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.

亲笔

qīn bǐ

‘亲笔’ literally means ‘one’s own hand’—comb

亲自

qīn zì

‘亲自’ is an adverb meaning ‘in person’ or ‘p

亲人

qīn rén

'Qīn rén' literally combines 'qīn' (close, inti

违规

wéi guī

违规 (wéi guī) literally means 'to violate rules

规范

guī fàn

规范 (guīfàn) is a versatile word meaning 'stand

规则

guī zé

规则 (guī zé) means 'rule' or 'regulation'—a fo

圆规

yuán guī

‘圆规’ is a two-character noun referring to the

长袜

cháng wà

‘长袜’ (cháng wà) literally means 'long socks'

短袜

duǎn wà

‘短袜’ (duǎn wà) literally means ‘short sock

棉袜

mián wà

棉袜 (mián wà) literally means 'cotton socks' —

丝袜

sī wà

'丝袜' (sī wà) literally means 'silk stockings'

袜子

wà zi

‘袜子’ (wà zi) is the standard Mandarin word fo

米袋

mǐ dài

米袋 (mǐ dài) literally means 'rice bag' — a co

信封袋

xìn fēng dài

'信封袋' (xìn fēng dài) literally combines '信'

茶叶袋

chá yè dài

茶叶袋 literally means 'tea leaf bag' — a small,

塑料袋

sù liào dài

'塑料袋' (sù liào dài) literally means 'plastic

布袋

bù dài

布袋 (bù dài) literally means 'cloth bag' — 布

袋子

dài zi

袋子 (dài zi) is a general, neutral term for 'bag

处世

chǔshì

处世 (chǔshì) literally combines 处 (chǔ), mean

处理

chǔlǐ

处理 (chǔlǐ) is a versatile verb meaning 'to han

艺人

yì rén

‘艺人’ (yì rén) literally combines ‘艺’ (yì

艺术

yì shù

艺术 (yì shù) means 'art' in the broad sense —

落选

luò xuǎn

‘落选’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to fail to b

遗漏

yí lù

‘遗漏’ (yí lù) means ‘oversight’ as a noun o

刻苦

kè kǔ

刻苦 (kè kǔ) is an adjective meaning 'diligent'

辛苦

xīn kǔ

'辛苦' (xīn kǔ) literally combines '辛' (xīn),

举止

jǔ zhǐ

举止 refers to a person’s outward behavior—how t

举动

jǔ dòng

举动 (jǔ dòng) is a noun meaning 'action' or 'be

举办

jǔ bàn

举办 (jǔ bàn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to o

举行

jǔ xíng

举行 (jǔ xíng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

至亲

zhì qīn

至亲 (zhì qīn) literally combines 至 (zhì), mea

至于

zhì yú

'至于' (zhì yú) is a conjunction or preposition

膏粱

gāo liáng

膏粱 (gāo liáng) literally combines 膏 (gāo), m

赤膊

chì bó

‘赤膊’ literally combines 赤 (chì), meaning ‘r

脱销

tuō xiāo

‘脱销’ literally combines ‘脱’ (to detach, to

脱衣

tuō yī

'脱衣' (tuō yī) is a verb meaning 'to undress'

胳肢

gē zhi

‘Gē zhi’ is a colloquial verb meaning ‘to tick

肯干

kěn gàn

肯干 (kěn gàn) is an adjective meaning 'willing

肥皂

féi zào

肥皂 (féi zào) literally combines 肥 (féi, 'fat

辞职

cí zhí

辞职 (cí zhí) is a verb meaning 'to resign' — t