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.

组合

zǔ hé

组合 (zǔ hé) literally means 'to group together'

组队

zǔ duì

‘组队’ literally means ‘to form a team’ — com

组装

zǔ zhuāng

'Zǔ zhuāng' literally combines 'zǔ' (to group,

探索

tàn suǒ

探索 (tàn suǒ) is a compound verb meaning 'to ex

检索

jiǎn suǒ

检索 (jiǎn suǒ) is a formal, primarily written v

索要

suǒ yào

索要 (suǒ yào) is a verb meaning 'to demand'—sp

索取

suǒ qǔ

索取 (suǒ qǔ) is a formal, written verb meaning

纳闷

nà mèn

纳闷 is a verb meaning 'to wonder' or 'to be puzzl

纳凉

nà liáng

纳凉 (nà liáng) literally means 'to receive cool

吸纳

xī nà

‘吸纳’ is a transitive verb meaning to absorb, i

纳税

nà shuì

纳 (nà) means 'to receive' or 'to accept', and 税

采纳

cǎi nà

采纳 (cǎi nà) is a formal, written verb meaning

接纳

jiē nà

‘接纳’ is a verb meaning to accept someone or so

运粮

yùn liáng

运粮 literally combines 运 (yùn), meaning 'to tra

糟蹋

zāo tà

糟蹋 (zāo tà) is a transitive verb meaning 'to w

糊弄

hù nong

‘糊弄’ (hù nong) is a colloquial verb meaning t

糊口

hú kǒu

'Hú kǒu' literally means 'to paste the mouth' —

糊墙

hū qiáng

‘糊墙’ (hū qiáng) is a verb meaning ‘to plast

粘连

nián lián

粘连 (nián lián) is a verb meaning 'to stick tog

粘住

zhān zhù

粘住 (zhān zhù) is a verb meaning 'to stick fast

粘贴

zhān tiē

‘粘贴’ (zhān tiē) is a compound verb meaning '

粘合

nián hé

粘合 (nián hé) is a verb meaning 'to bond' or 't

防范

fáng fàn

防范 means 'to guard against' or 'prevention'—it

筑基

zhù jī

‘筑基’ literally means ‘to build the foundation

筑路

zhù lù

‘筑路’ is a verb meaning ‘to build a road’ or

修筑

xiū zhù

修筑 is a compound verb meaning 'to build' or 'to

构筑

gòu zhù

构筑 (gòu zhù) is a formal, written verb meaning

筑城

zhù chéng

‘筑城’ literally means ‘to build a city’ — co

立足

lì zú

‘立足’ literally means ‘to stand on one’s feet

设立

shè lì

设立 (shè lì) is a formal, transitive verb meani

立法

lì fǎ

立法 (lì fǎ) literally means 'to establish law'

稳住

wěn zhù

‘稳住’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to stabilize

增税

zēng shuì

增税 literally means 'increase tax' — 增 (zēng)

缴税

jiǎo shuì

缴税 means 'to pay taxes' — a formal, standard ve

迁移

qiān yí

迁移 means 'to migrate' or 'to relocate', describi

移动

yí dòng

移动 (yí dòng) is primarily a verb meaning 'to m

贬秩

biǎn zhì

贬秩 (biǎn zhì) is a formal, classical Chinese v

揭秘

jiēmì

'揭秘' (jiēmì) is a verb meaning 'to reveal a se

出神

chū shén

‘Chū shén’ literally means ‘to emit spirit’

碰头

pèng tóu

碰头 literally means 'to bump heads', but it’s us