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.

忏悔

chàn huǐ

‘Chàn huǐ’ means ‘to repent’—a formal, ofte

后悔

hòu huǐ

后悔 (hòu huǐ) is a verb meaning 'to regret' —

详悉

xiáng xī

‘详悉’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to th

初悉

chū xī

初悉 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to just l

尽悉

jìn xī

尽悉 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to fully

熟悉

shú xī

熟悉 (shú xī) is an adjective-verb compound mean

恐吓

kǒng hè

‘恐吓’ (kǒng hè) is a verb meaning 'to threate

立志

lì zhì

立志 means 'to resolve' or 'to make a firm aspirat

剪彩

jiǎn cǎi

'Jiǎn cǎi' literally means 'to cut ribbon' — 'j

中彩

zhòng cǎi

'Zhòng cǎi' literally means 'to hit/land on colo

引申

yǐn shēn

引申 (yǐn shēn) is a verb meaning 'to extend' or

引用

yǐn yòng

‘引用’ (yǐn yòng) is a verb meaning 'to quote'

建交

jiànjiāo

‘建交’ is a verb meaning ‘to establish diplomat

建国

jiànguó

‘建国’ literally combines 建 (jiàn, 'to build'

建设

jiànshè

'Jiànshè' literally combines 'jiàn' (to build,

建立

jiànlì

建立 (jiànlì) is a transitive verb meaning 'to e

掌厨

zhǎng chú

掌厨 literally means 'to hold (zhǎng) the kitchen

厕所有

cèsuǒ yǒu

'厕所有' literally combines 厕 (cè, 'toilet'), 所

排序

pái xù

排序 means 'to sort' or 'to rank'—arranging items

导入

dǎo rù

导入 (dǎo rù) is a verb meaning 'to import'—spe

引导

yǐn dǎo

引导 means 'to guide' or 'to lead' — typically in

导电

dǎo diàn

‘导电’ is a verb meaning 'to conduct electricity

导致

dǎo zhì

‘导致’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to cause’

尊重

zūn zhòng

尊重 (zūn zhòng) is a verb meaning 'to respect'

尊敬

zūn jìng

尊敬 (zūn jìng) is a formal, respectful term mea

专心

zhuānxīn

专心 (zhuānxīn) literally combines 专 (zhuān),

封存

fēng cún

封存 literally combines 封 (fēng), meaning 'to se

封笔

fēng bǐ

封笔 literally means 'seal the brush' or 'seal the

封口

fēng kǒu

封口 (fēng kǒu) literally means 'seal mouth'—'

封山

fēng shān

'Fēng shān' literally means 'to seal the mountai

体察

tǐ chá

‘体察’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to emp

监察

jiān chá

监察 means 'to supervise' or 'oversight' — a form

察觉

chá jué

‘察觉’ (chá jué) is a compound verb meaning ‘

观察

guān chá

观察 (guān chá) is a verb meaning 'to observe'

保密

bǎomì

保密 (bǎomì) literally combines 保 (bǎo, 'to pr

寄存

jìcún

‘寄存’ is a verb meaning to temporarily deposit

寄养

jìyǎng

‘寄养’ (jìyǎng) literally combines ‘寄’ (jì

寄宿

jìsù

‘寄宿’ is a verb meaning to live on campus or at

寄托

jìtuō

‘寄托’ is a verb meaning to place one’s hopes,

寄信

jì xìn

‘寄信’ is a verb meaning 'to mail a letter' — t