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.

霓虹

ní hóng

‘霓虹’ (ní hóng) literally means ‘secondary r

藏文

Zàngwén

‘Zàngwén’ (Tibetan script) refers to the uniqu

藏语

Zàngyǔ

藏语 (Zàngyǔ) literally combines 藏 (Zàng), ref

藏族

Zàngzú

‘藏族’ (Zàngzú) is a compound noun meaning ‘T

薄雾

báo wù

薄雾 (báo wù) literally combines 薄 (báo), mean

盖房

gài fáng

‘盖房’ is a verb meaning 'to build a house' or '

中华

zhōnghuá

‘Zhōnghuá’ is a formal, literary term meaning

华阴

Huàyīn

Huàyīn is a county-level city in Shaanxi Provinc

华山

Huà Shān

Mount Hua (Huà Shān) is one of China’s Five Gre

英式

Yīngshì

‘英式’ is a compound adjective meaning 'British-

英国

Yīngguó

英国 (Yīngguó) is the standard Mandarin name for

苗族

miáo zú

‘苗族’ (Miáo zú) is the official Chinese name

横卧

héng wò

横卧 (héng wò) is a descriptive verb meaning 'to

卧铺

wò pù

'Wòpù' literally combines 卧 (wò), meaning 'to

腐败

fǔbài

腐败 (fǔbài) literally combines 腐 (fǔ), meanin

胡人

húrén

‘Húrén’ is a historical Chinese term referring

背井离乡

bèi jǐng lí xiāng

背井离乡 literally means 'to turn one's back on th

背景

bèi jǐng

背景 literally combines 背 (bèi, 'back' or 'behin

股道

gǔ dào

‘股道’ (gǔ dào) is a technical term used in Ch

股东

gǔ dōng

‘股东’ (gǔ dōng) literally combines ‘股’ (g

股份

gǔ fèn

股份 (gǔ fèn) literally combines 股 (gǔ), meani

整肃

zhěng sù

整肃 (zhěng sù) is a formal, written verb meanin

罚单

fá dān

‘罚单’ (fá dān) literally combines 罚 (fá), m

缭绕

liáo rào

‘缭绕’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to curl arou

迂回

yū huí

迂回 (yū huí) literally combines 迂 (yū), meani

绕路

rào lù

'Rào lù' literally combines 绕 (rào, 'to circle

纺织

fǎng zhī

纺织 (fǎng zhī) literally combines 纺 (fǎng), m

繁荣

fánróng

繁荣 (fánróng) is an adjective meaning 'prospero

县医院

xiàn yī yuàn

'County hospital' is the standard English translat

县衙

xiàn yá

县衙 (xiàn yá) refers to the traditional county-

县委书记

xiàn wěi shū jì

'County party secretary' is the highest-ranking of

县志

xiàn zhì

县志 (xiàn zhì) literally means 'county record'

县级

xiàn jí

'County-level' (xiàn jí) is a Chinese administra

县城

xiàn chéng

县 (xiàn) means 'county', a county-level administ

编队

biān duì

‘编队’ literally means ‘to compile a team/forma

统治

tǒng zhì

统治 (tǒng zhì) is a verb meaning 'to rule' or '

统一

tǒng yī

统一 (tǒng yī) is a verb meaning 'to unify' or '

络绎

luò yì

络绎 (luò yì) is a literary two-character noun d

工作组

gōng zuò zǔ

'工作组' (gōng zuò zǔ) literally combines 'work

组装

zǔ zhuāng

'Zǔ zhuāng' literally combines 'zǔ' (to group,