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.

壮乡

zhuàng xiāng

‘壮乡’ (zhuàng xiāng) literally means ‘Zhuang

壮族

zhuàng zú

The Zhuang ethnic group (Zhuàngzú) is the larges

壤界

rǎng jiè

壤界 (rǎng jiè) literally combines 壤 (rǎng), m

故壤

gù rǎng

‘故壤’ literally combines ‘故’ (gù), meaning

法坛

fǎ tán

‘法坛’ (fǎ tán) literally combines ‘法’ (fǎ

讲坛

jiǎng tán

‘讲坛’ literally combines ‘讲’ (jiǎng), meani

论坛

lùn tán

论坛 (lùn tán) literally combines 论 (lùn), mea

文坛

wén tán

‘文坛’ literally combines ‘文’ (wén), meaning

祭坛

jì tán

祭坛 (jì tán) literally combines 祭 (jì), meani

天坛

tiān tán

Temple of Heaven (Tiān Tán) is a historic imperi

乡野

xiāng yě

乡野 literally combines 乡 (xiāng), meaning 'home

野外

yě wài

'野外' literally combines '野' (yě), meaning 'wil

坟地

fén dì

‘坟地’ (fén dì) literally combines ‘坟’ (fé

荒坟

huāng fén

'Huang fén' literally combines 'huāng' (desolate

新坟

xīn fén

'Xīn fén' literally combines 'xīn' (new) and 'f

祖坟

zǔ fén

‘祖坟’ literally means ‘ancestor’s grave’ —

坟头

fén tóu

'Fén tóu' literally means 'grave top'—'fén' re

堕民

duòmín

‘堕民’ (duòmín) was a hereditary social outcas

墟市

xū shì

墟市 (xū shì) is a dialectal term—especially co

城墟

chéng xū

Chéng xū literally combines chéng (city wall, f

墟里

xū lǐ

墟里 (xū lǐ) is a literary and poetic noun meani

墟落

xū luò

墟落 (xū luò) is a literary and somewhat poetic

丘墟

qiū xū

丘墟 (qiū xū) literally combines 丘 (qiū), mean

废墟

fèi xū

废墟 (fèi xū) literally combines 废 (fèi), mean

坠机

zhuì jī

'坠机' (zhuì jī) literally combines 坠 (zhuì),

坠毁

zhuì huǐ

'坠毁' (zhuì huǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to

陵墓

líng mù

‘Líng mù’ literally combines ‘líng’ (a larg

古墓

gǔ mù

古墓 literally means 'ancient tomb' — 古 (gǔ) me

墓地

mù dì

‘墓地’ (mù dì) literally combines 墓 (mù), me

墓碑

mù bēi

‘Mù bēi’ literally means ‘tomb stone’: 墓 (m

坟墓

fén mù

‘坟墓’ (fén mù) is a compound noun meaning ‘g

郊墅

jiāo shù

‘郊墅’ is a literary and somewhat formal compoun

别 thự

bié shù

‘别墅’ (bié shù) is a noun meaning ‘villa’

林墅

lín shù

林墅 (lín shù) literally combines 林 (lín), mea

湖墅

hú shù

‘湖墅’ literally combines ‘湖’ (hú), meaning

山墅

shān shù

Shān shù (mountain villa) is a compound noun for

别墅

bié shù

‘别墅’ (bié shù) is a noun meaning ‘villa’

塞车

sāi chē

‘塞车’ literally means 'block car' — the charac

塔楼

tǎ lóu

‘塔楼’ (tǎ lóu) literally combines ‘塔’ (tǎ

塔吊

tǎ diào

‘塔吊’ (tǎ diào) literally combines ‘塔’ (t