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.

化学系

huà xué xì

化学系 (huà xué xì) literally means 'chemistry

住宿

zhù sù

‘住宿’ (zhù sù) is a compound noun meaning ‘a

住处

zhù chù

‘住处’ (zhù chù) is a compound noun meaning 'p

住所

zhù suǒ

‘住所’ (zhù suǒ) literally combines ‘住’ (zh

住房

zhù fáng

‘住房’ (zhù fáng) literally combines ‘住’ (t

敞亮

chǎng liàng

敞亮 (chǎng liàng) is a compound adjective forme

明亮

míng liàng

明亮 (míng liàng) is an adjective meaning 'brigh

京味儿

jīng wèir

'Jīng wèir' literally combines 'jīng' (capital,

京津

jīng jīn

‘京津’ is a geographical abbreviation formed by

京师

jīng shī

‘京师’ is a classical Chinese term meaning 'impe

京城

jīng chéng

京城 literally means 'capital city'—'京' (jīng)

南京

Nán jīng

Nanjing is the name of a major city in eastern Chi

北京

Běi jīng

Beijing is the capital city of the People’s Repub

九州

jiǔ zhōu

‘九州’ (jiǔ zhōu) literally means ‘Nine Provi

那里

nà lǐ

那里 (nà lǐ) is a demonstrative pronoun meaning

那儿

nà ér

‘那儿’ (nà ér) is a colloquial pronoun meaning

那边

nà biān

那边 (nà biān) literally combines 那 (nà), mean

四通八达

sì tōng bā dá

‘Sì tōng bā dá’ literally means ‘four thoro

四书

sì shū

‘Sì Shū’ (The Four Books) refers to a foundati

四面八方

sì miàn bā fāng

‘Sì miàn bā fāng’ literally means ‘four sur

四海

sì hǎi

‘Sì hǎi’ literally means ‘four seas,’ a clas

天空

tiān kōng

天空 (tiān kōng) literally combines 天 (tiān),

下去

xià qù

'Xià qù' literally combines 'xià' (down) and 'q

上去

shàng qù

'Shàng qù' literally combines 'shàng' (up, abov

机关

jī guān

'机关' (jī guān) literally combines '机' (jī),

飞机

fēi jī

飞机 (fēi jī) literally means 'flying machine'

小学

xiǎo xué

小学 (xiǎo xué) literally means 'small school'

起飞

qǐ fēi

起飞 (qǐ fēi) literally combines 起 (qǐ), meani

起点

qǐ diǎn

起点 (qǐ diǎn) literally combines 起 (qǐ), mean

高原

gāo yuán

高原 (gāo yuán) literally means 'high plain' —

高山

gāo shān

高山 (gāo shān) literally means 'high mountain'

乡里

xiāng lǐ

乡里 (xiāng lǐ) literally combines 乡 (xiāng),

里面

lǐ miàn

'里面' (lǐ miàn) literally combines '里' (lǐ),

城里

chéng lǐ

城里 (chéng lǐ) literally combines 城 (chéng),

家里

jiā lǐ

家里 (jiā lǐ) literally combines 家 (jiā), mean

电梯

diàn tī

‘电梯’ (diàn tī) literally means ‘electric la

家乡

jiā xiāng

家乡 (jiā xiāng) literally combines 家 (jiā), m

学校

xué xiào

学校 (xué xiào) literally means 'study instituti

背后

bèihòu

背后 literally means 'back + behind' and functions

后面

hòu miàn

后面 (hòu miàn) literally combines 后 (hòu, 'ba