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.

上去

shàng qù

'Shàng qù' literally combines 'shàng' (up, abov

过去

guò qù

过去 (guò qù) primarily means 'the past' as a no

点击

diǎn jī

点击 (diǎn jī) is a verb meaning 'to click' — s

点头

diǎn tóu

点头 (diǎn tóu) literally means 'to dot the head

显现

xiǎn xiàn

显现 means 'to become apparent' or 'to appear visi

发现

fā xiàn

'发现' (fā xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to discover'

小心

xiǎo xīn

小心 literally means 'small heart'—a poetic, clas

引起

yǐn qǐ

‘引起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cause' or

起床

qǐ chuáng

起床 (qǐ chuáng) literally means 'to rise from b

起飞

qǐ fēi

起飞 (qǐ fēi) literally combines 起 (qǐ), meani

喝水

hē shuǐ

'Hē shuǐ' literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning '

学习

xué xí

学习 (xué xí) is a verb meaning 'to study' or 't

见面

jiàn miàn

见面 literally means 'see face' — combining 见 (t

游说

yóu shuì

‘游说’ (yóu shuì) is a formal verb meaning ‘t

说话

shuō huà

说话 literally combines 说 (shuō), meaning 'to sa

下棋

xià qí

'Xià qí' literally means 'to go down chess piece

下车

xià chē

下车 (xià chē) literally means 'down + vehicle'

下雨

xià yǔ

'Xià yǔ' literally means 'to descend rain' — th

同意

tóng yì

同意 means 'to agree' — it expresses acceptance o

过年

guò nián

过年 (guò nián) literally means 'to pass the yea

学会

xué huì

‘学会’ is a compound verb meaning 'to learn (how

区分

qū fēn

区分 (qū fēn) is a verb meaning 'to distinguish'

分析

fēn xī

分析 (fēn xī) means 'to analyze' — to examine s

分开

fēn kāi

分开 (fēn kāi) is a separable verb meaning 'to s

出产

chū chǎn

出产 (chū chǎn) is a verb meaning 'to produce' o

出发

chū fā

出发 (chū fā) is a verb meaning 'to set off' or

出版

chū bǎn

出版 (chū bǎn) means 'to publish' — the act of

出现

chū xiàn

出现 (chū xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to appear' or

出去

chū qù

出去 (chū qù) is a separable verb meaning 'to go

出来

chū lái

‘出来’ (chū lái) is a separable verb meaning

协作

xié zuò

协作 (xié zuò) literally combines 协 (xié), mea

出生

chū shēng

出生 (chū shēng) literally means 'to come out an

生气

shēng qì

'Shēng qì' literally combines 'shēng' (to be bo

生活

shēng huó

Shēnghuó is a compound word meaning 'life' as a

起来

qǐ lái

‘起来’ (qǐ lái) is a verb complement that prim

回来

huí lái

‘回来’ (huí lái) is a separable verb meaning

下来

xià lái

'下来' (xià lái) is a directional complement mea

上来

shàng lái

‘上来’ (shàng lái) is a directional verb compo

上网

shàngwǎng

'Shàngwǎng' literally combines 'shàng' (to go u

上楼

shànglóu

'Shànglóu' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up