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.

药材

yào cái

药材 (yào cái) literally means 'medicine materia

宣纸

xuān zhǐ

Xuan paper (xuān zhǐ) is a high-quality, handmad

红糖

hóng táng

Red sugar (hóng táng) is unrefined cane or beet

红花

hóng huā

红花 literally means 'red flower' — combining 红

竹篮

zhú lán

‘Zhú lán’ literally means ‘bamboo basket’—a

花篮

huā lán

A huā lán (flower basket) is a decorative contai

菜篮

cài lán

'Cài lán' literally combines 'cài' (vegetable,

百花齐放

bǎi huā qí fàng

‘Bǎi huā qí fàng’ literally means ‘a hundre

白雪

bái xuě

‘Bái xuě’ literally means 'white snow' — a co

哈密瓜

hā mì guā

哈密瓜 is a type of sweet, orange-fleshed melon na

冬瓜

dōng guā

Winter melon (dōng guā) is a large, pale green g

南瓜

nán guā

‘Nán guā’ (pumpkin) is a common noun referring

蒸汽

zhēng qì

Steam is the invisible, hot, gaseous form of water

民歌

mín gē

‘Mín gē’ literally combines ‘mín’ (people,

木床

mù chuáng

‘木床’ (mù chuáng) literally means ‘wood bed

农夫

nóng fū

‘Nóng fū’ literally means ‘agriculture person

打场

dǎ cháng

‘打场’ (dǎ cháng) is a traditional agricultura

咖啡豆

kā fēi dòu

'咖啡豆' (kā fēi dòu) literally means 'coffee b

介质

jièzhì

'介质' (jièzhì) is a compound noun meaning 'medi

红日

hóng rì

红日 literally means 'red sun' — combining 红 (h

自然

zì rán

‘自然’ (zì rán) literally combines 自 (zì, 's

经典

jīng diǎn

经典 (jīng diǎn) is a noun meaning 'classic'—a

雨水

yǔ shuǐ

雨水 (yǔ shuǐ) literally combines 雨 (yǔ), mean

句读

jù dòu

‘Jù dòu’ refers to the traditional punctuation

西风

xī fēng

‘西风’ literally means 'west wind'—a compound n

西瓜

xī guā

‘Xīguā’ (西瓜) literally means ‘western melon

红茶

hóng chá

红茶 (hóng chá) literally means 'red tea' in Chi

绿茶

lǜ chá

'Lǜ chá' literally means 'green tea'—a widely c

茶叶

chá yè

'Chá yè' literally means 'tea leaf' — combining

苹蘩

píng fán

‘苹蘩’ (píng fán) is a classical Chinese compo

青苹

qīng píng

‘青苹’ (qīng píng) literally combines 青 (qīn

苹草

píng cǎo

‘苹草’ (píng cǎo) is a classical Chinese term

苹婆

píng pó

‘苹婆’ (píng pó) is a botanical term referring

浮萍

fú píng

‘浮萍’ (fú píng) is a noun referring to duckwe

米酒

mǐ jiǔ

Mǐ jiǔ (rice wine) is a traditional fermented al

玉米

yù mǐ

玉米 (yù mǐ) literally means 'jade rice' — 玉 (

米粉

mǐ fěn

米粉 (mǐ fěn) literally means 'rice powder' or '

小米

xiǎo mǐ

Xiǎo mǐ (millet) is a small, round, yellowish gr

大米

dà mǐ

大米 (dà mǐ) literally means 'big rice' — but i

果酱

guǒ jiàng

果酱 (guǒ jiàng) literally combines 果 (guǒ), m