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.

灰心

huī xīn

灰心 (huī xīn) literally combines 灰 (huī, 'ash

洒落

sǎ luò

洒落 (sǎ luò) is a verb meaning 'to spill' or 't

洒扫

sǎ sǎo

‘Sǎ sǎo’ literally combines ‘sǎ’ (to sprink

洒泪

sǎ lèi

洒泪 (sǎ lèi) literally means 'to sprinkle tears

洒水

sǎ shuǐ

洒水 literally means 'to scatter water' — the cha

浏览

liú lǎn

浏览 (liú lǎn) is a verb meaning 'to browse' —

浇淋

jiāo lín

‘浇淋’ is a compound verb meaning 'to douse' or

浇铸

jiāo zhù

‘浇铸’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to cast (met

浇注

jiāo zhù

‘浇注’ is a compound verb meaning 'to pour (a li

浇灌

jiāo guàn

‘浇灌’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to irrigate

浇水

jiāo shuǐ

‘Jiāo shuǐ’ literally means ‘to pour water’

润喉

rùn hóu

润喉 (rùn hóu) literally means 'to moisten the t

滋润

zī rùn

滋润 (zī rùn) literally combines 滋 (zī), meani

润色

rùn sè

润色 literally means 'to moisten color'—a vivid c

渐臻完善

jiān zhēn wán shàn

‘渐臻完善’ is a formal, literary verb phrase mea

渐染

jiān rǎn

‘渐染’ literally combines ‘gradual’ (渐) and

涨价

zhǎng jià

涨 (zhǎng) means 'to rise' or 'to increase', ofte

漠视

mò shì

‘漠视’ is a verb meaning ‘to ignore’ or ‘to d

漏掉

lòu diào

漏掉 (lòu diào) is a verb meaning 'to omit' or '

漏题

lòu tí

"Lòu tí" literally means 'leak questions'—'lòu

翻滚

fān gǔn

翻滚 (fān gǔn) is a compound verb meaning 'to tu

滚开

gǔn kāi

‘滚开’ is a compound verb with two distinct but

滚雪球

gǔn xuě qiú

‘滚雪球’ (gǔn xuě qiú) literally means ‘to r

滚动

gǔn dòng

滚动 (gǔn dòng) literally combines 滚 (to roll,

滑雪

huá xuě

滑雪 (huá xuě) literally means 'to slide on snow

滑冰

huá bīng

滑冰 (huá bīng) literally combines 滑 (huá), me

发源

fā yuán

‘发源’ is a verb meaning ‘to originate (from)’

预测

yù cè

预测 (yù cè) is a verb meaning 'to forecast' or

推测

tuī cè

推测 means 'to infer' or 'to deduce' — forming a

测试

cè shì

测试 (cè shì) is a verb meaning 'to test' or 'to

淡忘

dàn wàng

淡忘 (dàn wàng) is a verb meaning 'to gradually

淡化

dàn huà

淡化 (dàn huà) is a verb meaning 'to downplay' o

淘漉

táo lù

淘漉 (táo lù) is a classical two-character verb

淘金

táo jīn

淘金 (táo jīn) literally means 'to wash gold' —

淘洗

táo xǐ

淘洗 is a compound verb meaning 'to rinse (grains)

淘汰

táo tài

淘汰 (táo tài) is a verb meaning 'to eliminate'

派遣

pài qiǎn

派遣 means 'to dispatch' or 'to assign', typically

洞穿

dòng chuān

洞穿 (dòng chuān) is a compound verb meaning 'to

洞悉

dòng xī

洞悉 (dòng xī) means 'to thoroughly understand'

泛舟

fàn zhōu

泛舟 (fàn zhōu) literally means 'to float a boat