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.

红糖

hóng táng

Red sugar (hóng táng) is unrefined cane or beet

红包

hóng bāo

A hóng bāo (red envelope) is a traditional Chine

篮子

lán zi

‘篮子’ (lán zi) is a common, colloquial noun me

菜篮

cài lán

'Cài lán' literally combines 'cài' (vegetable,

提笔

tí bǐ

'提笔' literally means 'to lift the brush/pen' and

笔记

bǐ jì

笔记 (bǐjì) literally means 'pen record' — 笔 (

一笔

yī bǐ

‘Yī bǐ’ literally means ‘one stroke’—combin

钢笔

gāng bǐ

钢笔 (gāng bǐ) literally means 'steel pen' — 钢

铅笔

qiān bǐ

铅笔 (qiān bǐ) literally means 'lead brush' —

穿插

chuān chā

穿插 (chuān chā) is a verb meaning 'to interweav

穿帮

chuān bāng

穿帮 (chuān bāng) literally means 'the cover is

穿戴

chuān dài

‘穿戴’ (chuān dài) is a compound noun meaning

离校

lí xiào

离校 (lí xiào) literally means 'leave school' —

选票

xuǎn piào

‘选票’ (xuǎn piào) literally combines ‘选’ (

股票

gǔ piào

股票 (gǔ piào) literally means 'share ticket' —

彩票

cǎi piào

'彩票' (cǎi piào) literally combines '彩' (cǎi)

电影票

diàn yǐng piào

'Diàn yǐng piào' literally combines three chara

通知

tōng zhī

通知 (tōng zhī) is a versatile word meaning 'not

知道

zhī dào

知道 (zhī dào) is a common verb meaning 'to know

白费

bái fèi

‘白费’ is a verb meaning 'to waste' — specifica

值班

zhí bān

'值班' (zhí bān) is a verb meaning 'to be on dut

班长

bān zhǎng

‘班长’ (bān zhǎng) literally means ‘class lea

轮班

lún bān

‘轮班’ (lún bān) literally combines 轮 (lún),

下班

xià bān

'Xià bān' literally combines 'xià' (to go down,

玩家

wán jiā

玩家 literally means 'play person' — combining 玩

玩耍

wán shuǎ

玩耍 (wán shuǎ) is a common verb meaning 'to pla

玩具

wán jù

玩具 (wán jù) means 'toy' — an object designed

火锅

huǒ guō

Hotpot (huǒ guō) is a popular Chinese cooking an

火柴

huǒ chái

火柴 (huǒ chái) literally means 'fire wood' —

冲洗

chōng xǐ

冲洗 (chōng xǐ) is a compound verb meaning 'to r

洗碗

xǐ wǎn

洗碗 (xǐ wǎn) literally means 'to wash bowls' bu

洗脸

xǐ liǎn

'Xǐ liǎn' literally combines the verb 'xǐ' (to

洗衣

xǐ yī

洗衣 (xǐ yī) literally means 'to wash clothes'

洗澡

xǐ zǎo

"Xǐ zǎo" literally combines 洗 (xǐ), meaning "t

泳衣

yǒng yī

泳衣 (yǒng yī) literally combines 泳 (yǒng), me

汽水

qì shuǐ

汽水 (qì shuǐ) literally means 'vapor water' —

气球

qì qiú

气球 (qì qiú) literally means 'air ball' — 气 (

乒乓球

pīng pāng qiú

'Ping pong qiu' literally combines three character

足球

zú qiú

足球 literally means 'foot ball' — 足 (zú) means

比方

bǐ fang

比方 is a literary conjunction meaning 'for exampl