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.

挑粮

tiāo liáng

‘挑粮’ literally means ‘to carry grain on a pol

挑夫

tiāo fū

‘挑夫’ (tiāo fū) literally combines ‘挑’ (ti

挑担

tiāo dàn

‘挑担’ is a verb meaning to carry a load using a

挑水

tiāo shuǐ

‘挑水’ literally means ‘to carry water using a

拼写

pīn xiě

拼写 literally means 'to piece together (pīn) and

拼音

pīn yīn

Hanyu Pinyin (often shortened to just 'pinyin') is

拼图

pīn tú

‘拼图’ (pīn tú) literally means ‘to piece tog

总括

zǒng kuò

总括 means 'to sum up overall' or 'to give a compr

括弧

kuò hú

括弧 (kuò hú) is a noun meaning 'bracket'—speci

拍档

pāi dàng

‘拍档’ (pāi dàng) is a colloquial noun meaning

拍板

pāi bǎn

'Pāi bǎn' literally means 'to slap the board' —

拍手

pāi shǒu

‘拍手’ literally means ‘to strike the hand’ —

拍照

pāi zhào

‘拍照’ is a verb meaning 'to take a photo' or 't

拆分

chāi fēn

拆分 literally combines 拆 (chāi, 'to dismantle'

拆信

chāi xìn

拆信 literally means 'to tear open a letter' — 拆

押韵

yā yùn

'Yā yùn' literally means 'press rhythm'—'yā' (

披散

pī sǎn

披散 (pī sǎn) is a verb meaning 'to let one's ha

披星戴月

pī xīng dài yuè

'Pī xīng dài yuè' is a classical Chinese idiom

抖音

Dǒu Yīn

‘抖音’ (Dǒu Yīn) is the Chinese name for the g

抖腿

dǒu tuǐ

‘抖腿’ literally means ‘to shake the leg’ —

抖落

dǒu luò

抖落 (dǒu luò) is a compound verb meaning 'to sh

抓阄

zhuā jiū

‘抓阄’ literally means ‘to grab a lot’ — ‘抓

抓痒

zhuā yǎng

‘抓痒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to scratch (a

抄送

chāo sòng

‘抄送’ (chāo sòng) is a noun borrowed from ema

抄录

chāo lù

抄录 (chāo lù) is a formal, written verb meaning

抄本

chāo běn

抄本 (chāo běn) literally combines 抄 (chāo), m

抄写

chāo xiě

抄写 (chāo xiě) is a verb meaning 'to copy out b

承前启后

chéng qián qǐ hòu

承前启后 literally means 'to inherit what comes be

扶老携幼

fú lǎo xié yòu

扶老携幼 is a classical four-character idiom meani

托盘

tuō pán

‘托盘’ (tuō pán) is a compound noun meaning ‘

托儿所

tuō ér suǒ

‘托儿所’ (tuō ér suǒ) literally means ‘child

扇凉

shān liáng

‘扇凉’ is a verb meaning ‘to fan oneself to coo

扇风

shān fēng

‘扇风’ is a verb meaning to move air with a fan

戒尺

jiè chǐ

A jiè chǐ is a traditional wooden ruler historic

凭空

píng kōng

‘凭空’ literally combines ‘凭’ (to rely on, to

凭证

píng zhèng

'凭证' (píng zhèng) is a compound noun meaning '

庆祝

qìng zhù

庆祝 (qìng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to celebrate'

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

‘Bù huāng bù máng’ is a reduplicative four-c

恶习

è xí

恶习 (è xí) literally combines 恶 (è), meaning

小惠

xiǎo huì

‘小惠’ literally combines ‘小’ (xiǎo), meanin