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.

戴口罩

dài kǒuzhào

'Dài kǒuzhào' literally means 'to wear a mouth-

戴戒指

dài jièzhǐ

'戴戒指' (dài jièzhǐ) literally means 'to wear

戴帽子

dài màozi

'戴帽子' literally means 'to wear a hat' — it's a

戴眼镜

dài yǎnjìng

'Dài yǎnjìng' literally means 'to wear glasses'

怀孕

huái yùn

怀孕 (huái yùn) literally means 'to embrace preg

怀抱

huái bào

‘怀抱’ is a compound verb formed from two charac

怀疑

huái yí

怀疑 (huái yí) is a verb meaning 'to doubt' or '

怀念

huái niàn

‘怀念’ is a verb meaning ‘to miss’ or ‘to lon

怀旧忆往

huái jiù yì wǎng

‘怀旧忆往’ is a literary, four-character idiom m

追忆

zhuī yì

‘追忆’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

回忆

huí yì

‘回忆’ (huí yì) is a versatile word meaning bo

哀怜

āi lián

Āi lián is a literary, emotionally charged verb

忧虑

yōu lǜ

忧虑 (yōu lǜ) is a compound word meaning 'anxiet

考虑

kǎo lǜ

考虑 (kǎo lǜ) is a transitive verb meaning 'to c

景慕

jǐng mù

景慕 (jǐng mù) is a formal, literary verb meanin

爱慕

ài mù

Ài mù is a verb meaning 'to be romantically attr

思慕

sī mù

思慕 is a literary, moderately formal verb meaning

钦慕

qīn mù

钦慕 (qīn mù) is a formal, literary verb meaning

慕名

mù míng

‘慕名’ is a verb meaning ‘to admire (someone or

羡慕

xiàn mù

羡慕 (xiàn mù) is a verb meaning 'to envy' or 't

恼恨

nǎo hèn

恼恨 is a compound verb meaning 'to resent' or 'to

懊恼

ào nǎo

Ào nǎo (懊恼) is a compound word expressing deep

恼羞成怒

nǎo xiū chéng nù

‘恼羞成怒’ is a four-character idiom describing

恼火

nǎo huǒ

‘恼火’ is a verb meaning ‘to get angry’ or ‘t

惜别

xī bié

惜别 (xī bié) expresses the deep, tender sorrow

怜惜

lián xī

怜惜 is a compound verb meaning 'to feel deep, ten

珍惜

zhēn xī

珍惜 (zhēn xī) is a verb meaning 'to treasure' o

反悔

fǎn huǐ

‘反悔’ (fǎn huǐ) is a verb meaning 'to go back

懊悔

ào huǐ

àohuǐ is a compound word expressing deep, painfu

悔改

huǐ gǎi

悔改 (huǐ gǎi) is a compound verb meaning 'to re

悔过

huǐ guò

悔过 (huǐ guò) is a formal, written verb meaning

忏悔

chàn huǐ

‘Chàn huǐ’ means ‘to repent’—a formal, ofte

后悔

hòu huǐ

后悔 (hòu huǐ) is a verb meaning 'to regret' —

详悉

xiáng xī

‘详悉’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to th

初悉

chū xī

初悉 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to just l

尽悉

jìn xī

尽悉 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to fully

熟悉

shú xī

熟悉 (shú xī) is an adjective-verb compound mean

恐吓

kǒng hè

‘恐吓’ (kǒng hè) is a verb meaning 'to threate

立志

lì zhì

立志 means 'to resolve' or 'to make a firm aspirat

剪彩

jiǎn cǎi

'Jiǎn cǎi' literally means 'to cut ribbon' — 'j