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.

煮粥

zhǔ zhōu

煮粥 (zhǔ zhōu) literally means 'to boil congee'

煮茶

zhǔ chá

煮茶 (zhǔ chá) literally means 'to boil tea' and

煮饭

zhǔ fàn

煮饭 (zhǔ fàn) literally means 'to boil/cook ric

煮沸

zhǔ fèi

煮沸 means 'to boil' — specifically, to heat a li

煤球

méi qiú

A méi qiú (coal briquette) is a small, round or

煤油

méi yóu

煤油 (méi yóu) literally means 'coal oil' — 煤

炸糕

zhá gāo

炸糕 (zhá gāo) is a traditional Chinese snack ma

炸酱面

zhá jiàng miàn

Zhá jiàng miàn literally means 'fried sauce noo

炭火

tàn huǒ

‘炭火’ literally means ‘charcoal fire’—a fire

炒面

chǎo miàn

炒面 (chǎo miàn) literally means 'stir-fried noo

炒锅

chǎo guō

A chǎo guō (wok) is a deep, round-bottomed cooki

炒菜

chǎo cài

炒菜 (chǎo cài) literally means 'stir-fry + dish

炒饭

chǎo fàn

炒饭 (chǎo fàn) literally means 'stir-fried rice

灰尘

huī chén

‘灰尘’ (huī chén) literally combines ‘灰’ (h

洒扫

sǎ sǎo

‘Sǎ sǎo’ literally combines ‘sǎ’ (to sprink

洒水

sǎ shuǐ

洒水 literally means 'to scatter water' — the cha

浏览

liú lǎn

浏览 (liú lǎn) is a verb meaning 'to browse' —

浓茶

nóng chá

‘浓茶’ literally means ‘strong tea’ — ‘浓’

浓妆

nóng zhuāng

‘浓妆’ literally combines ‘浓’ (nóng), meanin

浇头

jiāo tóu

‘Jiāo tóu’ literally combines ‘jiāo’ (to po

潮人

cháo rén

潮人 (cháo rén) literally combines 潮 (cháo), m

潮流

cháo liú

潮 (cháo) means 'tide' or 'surge', and 流 (liú)

润笔

rùn bǐ

‘润笔’ (rùn bǐ) literally means ‘moistening t

润色

rùn sè

润色 literally means 'to moisten color'—a vivid c

渐臻完善

jiān zhēn wán shàn

‘渐臻完善’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

渐渐

jiān jiān

渐渐 is an adverb meaning 'gradually' or 'little b

渐进

jiān jìn

‘渐进’ (jiān jìn) literally combines ‘渐’ (g

涨薪

zhǎng xīn

涨薪 (zhǎng xīn) literally combines 涨 (zhǎng),

涨价

zhǎng jià

涨 (zhǎng) means 'to rise' or 'to increase', ofte

漏掉

lòu diào

漏掉 (lòu diào) is a verb meaning 'to omit' or '

滚雪球

gǔn xuě qiú

‘滚雪球’ (gǔn xuě qiú) literally means ‘to r

滚动

gǔn dòng

滚动 (gǔn dòng) literally combines 滚 (to roll,

水滴石穿

shuǐ dī shí chuān

Water dripping on stone wears it away — this anci

滑冰

huá bīng

滑冰 (huá bīng) literally combines 滑 (huá), me

淘洗

táo xǐ

淘洗 is a compound verb meaning 'to rinse (grains)

新派

xīn pài

‘新派’ (xīn pài) literally combines ‘新’ (x

广泛

guǎng fàn

广泛 (guǎng fàn) is an adjective meaning 'extens

泛泛

fàn fàn

‘泛泛’ is an adverb meaning 'in a general, super

冲茶

chōng chá

‘Chōng chá’ literally means ‘to pour hot wate

杀价

shā jià

'杀价' literally combines '杀' (shā), meaning 'to