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.

无论谁

wú lùn shéi

‘无论谁’ (wú lùn shéi) is a pronoun meaning

任何人

rèn hé rén

任何人 (rèn hé rén) literally combines 任 (rèn

谁的

shéi de

谁的 (shéi de) is a possessive interrogative pron

母语

mǔ yǔ

母语 literally means 'mother language' — 母 (mǔ)

英语

yīng yǔ

‘英语’ (yīng yǔ) literally means ‘English lan

认可

rèn kě

认可 (rèn kě) is a formal, transitive verb meani

认真

rèn zhēn

‘认真’ is an adjective meaning ‘serious,’ ‘ea

认识

rèn shi

认识 (rèn shi) is a verb meaning 'to know (a pers

外语

wài yǔ

‘外语’ literally means ‘outside language’ —

见证

jiàn zhèng

‘见证’ (jiàn zhèng) literally combines ‘见’

常见

cháng jiàn

‘常见’ is an adjective meaning 'common' or 'freq

西餐

xī cān

‘Xī cān’ literally means ‘Western meal’ —

雨衣

yǔ yī

雨衣 (yǔ yī) literally means 'rain clothing' —

内衣

nèi yī

内衣 (nèi yī) literally means 'inner clothing'

外衣

wài yī

‘外衣’ literally means ‘outer clothing’—‘外

上衣

shàng yī

Shàng yī literally means 'upper clothing' — sh

奶茶

nǎi chá

奶茶 (nǎi chá) literally means 'milk tea' — com

兴起

xīng qǐ

兴起 (xīng qǐ) is a verb meaning 'to rise up', '

老大

lǎo dà

‘老大’ literally combines ‘lǎo’ (an honorific

复习

fù xí

复习 (fù xí) means 'to review' — specifically,

实习

shí xí

实习 (shí xí) means 'internship' — a temporary,

习俗

xí sú

习俗 (xí sú) means 'custom' or 'tradition'—a lo

习惯

xí guàn

‘习惯’ (xí guàn) means ‘habit’ — a regular,

练习

liàn xí

练习 (liàn xí) is a verb meaning 'to practice'

米酒

mǐ jiǔ

Mǐ jiǔ (rice wine) is a traditional fermented al

米饭

mǐ fàn

"Mǐ fàn" literally combines 米 (mǐ), meaning "u

米粉

mǐ fěn

米粉 (mǐ fěn) literally means 'rice powder' or '

午睡

wǔ shuì

午睡 (wǔ shuì) literally means 'noon sleep' —

睡衣

shuì yī

睡衣 (shuì yī) literally means 'sleep clothing'

睡着

shuì zháo

睡着 (shuì zháo) is a verb meaning 'to fall asle

睡觉

shuì jiào

‘睡觉’ (shuì jiào) is a common colloquial verb

看一看

kàn yi kàn

'看一看' is a reduplicated verb phrase formed by r

看书

kàn shū

看书 (kàn shū) literally means 'to look at a boo

小爸

xiǎo bà

'Xiǎo bà' is a colloquial, regionally used term

爸比

bà bǐ

‘爸比’ (bà bǐ) is a phonetically adapted, affe

叔爸

shū bà

‘叔爸’ (shū bà) is a regional kinship term use

干爸

gān bà

'Gān bà' literally combines 'gān' (meaning 'fic

老爸

lǎo bà

‘老爸’ (lǎo bà) is an affectionate, informal t

爸爸

bà ba

‘Bà ba’ is an affectionate, informal term for

热点

rè diǎn

热点 literally means 'hot point' — combining 热 (