Browse "Verb" 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.

犹豫

yóu yù

犹豫 (yóu yù) is a verb meaning 'to hesitate' or

狂奔

kuáng bēn

'Kuáng bēn' literally combines 'kuáng' (wild, f

腐烂

fǔ làn

腐烂 (fǔ làn) is a verb meaning 'to rot' or 'to

营造

yíng zào

营造 (yíng zào) is a formal, literary verb meani

经营

jīng yíng

经营 (jīng yíng) is a verb meaning 'to manage' o

烫衣

tàng yī

烫衣 (tàng yī) literally means 'to scald clothes

燃尽

rán jìn

燃尽 (rán jìn) is a verb meaning 'to burn up com

燃放

rán fàng

燃放 is a compound verb meaning 'to set off (firew

点燃

diǎn rán

点燃 literally means 'to light' or 'to ignite', co

燃烧

rán shāo

燃烧 (rán shāo) is a verb meaning 'to burn' in t

熬干

áo gān

熬干 (áo gān) is a compound verb meaning 'to sim

熬制

áo zhì

熬制 (áo zhì) is a compound verb meaning 'to pre

熬粥

áo zhōu

熬粥 (áo zhōu) literally means 'to boil/simmer c

熬夜

áo yè

‘熬夜’ literally combines ‘熬’ (to endure, to

熬药

áo yào

熬药 (áo yào) literally means 'to simmer medicin

熬汤

áo tāng

熬汤 (áo tāng) literally combines 熬 (to simmer,

煮熟

zhǔ shú

煮熟 (zhǔ shú) is a verb meaning 'to cook until

煮粥

zhǔ zhōu

煮粥 (zhǔ zhōu) literally means 'to boil congee'

煮中药

zhǔ zhōng yào

煮中药 (zhǔ zhōng yào) literally means 'to boil

煮茶

zhǔ chá

煮茶 (zhǔ chá) literally means 'to boil tea' and

煮饭

zhǔ fàn

煮饭 (zhǔ fàn) literally means 'to boil/cook ric

煮沸

zhǔ fèi

煮沸 means 'to boil' — specifically, to heat a li

炮炼

páo liàn

炮炼 (páo liàn) is a classical and literary verb

炮香

pào xiāng

‘炮香’ (pào xiāng) is a culinary verb meaning

炮制

páo zhì

炮制 (páo zhì) literally combines 炮 (páo), mea

炒股

chǎo gǔpiào

The term 炒股 (chǎo gǔ) literally combines 炒 (c

灰心

huī xīn

灰心 (huī xīn) literally combines 灰 (huī, 'ash

洒落

sǎ luò

洒落 (sǎ luò) is a verb meaning 'to spill' or 't

洒扫

sǎ sǎo

‘Sǎ sǎo’ literally combines ‘sǎ’ (to sprink

洒泪

sǎ lèi

洒泪 (sǎ lèi) literally means 'to sprinkle tears

洒水

sǎ shuǐ

洒水 literally means 'to scatter water' — the cha

浏览

liú lǎn

浏览 (liú lǎn) is a verb meaning 'to browse' —

浇淋

jiāo lín

‘浇淋’ is a compound verb meaning 'to douse' or

浇铸

jiāo zhù

‘浇铸’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to cast (met

浇注

jiāo zhù

‘浇注’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pour (a li

浇灌

jiāo guàn

‘浇灌’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to irrigate

浇水

jiāo shuǐ

‘Jiāo shuǐ’ literally means ‘to pour water’

润喉

rùn hóu

润喉 (rùn hóu) literally means 'to moisten the t

滋润

zī rùn

滋润 (zī rùn) literally combines 滋 (zī), meani

润色

rùn sè

润色 literally means 'to moisten color'—a vivid c