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.

唆讼

suōsòng

‘唆讼’ is a classical Chinese legal term referri

哨所

shào suǒ

‘哨所’ (shào suǒ) literally combines 哨 (shào

哨兵

shào bīng

哨兵 (shào bīng) literally combines 哨 (shào),

呈送

chéng sòng

呈送 (chéng sòng) is a formal, written verb mean

呈递

chéng dì

呈递 (chéng dì) is a formal verb meaning 'to han

吞并

tūn bìng

‘吞并’ is a formal, transitive verb meaning ‘to

明君

míng jūn

‘Míng jūn’ literally combines ‘míng’ (brigh

君臣

jūn chén

'Jūn chén' literally combines 'jūn' (ruler, sov

国君

guó jūn

‘国君’ (guó jūn) literally combines ‘国’ (gu

君主

jūn zhǔ

‘君主’ (jūn zhǔ) is a formal, literary noun me

叛国

pàn guó

叛国 (pàn guó) literally means 'to rebel against

卸任

xiè rèn

'卸任' (xiè rèn) is a formal verb meaning 'to st

卸货

xiè huò

'卸货' (xiè huò) is a verb meaning 'to unload (c

协管

xiéguǎn

协管 (xiéguǎn) is a verb meaning 'to jointly adm

协办

xiébàn

协办 means 'to co-host' or 'to assist in organizin

协议

xiéyì

协议 (xiéyì) is a formal noun meaning 'agreement

卑职

bēi zhí

‘卑职’ is a highly formal, archaic self-referenc

勘探

kān tàn

'Kān tàn' literally combines 勘 (kān), meaning

勘查

kān chá

'勘查' (kān chá) is a formal noun meaning 'field

勃兴

bó xīng

勃兴 (bó xīng) is a formal literary verb meaning

劫持

jié chí

劫持 (jié chí) is a verb meaning 'to hijack' or

抢劫

qiǎng jié

‘抢劫’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rob (by fo

割让

gē ràng

'割让' (gē ràng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ce

副主席

fù zhǔ xí

副主席 (fù zhǔ xí) literally means 'vice' (副)

副本

fù běn

副本 (fùběn) literally means 'secondary original

名刹

míng chà

'Míng chà' literally combines 'míng' (famous, r

禅刹

chán chà

禅刹 (chán chà) is a formal, literary term for a

宝刹

bǎo chà

‘宝刹’ is a respectful, literary term for a Budd

佛刹

fó chà

佛刹 (fó chà) literally combines 佛 (fó), meani

山刹

shān chà

‘山刹’ (shān chà) literally means ‘mountain t

古刹

gǔ chà

古刹 (gǔ chà) literally combines 古 (gǔ), meani

入场券

rù chǎng quàn

入场券 literally means 'enter + venue + voucher'

刑法

xíng fǎ

刑法 (xíng fǎ) literally means 'punishment law'

特刊

tè kān

‘特刊’ (tè kān) literally combines ‘特’ (tè

刊刻

kān kè

刊刻 is a formal, literary verb meaning to engrave

刊物

kān wù

刊物 (kān wù) literally combines 刊 (kān), mean

凹版印刷

āo bǎn yìn shuā

Intaglio printing (āo bǎn yìn shuā) is a tradi

凹凸不平

āo tū bù píng

凹凸不平 literally combines four characters: 凹 (

凸兀

tū wù

凸兀 (tū wù) is an adjective describing somethin

凸轮

tū lún

凸轮 (tū lún) is a mechanical engineering term r