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.

渐臻完善

jiān zhēn wán shàn

‘渐臻完善’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

渐染

jiān rǎn

‘渐染’ literally combines ‘gradual’ (渐) and

涨价

zhǎng jià

涨 (zhǎng) means 'to rise' or 'to increase', ofte

漠视

mò shì

‘漠视’ is a verb meaning ‘to ignore’ or ‘to d

漏掉

lòu diào

漏掉 (lòu diào) is a verb meaning 'to omit' or '

漏题

lòu tí

"Lòu tí" literally means 'leak questions'—'lòu

翻滚

fān gǔn

翻滚 (fān gǔn) is a compound verb meaning 'to tu

滚开

gǔn kāi

‘滚开’ is a compound verb with two distinct but

滚雪球

gǔn xuě qiú

‘滚雪球’ (gǔn xuě qiú) literally means ‘to r

滚动

gǔn dòng

滚动 (gǔn dòng) literally combines 滚 (to roll,

滑雪

huá xuě

滑雪 (huá xuě) literally means 'to slide on snow

滑冰

huá bīng

滑冰 (huá bīng) literally combines 滑 (huá), me

发源

fā yuán

‘发源’ is a verb meaning ‘to originate (from)’

预测

yù cè

预测 (yù cè) is a verb meaning 'to forecast' or

推测

tuī cè

推测 means 'to infer' or 'to deduce' — forming a

测试

cè shì

测试 (cè shì) is a verb meaning 'to test' or 'to

淡忘

dàn wàng

淡忘 (dàn wàng) is a verb meaning 'to gradually

淡化

dàn huà

淡化 (dàn huà) is a verb meaning 'to downplay' o

淘漉

táo lù

淘漉 (táo lù) is a classical two-character verb

淘金

táo jīn

淘金 (táo jīn) literally means 'to wash gold' —

淘洗

táo xǐ

淘洗 is a compound verb meaning 'to rinse (grains)

淘汰

táo tài

淘汰 (táo tài) is a verb meaning 'to eliminate'

派遣

pài qiǎn

派遣 means 'to dispatch' or 'to assign', typically

洞穿

dòng chuān

洞穿 (dòng chuān) is a compound verb meaning 'to

洞悉

dòng xī

洞悉 (dòng xī) means 'to thoroughly understand'

泛舟

fàn zhōu

泛舟 (fàn zhōu) literally means 'to float a boat

泛指

fàn zhǐ

‘泛指’ is a verb meaning ‘to refer to generally

泛滥

fàn làn

泛滥 literally combines 泛 (fàn), meaning 'to spr

治水

zhì shuǐ

‘治水’ literally means ‘to govern water’—comb

治学

zhì xué

治学 (zhì xué) literally combines 治 (zhì), mea

治国

zhì guó

治国 (zhì guó) literally means 'to govern a coun

治疗

zhì liáo

治疗 (zhì liáo) is a verb meaning 'to treat (an

治理

zhì lǐ

治理 (zhì lǐ) is a formal, often official or ins

冲茶

chōng chá

‘Chōng chá’ literally means ‘to pour hot wate

冲锋

chōng fēng

冲锋 literally means 'rush forward + sharp point/e

冲淡

chōng dàn

冲淡 (chōng dàn) is a verb meaning 'to dilute' o

沉睡

chén shuì

沉睡 (chén shuì) literally combines 沉 (chén, '

沉思

chén sī

沉思 (chén sī) literally combines 沉 (chén), me

沉没

chén mò

沉没 (chén mò) is a compound verb meaning 'to si

中毒

zhòng dú

中 (zhòng) means 'to be affected by' or 'to suffe