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.

堆砌

duī qì

'堆砌' literally combines 'duī' (to pile up, heap

堆积

duī jī

堆积 is a verb meaning 'to pile up' or 'to accumul

执笔

zhí bǐ

‘执笔’ literally means ‘to hold the brush’ —

定型

dìng xíng

定型 literally means 'to fix the shape' — 定 (dì

句型

jù xíng

‘句型’ (jù xíng) literally combines 句 (jù),

均等

jūn děng

均等 (jūn děng) is an adjective meaning 'equal'

土气

tǔ qì

‘土气’ (tǔ qì) literally combines ‘土’ (tǔ)

画圈

huà quān

'Huà quān' literally means 'to draw a circle' —

圈点

quān diǎn

‘圈点’ (quān diǎn) is a verb meaning to annota

喷香

pèn xiāng

喷香 (pèn xiāng) is an adjective meaning 'intens

容器

róng qì

容器 (róng qì) literally combines 容 (róng), me

喊口令

hǎn kǒu lìng

'喊口令' literally means 'to shout commands' — co

喊口号

hǎn kǒu hào

'喊口号' literally means 'to shout slogans' — it

喊话

hǎn huà

‘喊话’ literally combines ‘喊’ (to shout, to c

启用

qǐ yòng

启用 means 'to put into use' or 'to activate' — i

唯独

wéi dú

‘唯独’ is an adverb meaning ‘only’ or ‘unique

唯一

wéi yī

'唯一' (wéi yī) is an adjective meaning 'sole' o

哎嗨

āi hāi

‘哎嗨’ (āi hāi) is a rhythmic interjection use

哈气

hā qì

‘哈气’ is a verb meaning to exhale warm, moist b

哈欠

hā qian

‘哈欠’ (hā qiàn) is a noun meaning 'yawn'—the

品牌

pǐnpái

品牌 (pǐnpái) means 'brand' — the name, symbol,

品味

pǐnwèi

‘品味’ (pǐnwèi) literally combines ‘品’ (to

商品

shāngpǐn

Shāngpǐn literally combines shāng (commerce, bu

产品

chǎnpǐn

'产品' (chǎnpǐn) literally combines '产' (chǎn)

发呆

fā dāi

‘Fā dāi’ literally combines ‘fā’ (to emit,

吻手礼

wěn shǒu lǐ

吻手礼 is a formal, ceremonial gesture in which a

吹灭

chuī miè

'Chuī miè' is a compound verb meaning 'to blow o

吹哨

chuī shào

‘吹哨’ literally means ‘to blow a whistle’ and

吹风

chuī fēng

‘吹风’ literally means 'to blow wind'—combining

吵醒

chǎo xǐng

‘吵醒’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wake (som

吵闹

chǎo nào

吵闹 (chǎo nào) is an adjective meaning 'noisy'

含义

hán yì

‘含义’ (hán yì) is a noun meaning ‘meaning’

复古

fù gǔ

复古 (fù gǔ) literally means 'to return to antiq

花卷

huā juǎn

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

卷尺

juǎn chǐ

A juǎn chǐ is a flexible, retractable measuring

汇总

huì zǒng

汇总 (huì zǒng) is a verb meaning 'to compile' o

汇款

huì kuǎn

‘汇款’ (huì kuǎn) literally combines ‘汇’ (t

勿匆

wù cōng

'勿匆' is an archaic, literary variant of the more

急匆匆

jí cōng cōng

急匆匆 is an adverb meaning 'in great haste' or 'h

匆促

cōng cù

匆促 (cōng cù) is an adjective meaning 'hasty' o