Browse "Plants" 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.

法轮

fǎ lún

‘法轮’ (fǎ lún) literally means ‘Dharma wheel

辅料

fǔliào

‘辅料’ literally combines 辅 (fǔ), meaning ‘to

鉴赏

jiàn shǎng

‘鉴赏’ (jiàn shǎng) is a formal, literary verb

贝叶

bèi yè

‘贝叶’ literally means ‘conch leaf’, but it re

娇艳

jiāo yàn

‘娇艳’ is a compound adjective formed from 娇 (j

浓艳

nóng yàn

‘浓艳’ is an adjective describing colors that ar

艳阳

yàn yáng

‘艳阳’ literally combines ‘艳’ (yàn), meaning

艳丽

yàn lì

艳丽 (yàn lì) is an adjective meaning 'gorgeous'

律诗

lǜ shī

‘Lǜ shī’ (regulated verse) is a highly structu

绝句

jué jù

‘Jué jù’ (quatrain) is a classical Chinese poe

诗集

shī jí

诗集 (shī jí) is a compound noun meaning 'poetry

唐诗

Táng shī

'Táng shī' literally means 'Tang poetry'—a comp

蜜饯

mìjiàn

‘Mìjiàn’ (蜜饯) literally combines ‘mì’ (ho

蜜桃

mìtáo

‘Mìtáo’ literally means 'honey peach'—combini

虹吸

hóng xī

虹吸 (hóng xī) literally means 'rainbow suction'

长虹

cháng hóng

Cháng hóng (长虹) literally means 'long rainbow'

薄冰

báo bīng

薄冰 (báo bīng) literally means 'thin ice' — co

蔬园

shū yuán

蔬园 (shū yuán) literally combines 蔬 (shū), me

时蔬

shí shū

‘时蔬’ literally combines ‘时’ (shí), meaning

菜蔬

cài shū

菜蔬 (cài shū) is a literary and somewhat formal

蔬食

shū shí

蔬食 literally means 'vegetable food' — 蔬 (shū)

蔬果

shū guǒ

蔬果 is a compound noun meaning 'vegetables and fr

蔬菜

shū cài

蔬菜 (shūcài) literally combines two characters:

覆盖

fù gài

覆盖 (fù gài) is a verb meaning 'to cover' or 't

绿豆

lǜdòu

绿豆 (lǜdòu) literally means 'green bean' — 绿

红豆

hóngdòu

红豆 (hóngdòu) literally means 'red bean' and re

豆浆

dòujiāng

豆浆 (dòujiāng) literally means 'bean liquid' —

豆芽

dòuyá

豆芽 (dòuyá) literally means 'bean sprout' — co

豆腐

dòufu

Tofu, or dòufu, is a soft, versatile food made by

大豆

dàdòu

‘Dàdòu’ (soybean) is a compound noun formed by

良苗

liáng miáo

'良苗' literally means 'good seedling' — 良 (liá

秧苗

yāng miáo

秧苗 (yāng miáo) literally combines 秧 (yāng),

火苗

huǒ miáo

火苗 literally combines 火 (fire) and 苗 (sprout o

禾苗

hé miáo

禾苗 (hé miáo) literally combines 禾 (hé), mean

臭豆腐

chòu dòu fu

Stinky tofu (chòu dòu fǔ) is a traditional ferm

临摹

lín mó

'临摹' (lín mó) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

腐殖质

fǔzhízhì

Humus (fǔzhízhì) is the dark, organic material

脆生生

cuì shēng shēng

脆生生 (cuì shēng shēng) is a vivid, reduplicat

酥脆

sū cuì

酥脆 (sū cuì) is a compound adjective describing

胸有成竹

xiōng yǒu chéng zhú

‘Xiōng yǒu chéng zhú’ literally means ‘the