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.

乱扔

luàn rēng

‘乱扔’ is a compound verb meaning 'to litter' or

扔掉

rēng diào

扔掉 (rēng diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to

用户

yònghù

用户 (yònghù) literally combines 用 (yòng, 'to

戴戒指

dài jièzhǐ

'戴戒指' (dài jièzhǐ) literally means 'to wear

戴帽子

dài màozi

'戴帽子' literally means 'to wear a hat' — it's a

懒得

lǎn de

'Lǎn de' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'too lazy

懒散

lǎn sǎn

懒散 (lǎn sǎn) is an adjective describing a stat

懒洋洋

lǎn yáng yáng

懒洋洋 (lǎn yáng yáng) is a reduplicated ABB-st

懒人

lǎn rén

‘懒人’ literally combines ‘懒’ (lǎn), meaning

回忆录

huí yì lù

‘回忆录’ (huí yì lù) is a noun meaning ‘memo

戚风蛋糕

qī fēng dàn gāo

Chiffon cake (qī fēng dàn gāo) is a light, moi

戚属

qī shǔ

‘戚属’ (qī shǔ) is a formal, literary noun mea

亲戚

qīn qi

'亲戚' (qīn qi) is a collective noun meaning 'rel

深谋远虑

shēn móu yuǎn lǜ

‘Shēn móu yuǎn lǜ’ literally combines four c

考虑

kǎo lǜ

考虑 (kǎo lǜ) is a transitive verb meaning 'to c

常态

chángtài

常态 (chángtài) literally combines 常 (cháng),

惜墨如金

xī mò rú jīn

'Xī mò rú jīn' literally means 'to cherish ink

初悉

chū xī

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

熟悉

shú xī

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

杂志

zá zhì

'杂志' (zá zhì) is a compound noun meaning 'maga

同志

tóng zhì

‘同志’ (tóng zhì) literally combines 同 (tóng

志愿

zhì yuàn

志愿 (zhì yuàn) is a noun meaning 'volunteer wor

微信

wēi xìn

WeChat (wēi xìn) is China’s dominant all-in-one

自律

zì lǜ

自律 (zì lǜ) literally combines 自 (zì), meanin

纪律

jì lǜ

‘纪律’ (jì lǜ) is a compound noun meaning ‘di

格式

gé shì

格式 (gé shì) means 'format'—the standardized s

模式

mó shì

‘模式’ (mó shì) is a noun meaning 'model' or '

样式

yàng shì

样式 (yàng shì) is a noun meaning 'style' or 'de

仪式

yí shì

‘仪式’ (yí shì) is a noun meaning 'ceremony'

句式

jù shì

‘句式’ (jù shì) literally combines 句 (jù), m

掌厨

zhǎng chú

掌厨 literally means 'to hold (zhǎng) the kitchen

厨神

chú shén

‘厨神’ literally combines ‘厨’ (chú), meaning

厨具

chú jù

‘厨具’ (chú jù) is a compound noun meaning ‘k

厨艺

chú yì

‘厨艺’ literally combines 厨 (chú), meaning 'ki

厨师

chú shī

厨师 (chú shī) literally means 'kitchen master'

厕纸

cèzhǐ

‘厕纸’ (cèzhǐ) literally means ‘toilet paper

鞋底

xié dǐ

‘鞋底’ literally means ‘shoe bottom’ and refer

根底

gēn dǐ

根底 literally combines 根 (gēn), meaning 'root'

序言

xù yán

‘序言’ (xù yán) is a noun meaning 'preface' or

顺序

shùn xù

顺序 (shùn xù) is a noun meaning 'sequence' or '