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.

陆军

lù jūn

陆军 (lù jūn) literally means 'land army' and re

布阵

bù zhèn

布阵 (bù zhèn) literally means 'to spread/deploy

阵地

zhèn dì

阵地 (zhèn dì) literally combines 阵 (zhèn), me

陌头

mò tóu

‘陌头’ is a literary term meaning ‘the end of a

田陌

tián mò

‘田陌’ (tián mò) literally combines ‘田’ (ti

陌上

mò shàng

‘陌上’ literally means ‘beside the raised path

阡陌

qiān mò

‘Qiān mò’ is a classical Chinese compound noun

阻隔

zǔgé

阻隔 is a verb meaning 'to separate by a barrier'

防盗

fáng dào

防盗 (fáng dào) literally combines 防 (fáng, 't

闯红灯

chuǎng hóng dēng

'Chuǎng hóng dēng' literally means 'to rush/for

闯入

chuǎng rù

'Chuǎng rù' is a compound verb meaning 'to burst

闭塞

bì sè

闭塞 literally combines 闭 (bì, 'to close') and

链路

liàn lù

‘链路’ (liàn lù) is a technical noun used prim

供应链

gōng yìng liàn

Supply chain (gōng yìng liàn) refers to the ent

锁孔

suǒ kǒng

'锁孔' (suǒ kǒng) literally combines '锁' (suǒ)

回销

huí xiāo

‘回销’ (huí xiāo) literally combines ‘回’ (h

销路

xiāo lù

'销路' literally combines '销' (xiāo), meaning 't

门铃

mén líng

'Mén líng' literally combines 'mén' (door) and

钓鱼台

diào yú tái

‘钓鱼台’ (Diàoyú Tái) literally means ‘fishi

厘金

lí jīn

‘厘金’ (lí jīn) was a historical transit tax i

厘定

lí dìng

厘定 (lí dìng) is a formal, written verb meaning

乡音

xiāng yīn

‘乡音’ literally means ‘hometown sound’—combi

同乡

tóng xiāng

‘Tóng xiāng’ literally combines ‘tóng’ (sam

回乡

huí xiāng

‘回乡’ literally means ‘return + hometown’ and

乡村

xiāng cūn

‘乡村’ (xiāng cūn) literally combines ‘乡’ (

巡逻车

xún luó chē

巡逻车 (xún luó chē) literally means 'patrol ve

巡逻队

xún luó duì

巡逻队 (xún luó duì) literally means 'patrol te

巡逻

xún luó

巡逻 (xún luó) is a verb meaning 'to patrol' —

避讳

bì huì

‘避讳’ (bì huì) is a traditional Chinese cultu

避难

bì nàn

避难 (bì nàn) literally combines 避 (bì, 'to av

遗产

yíchǎn

‘遗产’ (yíchǎn) literally combines ‘遗’ (yí

违约

wéi yuē

违约 (wéi yuē) literally means 'to violate an ag

改造

gǎi zào

‘改造’ (gǎi zào) is a verb meaning ‘to transf

建造

jiàn zào

建造 (jiàn zào) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

逗留

dòu liú

'逗留' (dòu liú) is a verb meaning 'to stay temp

放逐

fàng zhú

放逐 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to banish'

逃荒

táo huāng

‘逃荒’ literally means ‘to flee famine’ — com

逃亡

táo wáng

逃亡 (táo wáng) is a compound verb meaning 'to f

返程

fǎn chéng

返程 literally means 'return journey' — 返 (fǎn)

车轮

chē lún

车轮 (chē lún) literally means 'vehicle wheel' a