Browse "Verb" 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.

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

‘鼓掌’ literally means ‘to beat the palm’ —

鼓舞

gǔ wǔ

鼓舞 (gǔ wǔ) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

默记

mò jì

默记 (mò jì) is a verb meaning 'to memorize sile

默写

mò xiě

默写 (mò xiě) literally combines 默 (mò), meani

闹情绪

nào qíngxù

'闹情绪' literally combines '闹' (to make a fuss,

闹笑话

nào xiàohua

'Nào xiàohua' literally combines 'nào' (to caus

闹别扭

nào bièniu

'Nào bièniu' literally combines 'nào' (to make

惊动

jīng dòng

‘惊动’ is a compound verb meaning 'to disturb' o

惊讶

jīng yà

惊讶 (jīng yà) is a verb meaning 'to be surprise

骄纵

jiāo zòng

‘骄纵’ is a compound verb meaning to spoil or in

骗钱

piàn qián

‘骗钱’ is a verb meaning ‘to scam’ or ‘to che

骗人

piàn rén

‘骗人’ literally combines ‘骗’ (to deceive, to

欺骗

qī piàn

欺骗 is a verb meaning 'to deceive' or 'to cheat'.

饲养

sì yǎng

饲养 means 'to raise (animals)' — specifically, t

培养

péi yǎng

培养 (péi yǎng) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

预备

yù bèi

预备 (yù bèi) is a verb meaning 'to prepare in a

预习

yù xí

预习 (yù xí) means 'to preview' or 'to study mat

预防

yù fáng

预防 means 'to prevent'—specifically by taking pr

顺从

shùn cóng

顺从 means 'to obey' or 'to comply', describing wi

顺应

shùn yìng

‘顺应’ is a verb meaning 'to conform to' or 'to

陪练

péi liàn

'Pei liàn' literally combines 'péi' (to accompan

陪读

péi dú

'Péi dú' literally means 'to accompany + to read

陪同

tóng péi

陪同 (tóng péi) is a formal verb meaning 'to acc

陪伴

péi bàn

‘陪伴’ (péi bàn) combines two characters: 陪 (

审阅

shěn yuè

审阅 (shěn yuè) is a formal verb meaning 'to rev

阅卷

yuè juàn

阅卷 literally means 'to read (yuè) exam papers (

阅读

yuè dú

阅读 (yuè dú) means 'to read' with emphasis on u

针对

zhēn duì

针对 is a verb meaning 'to target' or 'to address

打针

dǎ zhēn

‘打针’ literally means ‘to strike/insert a need

消释

xiāo shì

消释 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to dispel

释怀

shì huái

释怀 (shì huái) is a verb meaning 'to let go'—s

阐释

chǎn shì

‘阐释’ is a formal verb meaning 'to expound' or

醒悟

xǐng wù

醒悟 (xǐng wù) is a verb meaning 'to realize sud

唤醒

huàn xǐng

‘唤醒’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rouse' or

邀赏

yāo shǎng

邀赏 (yāo shǎng) literally combines 邀 (yāo, 't

邀功

yāo gōng

邀功 literally means 'to invite merit'—'邀' (yāo

受邀

shòu yāo

受邀请 (shòu yāo) is a verb meaning 'to be invit

应邀

yìng yāo

应邀 means 'at someone's invitation' or 'to accept

邀请

yāo qǐng

邀请 (yāo qǐng) is a compound word meaning 'invi

跑遍

pǎo biàn

跑遍 (pǎo biàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to g