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.

闯关

chuǎng guān

‘闯关’ literally means 'to rush through a pass'

闯祸

chuǎng huò

'Chuǎng huò' literally combines 'chuǎng' (to ru

闲工夫

xián gōng fu

闲工夫 (xián gōng fu) literally combines 闲 (‘l

闲散

xián sǎn

闲散 (xián sǎn) is an adjective describing a sta

清闲

qīng xián

清闲 (qīng xián) is an adjective describing a st

闲职

xián zhí

'闲职' (xián zhí) literally combines '闲' (xián

闲话

xián huà

'Xián huà' literally combines 'xián' (leisure,

闭门

bì mén

‘闭门’ literally means 'to close the door' — co

闭关

bì guān

‘闭关’ literally means ‘to close the pass’—or

闭幕

bì mù

闭幕 (bì mù) literally means 'to close the curta

闪身

shǎn shēn

‘闪身’ is a compound verb meaning to quickly mov

项链

xiàng liàn

‘项链’ (xiàng liàn) is a compound noun meaning

锁屏

suǒ píng

'Lock screen' refers to the security interface tha

解锁

jiě suǒ

解锁 literally means 'to untie a lock' — combinin

电饭锅

diàn fàn guō

'Diàn fàn guō' literally means 'electric rice p

汤锅

tāng guō

汤锅 (tāng guō) literally combines 汤 (tāng), m

销货

xiāo huò

‘销货’ is a verb meaning ‘to sell goods’ or ‘

电铃

diàn líng

‘电铃’ literally means ‘electric bell’ — a de

铃声

líng shēng

‘铃声’ (líng shēng) literally combines ‘铃’

车铃

chē líng

车铃 (chē líng) literally means 'vehicle bell' a

厘正

lí zhèng

厘正 (lí zhèng) is a formal, literary verb meani

厘清

lí qīng

厘清 is a formal, transitive verb meaning 'to clar

酱油

jiàng yóu

"Jiàng yóu" literally means "fermented-paste oil

配音

pèi yīn

配音 (pèi yīn) literally means 'to match sound'

逻辑性

luó jí xìng

Luó jí xìng is a noun meaning 'logicality' or '

避让

bì ràng

避让 is a compound verb meaning 'to yield' or 'to

不遵

bùzūn

不遵 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to disobey

遵照

zūnzhào

‘遵照’ is a formal preposition meaning 'in accor

遵命

zūnmìng

遵命 literally means 'to follow an order' — 遵 (z

递补

dì bǔ

‘递补’ is a verb meaning to fill a vacancy in st

递送

dì sòng

递送 (dì sòng) is a formal, transitive verb mean

递交

dì jiāo

递交 (dì jiāo) is a formal verb meaning 'to subm

通达

tōng dá

通达 (tōng dá) is an elegant, somewhat formal ad

达人

dá rén

达人 (dá rén) literally combines 达 (dá), meani

传达

chuán dá

‘传达’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to convey

达成

dá chéng

'达成' is a compound verb meaning 'to reach (an ag

造诣

zào yì

Zàoyì is a formal noun meaning 'attainment' or '

正途

zhèng tú

'Zhèng tú' literally combines 'zhèng' (correct,

同途

tóng tú

‘同途’ literally means 'same path' or 'shared co

逐一

zhú yī

逐一 means 'one by one' or 'individually', emphasi