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.

三明治

sān míng zhì

'Sān míng zhì' is a phonetic loanword from Engl

三人行

sān rén xíng

'Three people walk together' is a classical Chines

学问

xué wen

‘学问’ (xué wèn) is a formal, literary noun me

学习

xué xí

学习 (xué xí) is a verb meaning 'to study' or 't

课后

kèhòu

‘课后’ literally combines ‘课’ (kè), meaning

饭后

fànhòu

‘饭后’ literally combines ‘饭’ (fàn, meaning

面包

miàn bāo

面包 (miàn bāo) literally means 'flour bun' —

方面

fāng miàn

‘方面’ (fāng miàn) literally combines ‘方’ (

面条

miàn tiáo

‘面条’ (miàn tiáo) literally means ‘flour str

见面

jiàn miàn

见面 literally means 'see face' — combining 见 (t

小说

xiǎo shuō

'Xiǎo shuō' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small) a

说法

shuō fǎ

‘说法’ literally combines ‘说’ (to speak, to s

说话

shuō huà

说话 literally combines 说 (shuō), meaning 'to sa

瓶子

píng zi

瓶子 (píng zi) is a common noun meaning 'bottle'

椅子

yǐ zi

椅子 (yǐ zi) is a common noun meaning 'chair' —

孩子

hái zi

孩子 (hái zi) means 'child' — a general, warm, a

儿子

ér zi

‘儿子’ (ér zi) means ‘son’ — a male child in

下棋

xià qí

'Xià qí' literally means 'to go down chess piece

能力

néng lì

‘能力’ (néng lì) literally combines ‘能’ (n

手工

shǒu gōng

手工 (shǒu gōng) literally combines 手 (shǒu, '

工具

gōng jù

工具 (gōng jù) literally means 'work device' —

共同

gòng tóng

‘共同’ (gòng tóng) is an adjective meaning ‘j

一同

yī tóng

"Yī tóng" literally combines "yī" (one) and "t

同事

tóng shì

'Tóng shì' literally combines 'tóng' (same, tog

同学

tóng xué

‘Tóng xué’ literally combines ‘tóng’ (same)

会员

huì yuán

会员 (huì yuán) literally combines 会 (huì), me

机会

jī huì

机会 (jī huì) means 'opportunity' — a favorable

会计

kuài jì

会计 (kuài jì) is a compound noun meaning both '

学会

xué huì

‘学会’ is a compound verb meaning 'to learn (how

会议

huì yì

会议 (huì yì) is a compound noun meaning 'meetin

对错

duì cuò

‘对错’ (duì cuò) is a compound noun meaning ‘

对比

duì bǐ

对比 (duì bǐ) is a noun meaning 'comparison' —

对话

duì huà

'对话' literally combines '对' (meaning 'facing',

出发

chū fā

出发 (chū fā) is a verb meaning 'to set off' or

出版

chū bǎn

出版 (chū bǎn) means 'to publish' — the act of

出去

chū qù

出去 (chū qù) is a separable verb meaning 'to go

协作

xié zuò

协作 (xié zuò) literally combines 协 (xié), mea

作者

zuò zhě

'作者' (zuò zhě) literally combines '作' (zuò),

作文

zuò wén

作文 (zuò wén) literally means 'to make/write' (

作业

zuò yè

作业 (zuò yè) means 'homework' — the tasks or a