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.

好些

hǎo xiē

好些 (hǎo xiē) is a colloquial quantifier meanin

开会

kāi huì

'Kāi huì' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开始

kāi shǐ

开始 (kāi shǐ) is a verb meaning 'to begin' or '

开车

kāi chē

'Kāi chē' literally combines 'kāi' (to open, to

开门

kāi mén

‘开门’ literally means 'open door' and functions

送去

sòng qù

‘送去’ is a compound verb meaning 'to send to (a

回去

huí qù

‘回去’ (huí qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to

版本

bǎnběn

版本 (bǎnběn) means 'version' or 'edition'—a sp

本钱

běnqián

Běnqián literally combines běn (‘origin,’ ‘f

本领

běnlǐng

‘本领’ (běnlǐng) is a noun meaning ‘ability’

本人

běnrén

本人 literally means 'this person' — 本 (běn) me

本来

běnlái

Originally meaning 'the root or origin' (本) plus

早点

zǎo diǎn

‘早点’ is a versatile two-character word with tw

点击

diǎn jī

点击 (diǎn jī) is a verb meaning 'to click' — s

点头

diǎn tóu

点头 (diǎn tóu) literally means 'to dot the head

机器

jī qì

‘机器’ (jī qì) is a general noun meaning ‘mac

手机

shǒu jī

'手机' (shǒu jī) literally means 'hand machine'

都得

dōu děi

都得 (dōu děi) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'a

都已经

dōu yǐjīng

'都已经' (dōu yǐjīng) is an adverbial phrase me

都不

dōu bù

‘都不’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'none' or

都行

dōu xíng

都行 (dōu xíng) is an informal, versatile adverb

都有

dōu yǒu

'都有' (dōu yǒu) is an adverbial phrase meaning

都好

dōu hǎo

都好 (dōu hǎo) literally combines 都 (dōu), mea

小声

xiǎo shēng

小声 literally means 'small voice' — 小 (xiǎo) m

小心

xiǎo xīn

小心 literally means 'small heart'—a poetic, clas

小朋友

xiǎo péng you

'Xiǎo péng you' literally means 'little friend'

起床

qǐ chuáng

起床 (qǐ chuáng) literally means 'to rise from b

高级

gāo jí

高级 (gāo jí) is an adjective meaning 'advanced'

高手

gāo shǒu

高手 literally means 'high hand'—a metaphorical e

水平

shuǐ píng

水平 literally means 'water level'—combining 水 (

自来水

zì lái shuǐ

自来水 literally means 'self-coming water' — a vi

喝水

hē shuǐ

'Hē shuǐ' literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning '

家里

jiā lǐ

家里 (jiā lǐ) literally combines 家 (jiā), mean

电池

diàn chí

'电池' (diàn chí) literally means 'electric pool

电影

diàn yǐng

‘电影’ literally means ‘electric shadow’—a hi

电视

diàn shì

电视 (diàn shì) literally means 'electric vision

电脑

diàn nǎo

‘Diànnǎo’ literally means ‘electric brain’

电话

diàn huà

'电话' literally means 'electric speech'—'电' (di

作家

zuò jiā

作家 (zuò jiā) literally combines 作 (zuò), mea

家长

jiā zhǎng

家长 (jiā zhǎng) literally combines 家 (jiā, 'h