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.

题款

tí kuǎn

‘题款’ (tí kuǎn) refers specifically to the wr

橡子

xiàng zǐ

‘橡子’ (xiàng zǐ) literally combines ‘橡’ (x

橡实

xiàng shí

‘橡实’ (xiàng shí) literally means ‘oak fruit

橡木

xiàng mù

橡木 (xiàng mù) literally combines 橡 (xiàng),

橡树

xiàng shù

‘橡树’ (xiàng shù) literally combines ‘橡’ (

植根

zhí gēn

植根 literally means 'to plant roots' — combining

植树节

zhí shù jié

‘植树节’ literally means ‘tree-planting festiva

植被率

zhí bèi lǜ

Vegetation coverage rate (zhí bèi lǜ) is a scie

植被

zhí bèi

植被 (zhí bèi) means 'vegetation' — the collect

植树

zhí shù

植树 (zhí shù) literally means 'to plant trees'

一棵椰子树

yī kē yēzǐ shù

'一棵椰子树' literally means 'one coconut tree' an

一棵柳树

yī kē liǔshù

'一棵柳树' literally means 'one willow tree' and f

一棵玉米

yī kē yùmǐ

'Yī kē yùmǐ' literally means 'one corn plant'

三棵竹子

sān kē zhúzi

‘三棵竹子’ literally means ‘three bamboo stalks

两棵白菜

liǎng kē báicài

'Liǎng kē báicài' literally means 'two [classi

一棵树

yī kē shù

‘一棵树’ literally means ‘one tree’ and functi

萧森

xiāo sēn

萧森 (xiāo sēn) is a literary adjective describi

森森

sēn sēn

森森 is a reduplicative adjective formed by repeat

森然

sēn rán

森然 (sēn rán) is an adjective describing someth

木桶

mù tǒng

‘木桶’ (mù tǒng) literally means 'wooden bucke

柿霜

shì shuāng

Shì shuāng (柿霜) refers to the natural, white,

涩柿

sè shì

‘涩柿’ literally means 'astringent persimmon' an

红柿

hóng shì

‘红柿’ literally means ‘red persimmon’ — a co

柿子树

shì·zi shù

‘柿子树’ (shì·zi shù) literally means ‘persi

柿饼

shì bǐng

Shì bǐng (dried persimmon) is a traditional Chin

柿子

shì·zi

‘柿子’ (shì·zi) is a common noun referring to

染色

rǎn sè

‘染色’ (rǎn sè) literally means ‘to apply col

染料

rǎn liào

‘染料’ (rǎn liào) is a compound noun meaning

竹林

zhú lín

‘竹林’ (zhú lín) literally combines two charac

林荫道

lín yīn dào

林荫道 literally combines three characters: 林 (l

林业

lín yè

林业 (lín yè) literally combines 林 (lín), mean

森林

sēn lín

森林 (sēn lín) means 'forest' — a large area co

松果

sōng guǒ

松果 (sōng guǒ) literally means 'pine fruit' —

松树

sōng shù

‘松树’ (sōng shù) is a compound noun meaning

木材

mù cái

‘木材’ (mù cái) literally combines ‘木’ (mù

暖风

nuǎn fēng

‘暖风’ literally combines 暖 (nuǎn), meaning 'w

散文

sǎn wén

‘散文’ (sǎn wén) literally means ‘scattered w

收获

shōu huò

‘收获’ literally combines ‘shōu’ (to gather,

播撒

bō sǎ

‘播撒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scatter' o

播种

bō zhǒng

‘播种’ is a verb meaning 'to sow (seeds)' — the