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.

用完

yòng wán

'用完' (yòng wán) is a verb meaning 'to use up'

完成

wán chéng

完成 (wán chéng) is a compound verb meaning 'to

女孩

nǚhái

‘女孩’ (nǚhái) literally combines 女 (nǚ), me

男孩

nánhái

‘男孩’ (nánhái) literally combines two charact

孩童

tónghái

孩童 is a formal or literary noun meaning 'child'

小孩

xiǎohái

‘小孩’ (xiǎohái) literally combines ‘小’ (xi

姓甚名谁

xìng shèn míng shuí

'Xìng shèn míng shuí' is a formal, literary ex

同姓

tóng xìng

‘同姓’ literally means ‘same surname’—‘同’

姓氏

xìng shì

‘Xìng shì’ literally combines 姓 (xìng), mean

始终

shǐ zhōng

始终 is an adverb meaning 'from beginning to end'

元配

yuán pèi

‘元配’ (yuán pèi) literally combines 元 (yuán

贤妻

xián qī

‘贤妻’ literally means ‘virtuous wife’—a trad

夫唱妇随

fū chàng fù suí

‘夫唱妇随’ is a classical four-character idiom d

妻子

qī zi

妻子 (qī zi) means 'wife' and is the most common,

姑妹

gū mèi

‘姑妹’ (gū mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘yo

小妹

xiǎo mèi

‘小妹’ literally combines ‘xiǎo’ (small, youn

堂妹

táng mèi

‘Táng mèi’ refers specifically to a female cou

表妹

biǎo mèi

‘表妹’ (biǎo mèi) is a kinship term meaning ‘

妹妹

mèi mei

妹妹 (mèi mei) is a noun meaning 'younger sister'

奶糖

nǎi táng

‘奶糖’ (nǎi táng) literally means ‘milk candy

奶奶

nǎi nai

奶奶 (nǎi nai) is a respectful and affectionate t

匹夫

pǐ fū

匹夫 literally combines 匹 (pǐ), originally a mea

夫人

fū rén

夫人 (fū rén) is a respectful, formal term meani

夫妻

fū qī

夫妻 (fū qī) literally combines 夫 (fū), meanin

丈夫

zhàng fū

'Zhàngfū' literally combines 丈 (zhàng), an anc

报纸

bào zhǐ

报纸 (bào zhǐ) literally means 'report paper' —

报名

bào míng

'报名' (bào míng) literally combines 报 (bào),

问答

wèn dá

问答 (wèn dá) is a noun meaning 'Q&A' or 'questi

问题

wèn tí

问题 (wèn tí) literally combines 问 (wèn), mean

唱词

chàng cí

Chàng cí literally combines 唱 (chàng), meaning

唱机

chàng jī

‘唱机’ (chàng jī) literally combines ‘唱’ (t

演唱

yǎn chàng

演唱 (yǎn chàng) is a verb meaning 'to perform (

合唱

hé chàng

‘合唱’ (hè chàng) literally combines 合 (hé),

唱歌

chàng gē

Chàng gē literally combines two characters: 唱 (

哥们儿

gē men r

'哥们儿' (gē men r) is a warm, informal term for

堂哥

táng gē

‘Táng gē’ refers specifically to a male cousin

表哥

biǎo gē

‘表哥’ (biǎo gē) is a kinship term referring s

大哥

dà gē

大哥 (dà gē) literally combines 大 (dà, 'big' o

哥哥

gē ge

哥哥 (gē ge) is a noun meaning 'older brother' an

教员

jiào yuán

‘教员’ (jiào yuán) is a formal noun meaning ‘