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.

刷屏

shuā píng

'Shuā píng' literally means 'to brush the screen

刷卡

shuā kǎ

'Shuā kǎ' literally combines 'shuā' (to swipe,

刷牙

shuā yá

刷牙 (shuā yá) literally means 'to brush teeth'

刮胡子

guā húzi

'Guā húzi' literally means 'to scrape whiskers'

冰镇

bīng zhèn

冰镇 literally combines 冰 (bīng, 'ice') and 镇 (

冰凉

bīng liáng

冰凉 (bīng liáng) is an adjective meaning 'ice-c

冰淇淋

bīng qí lín

Ice cream is a frozen dessert made from dairy (oft

冰箱

bīng xiāng

‘冰箱’ literally means ‘ice box’—a compound n

冬装

dōng zhuāng

‘冬装’ (dōng zhuāng) literally combines 冬 (d

冒泡

mào pào

"冒泡" literally means "to bubble up," combining

词典

cí diǎn

‘词典’ (cí diǎn) literally means ‘word canon

典范

diǎn fàn

‘典范’ (diǎn fàn) is a formal noun meaning ‘m

典礼

diǎn lǐ

‘典礼’ (diǎn lǐ) is a formal noun meaning 'cer

字典

zì diǎn

A zìdiǎn is a reference book or digital tool tha

亚军

yà jūn

"Yà jūn" literally means "second place military

摄像

shè xiàng

‘摄像’ is a verb meaning ‘to video record’—th

录像

lù xiàng

‘录像’ (lù xiàng) literally combines ‘录’ (t

假货

jiǎ huò

'假货' (jiǎ huò) literally means 'false goods'

借光

jiè guāng

'Jiè guāng' is a traditional, highly polite inte

借故

jiè gù

'借故' is a verb meaning 'to make an excuse'—lite

借用

jiè yòng

'借用' (jiè yòng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

借书

jiè shū

'Jiè shū' literally means 'to borrow books' — t

借钱

jiè qián

‘借钱’ is a verb meaning 'to borrow money'. It c

信用

xìn yòng

‘信用’ (xìn yòng) literally combines ‘信’ (x

信封

xìn fēng

‘信封’ (xìn fēng) literally combines ‘信’ (x

各位

gè wèi

各位 (gè wèi) is a polite, collective noun meani

职位

zhí wèi

职位 (zhí wèi) literally combines 职 (zhí), mea

地位

dì wèi

地位 (dì wèi) literally combines 地 (dì, 'earth

干系

gān xì

干系 (gān xì) is a formal, somewhat literary nou

无关

wú guān

‘无关’ is an adjective meaning 'irrelevant' or '

干涉

gān shè

干涉 (gān shè) is a verb meaning 'to interfere'

几乎

jī hū

几乎 (jī hū) is an adverb meaning 'almost' or 'n

热乎乎

rè hū hū

热乎乎 is a reduplicated adjective that vividly de

世代

shì dài

‘世代’ (shì dài) is a compound noun meaning ‘

且不提

qiě bù tí

'且不提' is a conjunction meaning 'let’s not even

且说

qiě shuō

‘且说’ is a classical and literary conjunction u

且慢

qiě màn

'Qiě màn' is an interjection used to politely bu

重新

chóng xīn

重新 means 'again' or 'anew' and functions primari

重复

chóng fù

重复 (chóng fù) is a verb meaning 'to repeat' —

重要

zhòng yào

Important is an adjective meaning 'having great si