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.

搜刮

sōu guā

搜刮 (sōu guā) is a compound verb formed from 搜

搜寻

sōu xún

搜寻 (sōu xún) is a compound verb meaning 'to se

搜查

sōu chá

搜查 (sōu chá) is a formal verb meaning 'to cond

搜索

sōu suǒ

搜索 (sōu suǒ) is a verb meaning 'to search' —

摇晃

yáo huàng

‘摇晃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to shake', 't

动摇

dòng yáo

动摇 (dòng yáo) is a verb meaning 'to shake' or

摇摆

yáo bǎi

‘摇摆’ is a compound verb formed from two charac

摇头

yáo tóu

'Yáo tóu' literally means 'to shake the head' an

自损

zì sǔn

自损 literally means 'self-damage' — combining 自

挥洒

huī sǎ

‘挥洒’ is a compound verb formed from 挥 (to wav

挥霍

huī huò

‘挥霍’ is a compound verb meaning to spend or us

挥发

huī fā

挥发 (huīfā) is a verb meaning 'to volatilize' o

挥毫

huī háo

‘挥毫’ literally means ‘to wave (挥) the fine h

挥手

huī shǒu

'Huī shǒu' literally means 'to wave (one’s) han

握别

wò bié

‘握别’ literally means ‘to grasp (hand) and par

握有

wò yǒu

'Wò yǒu' literally combines 'wò' (to grip, hold

握拳

wò quán

'Wò quán' literally means 'to grip a fist' and f

握笔

wò bǐ

‘握笔’ literally means ‘to grip a brush’ — th

握住

wò zhù

'Wò zhù' is a compound verb meaning 'to grasp fi

握手

wò shǒu

'Wò shǒu' literally combines the characters 握 (

插队

chā duì

'Chā duì' literally means 'to insert oneself int

插秧

chā yāng

"Chā yāng" literally means "to insert seedlings"

插话

chā huà

‘插话’ literally combines ‘插’ (to insert, to

描边

miáobiān

描边 (miáobiān) literally means 'to trace the ed

描摹

miáomó

描摹 (miáomó) is a verb meaning 'to trace' or 't

描绘

miáohuì

描绘 is a transitive verb meaning 'to depict' or '

筹措

chóu cuò

筹措 (chóu cuò) is a formal, written verb meanin

控评

kòng píng

‘控评’ (kòng píng) is a modern internet slang

操控

cāo kòng

操控 is a verb meaning 'to manipulate' (often with

控制

kòng zhì

控制 (kòng zhì) is a compound verb meaning 'to c

开采

kāi cǎi

'开采' is a compound verb meaning 'to exploit (nat

采用

cǎi yòng

‘采用’ is a transitive verb meaning 'to adopt' o

采访

cǎi fǎng

采访 (cǎi fǎng) is a verb meaning 'to interview'

挣表现

zhèng biǎoxiàn

'Zhèng biǎoxiàn' literally combines 'zhèng' (t

挣命

zhèngmìng

‘挣命’ is a vivid, colloquial verb meaning ‘to

挣开

zhèngkāi

挣开 (zhèngkāi) is a compound verb meaning 'to f

挣脱

zhèngtuō

挣脱 (zhèngtuō) is a compound verb meaning 'to b

挣钱

zhèngqián

挣钱 (zhèngqián) is a compound verb meaning 'to

挣扎

zhēngzhá

‘挣扎’ is a compound verb meaning 'to struggle'

掌掴

zhǎngguó

掌掴 is a verb meaning 'to slap (someone) forceful