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.

匙子

chí zi

‘匙子’ (chí zi) is a noun meaning ‘spoon’, re

银匙

yín chí

‘银匙’ (yín chí) literally means ‘silver spoo

茶匙

chá chí

茶匙 (chá chí) literally means 'tea spoon' — co

汤匙

tāng chí

汤匙 (tāng chí) literally means 'soup spoon' —

饭勺

fàn sháo

饭勺 (fàn sháo) literally combines 饭 (fàn), me

茶勺

chá sháo

茶勺 (chá sháo) is a small spoon traditionally u

汤勺

tāng sháo

汤勺 (tāng sháo) is a compound noun meaning 'sou

一勺

yī sháo

‘一勺’ literally means ‘one spoon’ and functio

勺子

sháo zi

'Sháo zi' literally combines 勺 (sháo), meaning

奖励

jiǎng lì

‘奖励’ (jiǎng lì) is a compound word meaning

功课

gōng kè

功课 (gōng kè) literally combines 功 (gōng), me

功劳

gōng láo

功劳 (gōng láo) is a compound noun meaning 'meri

功夫

gōng fu

'Gōng fu' literally combines 'gōng' (effort, ach

电视剧

diàn shì jù

电视剧 (diàn shì jù) literally means 'electric-

剩菜

shèng cài

'Shèng cài' literally means 'remaining dishes'

剩饭

shèng fàn

'Shèng fàn' literally means 'remaining rice' —

剩余

shèng yú

剩余 (shèng yú) means 'surplus' or 'remaining'—

剩下

shèng xia

剩下 (shèng xia) is a separable verb meaning 'to

守则

shǒu zé

守则 (shǒu zé) literally combines 守 (shǒu), me

原则

yuán zé

'原则' (yuán zé) is a compound noun meaning 'pri

利润

lì rùn

利润 (lì rùn) means 'profit' — the financial ga

顺利

shùn lì

‘顺利’ is an adjective meaning 'smooth' or 'succ

利益

lì yì

利益 (lì yì) is a formal noun meaning 'interest'

列队

liè duì

列队 literally means 'to arrange in rows' (列) and

列表

liè biǎo

列表 literally means 'arranged column' (列) + 'cha

划线

huá xiàn

划线 literally means 'to draw a line' — combining

划水

huá shuǐ

The literal meaning of 划水 is 'to row water' — t

切磋

qiē cuō

切磋 (qiē cuō) literally combines two ancient te

切记

qiē jì

‘切记’ is a formal, emphatic verb meaning ‘to b

切菜

qiē cài

切菜 (qiē cài) literally means 'to cut vegetable

小刀

xiǎo dāo

‘小刀’ (xiǎo dāo) literally means ‘small knif

菜刀

cài dāo

‘Cài dāo’ literally means ‘vegetable knife’,

家具

jiā jù

家具 (jiā jù) is a compound noun meaning 'furnit

用具

yòng jù

'用具' (yòng jù) is a compound noun meaning 'ute

入学

rù xué

‘入学’ (rù xué) literally means ‘enter school

免得

miǎn de

‘免得’ is a conjunction meaning ‘so as not to’

免费

miǎn fèi

免费 (miǎn fèi) literally combines 免 (miǎn), m

允当

yǔn dāng

允当 (yǔn dāng) is an adjective meaning 'appropr

优先

yōu xiān

Yōu xiān literally combines yōu (excellent, sup

优惠

yōu huì

优惠 (yōu huì) is a noun meaning 'discount' or '