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.

一幅画

yī fú huà

'Yī fú huà' literally means 'one measure-unit p

草席

cǎo xí

‘草席’ (cǎo xí) is a traditional woven mat mad

工尺谱

gōng chǐ pǔ

Gongche notation (gōng chǐ pǔ) is a traditional

宝石

bǎo shí

宝石 (bǎo shí) literally means 'treasure stone'

嫩豆腐

nèn dòufu

'Nèn dòufu' literally means 'tender bean curd'

嫩绿

nèn lǜ

"Nèn lǜ" literally combines 嫩 (nèn), meaning "

嫩芽

nèn yá

'Nèn yá' literally combines 嫩 (nèn), meaning '

夹注

jiā zhù

‘夹注’ (jiā zhù) literally means ‘inserted an

夕雾

xī wù

‘夕雾’ (xī wù) literally combines 夕 (xī), me

尘土

chén tǔ

尘土 (chén tǔ) literally combines 尘 (chén), me

荷塘

hé táng

荷塘 literally means 'lotus pond' — a body of wat

培土

péi tǔ

‘培土’ is a verb meaning to mound or heap soil a

培植

péi zhí

‘培植’ literally combines ‘péi’ (to cultivate

培育

péi yù

培育 literally combines 培 (péi, 'to cultivate, t

土产

tǔ chǎn

‘土产’ (tǔ chǎn) literally means ‘earth-produ

泥土

ní tǔ

‘泥土’ (ní tǔ) literally combines ‘泥’ (ní)

土豆

tǔ dòu

‘土豆’ (tǔ dòu) literally means ‘earth bean’

吨粮田

dūn liáng tián

'Ton-grain field' (dūn liáng tián) is a technic

喷香

pèn xiāng

喷香 (pèn xiāng) is an adjective meaning 'intens

喷发

pēn fā

‘喷发’ literally combines 喷 (pēn, 'to spurt' o

吹拂

chuī fú

‘吹拂’ is a compound verb meaning 'to blow gentl

花卷

huā juǎn

‘Huā juǎn’ (花卷) is a traditional Chinese ste

修剪

xiū jiǎn

修剪 is a compound verb meaning 'to prune' or 'to

初春

chū chūn

‘初春’ literally means ‘beginning spring’ —

画册

huàcè

'Huàcè' (画册) literally combines 'huà' (画), m

分布

fēn bù

‘分布’ (fēn bù) literally combines ‘分’ (to

布料

bù liào

布料 (bù liào) literally combines 布 (bù), mean

时令

shí lìng

Shí lìng literally combines shí (time, season)

韩丽

hán lì

‘韩丽’ is a rare, literary compound meaning ‘Ko

盐碱地

yán jiǎn dì

Saline-alkali soil (yán jiǎn dì) refers to land

海盐

hǎi yán

‘海盐’ (hǎi yán) literally means ‘sea salt’

骄阳

jiāo yáng

‘骄阳’ literally means ‘proud sun’ — a poetic

葱油饼

cōng yóu bǐng

A cōng yóu bǐng is a popular Chinese savory fla

页岩

yè yán

'Yèyán' (shale) is a fine-grained sedimentary ro

金黄

jīn huáng

金黄 (jīn huáng) is an adjective meaning 'golden

金属

jīn shǔ

金属 (jīn shǔ) is a noun meaning 'metal' — the

酸雨

suān yǔ

Acid rain (suān yǔ) is rainwater that has become

麻辣

má là

‘Málà’ (麻辣) is an iconic Chinese compound ad

辣椒

là jiāo

辣椒 (là jiāo) literally means 'spicy pepper' —

辛辣

xīn là

辛辣 (xīn là) is an adjective describing flavors