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.

顺序

shùn xù

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

庆典

qìng diǎn

庆典 (qìng diǎn) is a formal noun meaning 'celeb

床铺

chuáng pù

床铺 (chuáng pù) literally combines 床 (chuáng)

手巾

shǒu jīn

‘手巾’ (shǒu jīn) literally combines ‘手’ (s

头巾

tóu jīn

‘头巾’ (tóu jīn) literally combines 头 (tóu),

浴巾

yù jīn

‘浴巾’ (yù jīn) literally combines ‘浴’ (yù

红巾

hóng jīn

红巾 literally means 'red scarf'—a compound noun

毛巾

máo jīn

‘毛巾’ (máo jīn) literally means ‘hair cloth

巧遇

qiǎo yù

‘巧遇’ literally combines ‘巧’ (qiǎo), meanin

巧妙

qiǎo miào

巧妙 (qiǎo miào) is an adjective meaning 'ingeni

巧合

qiǎo hé

‘巧合’ (qiǎo hé) literally combines 巧 (qiǎo)

尊师

zūn shī

'Zūn shī' literally means 'to respect teachers'

尊称

zūn chēng

'尊称' (zūn chēng) literally combines '尊' (zūn

封笔

fēng bǐ

封笔 literally means 'seal the brush' or 'seal the

寒暄

hán xuān

‘寒暄’ (hán xuān) literally combines ‘寒’ (c

寒酸

hán suān

寒酸 (hán suān) is an adjective describing someo

富足

fù zú

富足 (fù zú) is an adjective meaning 'well-provi

富裕

fù yù

富裕 (fù yù) is an adjective meaning 'well-off'

密碼

mìmǎ

密碼 (mìmǎ) literally combines 密 (mì), meaning

寄信

jì xìn

‘寄信’ is a verb meaning 'to mail a letter' — t

玄孙

xuánsūn

‘玄孙’ (xuánsūn) literally means ‘mysterious

曾孙

zēngsūn

曾孙 (zēngsūn) means 'great-grandson' — the son

孙女

sūnnǚ

孙女 (sūnnǚ) is a compound noun meaning 'grandda

存款

cúnkuǎn

Cúnkuǎn literally combines 存 (cún, 'to store'

勤奋

qín fèn

勤奋 is an adjective meaning 'diligent' or 'indust

失约

shī yuē

失约 (shī yuē) literally means 'to lose an appoi

做梦

zuò mèng

'做梦' literally means 'to do a dream' — the verb

够味

gòu wèi

够味 (gòu wèi) literally means 'enough flavor'

够本

gòu běn

够本 (gòu běn) literally means 'enough capital'

够格

gòu gé

够格 (gòu gé) is an adjective meaning 'qualified

够用

gòu yòng

够用 is an adjective meaning 'sufficient for use'

绅士

shēn shì

‘绅士’ (shēn shì) literally combines 绅 (shēn

压轴

yā zhòu

'Yā zhòu' literally means 'pressing the scroll a

压低

yā dī

‘压低’ is a compound verb meaning 'to lower' or

填表

tián biǎo

‘填表’ is a compound verb meaning 'to fill out (

填空

tián kòng

填空 literally means 'to fill (填) a blank (空)' a

坚持

jiānchí

坚持 (jiānchí) is a verb meaning 'to persist' or

基于

jīyú

Based on is a prepositional phrase meaning 'founde

基本

jīběn

基本 (jīběn) is an adjective meaning 'basic' or

基础

jīchǔ

基础 (jīchǔ) literally combines 基 (jī), meanin