

yǒng dào

‘泳道’ literally means ‘swimming path’ or ‘sw

泳池

yǒng chí

‘泳池’ is a compound noun meaning 'swimming pool

汽笛

qì dí

汽笛 is a compound noun meaning 'steam whistle'—a

汽船

qì chuán

汽船 (qì chuán) literally means 'steam ship' —

汽油

qì yóu

Gasoline, written as 汽油 (qì yóu), is a volatil

地球

dì qiú

‘地球’ literally means ‘earth sphere’ — 地 (d

国歌

guó gē

‘国歌’ literally means ‘country song’ — combi

条款

tiáokuǎn

‘条款’ (tiáokuǎn) is a formal noun meaning ‘c

望远镜

wàng yuǎn jìng

‘望远镜’ literally means ‘look-far-mirror’ —

最高

zuì gāo

最高 (zuì gāo) is an adjective meaning 'highest'

晴朗

qíng lǎng

晴朗 (qíng lǎng) is an adjective describing weat

晚霞

wǎn xiá

晚霞 (wǎn xiá) literally combines 晚 (wǎn), mea

旅途

lǚ tú

旅途 literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meaning 'to trav

旅居

lǚ jū

旅居 literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meaning 'travel'

旅店

lǚ diàn

‘旅店’ (lǚ diàn) is a compound noun meaning ‘

旅行社

lǚ xíng shè

'Lǚxíngshè' literally combines three characters

旅客

lǚ kè

旅客 (lǚ kè) is a compound noun meaning 'passeng

旅游

lǚ yóu

‘旅游’ (lǚ yóu) is a compound word meaning ‘t

旁白

páng bái

‘旁白’ (páng bái) literally means ‘side speec

身旁

shēn páng

‘身旁’ literally combines ‘shēn’ (body, self)

旁边

páng biān

'旁边' (páng biān) literally combines '旁' (side

考古

kǎo gǔ

考古 (kǎo gǔ) literally means 'to examine antiqu