Browse "DailyRoutines" 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.

模范

mó fàn

‘模范’ (mó fàn) is a noun meaning ‘role model

玩具枪

wán jù qiāng

A 'toy gun' is a non-functional replica of a firea

棋局

qíjú

‘棋局’ literally combines 棋 (qí), meaning ‘ch

棋手

qíshǒu

‘棋手’ (qíshǒu) literally means ‘chess hand’

梳洗

shū xǐ

梳洗 (shū xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to was

梳辫子

shū biàn zi

‘梳辫子’ literally combines three characters: 梳

梳妆

shū zhuāng

梳妆 (shū zhuāng) literally combines 梳 (shū, '

梳理

shū lǐ

梳理 literally means 'to comb and arrange' — comb

梳子

shū zi

梳子 (shū zi) is a common noun meaning 'comb' —

梳头

shū tóu

梳头 (shū tóu) literally means 'to comb hair' —

核对

hé duì

核对 (hé duì) is a verb meaning 'to double-check

劈柴

pī chái

劈柴 (pī chái) literally means 'to split firewoo

打柴

dǎ chái

‘打柴’ literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning ‘to

柴米油盐

chái mǐ yóu yán

Chái mǐ yóu yán literally means 'firewood, ric

某人

mǒu rén

某人 (mǒu rén) literally combines 某 (mǒu), mea

搭架子

dā jià·zi

‘搭架子’ is a verb phrase with two distinct, con

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

‘未雨绸缪’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

朗读

lǎng dú

'朗读' (lǎng dú) is a verb meaning 'to read alou

替考

tì kǎo

替考 (tì kǎo) literally means 'substitute exam'

替身

tì shēn

替身 (tì shēn) literally means 'substitute body'

替换

tì huàn

替换 (tì huàn) is a verb meaning 'to swap out' o

未曾

wèicéng

未曾 is an adverb meaning 'never (before)' — it e

晒娃

shài wá

'Shài wá' literally combines 'shài' (to expose

晒图

shài tú

'Shài tú' literally means 'to dry pictures'—a p

晒干

shài gān

晒干 (shài gān) is a compound verb meaning 'to d

晒被子

shài bèi zi

'Shài bèi zi' literally means 'to sun quilts' —

晒太阳

shài tài yáng

晒太阳 (shài tài yáng) literally means 'to expo

暗号

àn hào

‘暗号’ (àn hào) literally combines ‘暗’ (àn

施舍

shī shě

施舍 (shī shě) is a verb meaning 'to give alms'

斗酒

dǒu jiǔ

‘斗酒’ literally means ‘one dou of wine’ — a

斗米

dǒu mǐ

‘斗米’ literally means ‘a peck of rice’ — a t

敬酒

jìng jiǔ

‘Jìng jiǔ’ literally means ‘to respectfully o

敬业

jìng yè

敬业 (jìng yè) literally combines 敬 (jìng), me

叙事

xùshì

叙事 (xùshì) is a noun meaning 'narrative' or 's

叙述

xùshù

叙述 (xùshù) is a formal, literary word meaning

勤敏

qín mǐn

勤敏 is a compound adjective formed by combining

拦腰

lán yāo

拦腰 literally means 'to block (or cut) at the wai

摆谱

bǎi pǔ

‘摆谱’ is a colloquial verb meaning to show off

摆弄

bǎi nòng

‘摆弄’ is a verb meaning to fiddle with, tinker

摆放

bǎi fàng

摆放 (bǎi fàng) is a compound verb meaning 'to p