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.

尘凡

chén fán

尘凡 literally combines 尘 (chén, 'dust' or 'worl

凡例

fán lì

凡例 (fán lì) is a formal noun referring to the

储能

chǔnéng

'Chǔnéng' (储能) literally combines 'chǔ' (to s

储君

chǔjūn

‘储君’ (chǔjūn) literally means ‘stored ruler

仪仗

yízhàng

‘仪仗’ (yízhàng) refers to a formal group of p

僻俗

pì sú

‘僻俗’ refers to crude, backward, or superstitio

僻远

pì yuǎn

僻远 is a compound adjective meaning 'remote and d

僻静

pì jìng

僻静 (pì jìng) is an adjective meaning 'secluded

偏僻

piān pì

偏僻 (piān pì) is an adjective meaning 'remote'

侨汇

qiáo huì

‘侨汇’ refers specifically to money sent back to

归侨

guī qiáo

‘归侨’ (guī qiáo) literally combines ‘归’ (t

侨胞

qiáo bāo

‘侨胞’ (qiáo bāo) literally combines ‘侨’ (q

侨务

qiáo wù

'Qiáo wù' literally combines 侨 (qiáo), meaning

侨民

qiáo mín

‘侨民’ (qiáo mín) refers specifically to Chine

华侨

huá qiáo

'Huáqiáo' literally combines 华 (huá), meaning

倾销

qīng xiāo

‘倾销’ (qīng xiāo) is a formal economic term m

外债

wài zhài

‘外债’ (wài zhài) literally means ‘external d

侦探

zhēn tàn

‘侦探’ is a noun meaning ‘detective’ — a pers

侦破

zhēn pò

‘侦破’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to solve (a

旁侧

pángcè

旁侧 literally combines 旁 (páng), meaning 'side'

右侧

yòucè

右侧 literally means 'right side' — 右 (yòu) mea

左侧

zuǒcè

左侧 literally means 'left side' and is a compound

仓廪

cāng lǐn

'Cāng lǐn' is a classical Chinese compound noun

仓储

cāng chǔ

仓储 (cāng chǔ) is a compound noun meaning 'stor

俯瞰

fǔ kàn

‘俯瞰’ is a verb meaning ‘to overlook’ or ‘to

侠女

xiá nǚ

'Xiá nǚ' (female knight-errant) refers to a hero

旅伴

lǚ bàn

旅伴 (lǚ bàn) literally combines 旅 (lǚ), meani

侵略

qīn lüè

侵略 (qīn lüè) is a formal noun meaning 'aggres

中介佣金

zhōng jiè yòng jīn

'中介佣金' (zhōng jiè yòng jīn) literally comb

伶工

líng gōng

‘伶工’ (líng gōng) is a historical term referr

名伶

míng líng

‘名伶’ (míng líng) is a formal, literary noun

伍长

wǔ zhǎng

'伍长' (wǔ zhǎng) is a historical Chinese milita

仰角

yǎng jiǎo

‘仰角’ (yǎng jiǎo) is a technical noun meaning

仙境

xiān jìng

‘仙境’ literally combines ‘仙’ (xiān), meanin

武仗

wǔ zhàng

‘武仗’ is a literary and rare noun meaning ‘mil

长亭

cháng tíng

Chángtíng (long pavilion) is a classical Chinese

亭台楼阁

tíng tái lóu gé

'Tíng tái lóu gé' is a classical Chinese compo

兰亭

Lán Tíng

‘Lán Tíng’ (Orchid Pavilion) is a famous histo

亭子间

tíng·zi jiān

'Tíng·zi jiān' is a Shanghainese term referring

路亭

lù tíng

A lùtíng (roadside pavilion) is a small, open-si