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.

详谈

xiáng tán

‘详谈’ is a verb meaning 'to discuss in detail'

详细

xiáng xì

‘详细’ (xiáng xì) is an adjective meaning ‘de

评论

píng lùn

‘评论’ (píng lùn) is a compound word meaning

讨债

tǎo zhài

‘讨债’ literally means ‘to ask for (讨) a debt

讨价

tǎo jià

‘讨价’ (tǎo jià) literally means ‘to seek pri

讨教

tǎo jiào

‘讨教’ is a humble, polite verb meaning ‘to see

计划

jì huà

计划 (jì huà) means 'plan' as a noun and 'to pla

名言

míng yán

'Míng yán' literally combines 'míng' (famous, r

发言

fā yán

‘发言’ literally combines ‘fā’ (to issue, to

亲属

qīn shǔ

'亲属' (qīn shǔ) is a formal noun meaning 'relat

亲笔

qīn bǐ

‘亲笔’ literally means ‘one’s own hand’—comb

亲自

qīn zì

‘亲自’ is an adverb meaning ‘in person’ or ‘p

亲人

qīn rén

'Qīn rén' literally combines 'qīn' (close, inti

违规

wéi guī

违规 (wéi guī) literally means 'to violate rules

规范

guī fàn

规范 (guīfàn) is a versatile word meaning 'stand

规则

guī zé

规则 (guī zé) means 'rule' or 'regulation'—a fo

圆规

yuán guī

‘圆规’ is a two-character noun referring to the

长袜

cháng wà

‘长袜’ (cháng wà) literally means 'long socks'

短袜

duǎn wà

‘短袜’ (duǎn wà) literally means ‘short sock

棉袜

mián wà

棉袜 (mián wà) literally means 'cotton socks' —

丝袜

sī wà

'丝袜' (sī wà) literally means 'silk stockings'

袜子

wà zi

‘袜子’ (wà zi) is the standard Mandarin word fo

米袋

mǐ dài

米袋 (mǐ dài) literally means 'rice bag' — a co

信封袋

xìn fēng dài

'信封袋' (xìn fēng dài) literally combines '信'

茶叶袋

chá yè dài

茶叶袋 literally means 'tea leaf bag' — a small,

塑料袋

sù liào dài

'塑料袋' (sù liào dài) literally means 'plastic

布袋

bù dài

布袋 (bù dài) literally means 'cloth bag' — 布

袋子

dài zi

袋子 (dài zi) is a general, neutral term for 'bag

处世

chǔshì

处世 (chǔshì) literally combines 处 (chǔ), mean

处理

chǔlǐ

处理 (chǔlǐ) is a versatile verb meaning 'to han

艺人

yì rén

‘艺人’ (yì rén) literally combines ‘艺’ (yì

艺术

yì shù

艺术 (yì shù) means 'art' in the broad sense —

落选

luò xuǎn

‘落选’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to fail to b

遗漏

yí lù

‘遗漏’ (yí lù) means ‘oversight’ as a noun o

刻苦

kè kǔ

刻苦 (kè kǔ) is an adjective meaning 'diligent'

辛苦

xīn kǔ

'辛苦' (xīn kǔ) literally combines '辛' (xīn),

举止

jǔ zhǐ

举止 refers to a person’s outward behavior—how t

举动

jǔ dòng

举动 (jǔ dòng) is a noun meaning 'action' or 'be

举办

jǔ bàn

举办 (jǔ bàn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to o

举行

jǔ xíng

举行 (jǔ xíng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to