Browse "DailyRoutines" 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.

容器

róng qì

容器 (róng qì) literally combines 容 (róng), me

喊口令

hǎn kǒu lìng

'喊口令' literally means 'to shout commands' — co

喊口号

hǎn kǒu hào

'喊口号' literally means 'to shout slogans' — it

喊话

hǎn huà

‘喊话’ literally combines ‘喊’ (to shout, to c

启用

qǐ yòng

启用 means 'to put into use' or 'to activate' — i

唯独

wéi dú

‘唯独’ is an adverb meaning ‘only’ or ‘unique

唯一

wéi yī

'唯一' (wéi yī) is an adjective meaning 'sole' o

哎嗨

āi hāi

‘哎嗨’ (āi hāi) is a rhythmic interjection use

哈气

hā qì

‘哈气’ is a verb meaning to exhale warm, moist b

哈欠

hā qian

‘哈欠’ (hā qiàn) is a noun meaning 'yawn'—the

品牌

pǐnpái

品牌 (pǐnpái) means 'brand' — the name, symbol,

品味

pǐnwèi

‘品味’ (pǐnwèi) literally combines ‘品’ (to

商品

shāngpǐn

Shāngpǐn literally combines shāng (commerce, bu

产品

chǎnpǐn

'产品' (chǎnpǐn) literally combines '产' (chǎn)

发呆

fā dāi

‘Fā dāi’ literally combines ‘fā’ (to emit,

吻手礼

wěn shǒu lǐ

吻手礼 is a formal, ceremonial gesture in which a

吹灭

chuī miè

'Chuī miè' is a compound verb meaning 'to blow o

吹哨

chuī shào

‘吹哨’ literally means ‘to blow a whistle’ and

吹风

chuī fēng

‘吹风’ literally means 'to blow wind'—combining

吵醒

chǎo xǐng

‘吵醒’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to wake (som

吵闹

chǎo nào

吵闹 (chǎo nào) is an adjective meaning 'noisy'

含义

hán yì

‘含义’ (hán yì) is a noun meaning ‘meaning’

复古

fù gǔ

复古 (fù gǔ) literally means 'to return to antiq

花卷

huā juǎn

‘Huā juǎn’ (花卷) is a traditional Chinese ste

卷尺

juǎn chǐ

A juǎn chǐ is a flexible, retractable measuring

汇总

huì zǒng

汇总 (huì zǒng) is a verb meaning 'to compile' o

汇款

huì kuǎn

‘汇款’ (huì kuǎn) literally combines ‘汇’ (t

勿匆

wù cōng

'勿匆' is an archaic, literary variant of the more

急匆匆

jí cōng cōng

急匆匆 is an adverb meaning 'in great haste' or 'h

匆促

cōng cù

匆促 (cōng cù) is an adjective meaning 'hasty' o

匆忙

cōng máng

匆忙 (cōng máng) is an adjective meaning 'hurrie

匆匆

cōng cōng

匆匆 (cōng cōng) is a reduplicated adverb meanin

勿信

wù xìn

勿信 is a formal, concise imperative phrase meanin

勿扰

wù rǎo

‘勿扰’ is a concise, formal phrase meaning ‘do

匀摊

yún tān

‘匀摊’ is a verb meaning ‘to share equally’ or

匀开

yún kāi

'匀开' (yún kāi) is a verb meaning 'to spread ou

匀出

yún chū

'匀出' (yún chū) is a compound verb meaning 'to

劝酒

quànjiǔ

劝酒 literally means 'to urge (劝) alcohol (酒)' a

劝学

quànxué

劝学 (quànxué) literally means 'to urge or exhor

勤学

qín xué

勤学 (qín xué) literally combines 勤 (qín), mea