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.

中彩

zhòng cǎi

'Zhòng cǎi' literally means 'to hit/land on colo

引申

yǐn shēn

引申 (yǐn shēn) is a verb meaning 'to extend' or

引用

yǐn yòng

‘引用’ (yǐn yòng) is a verb meaning 'to quote'

建交

jiànjiāo

‘建交’ is a verb meaning ‘to establish diplomat

建国

jiànguó

‘建国’ literally combines 建 (jiàn, 'to build'

建设

jiànshè

'Jiànshè' literally combines 'jiàn' (to build,

建立

jiànlì

建立 (jiànlì) is a transitive verb meaning 'to e

掌厨

zhǎng chú

掌厨 literally means 'to hold (zhǎng) the kitchen

厕所有

cèsuǒ yǒu

'厕所有' literally combines 厕 (cè, 'toilet'), 所

排序

pái xù

排序 means 'to sort' or 'to rank'—arranging items

导入

dǎo rù

导入 (dǎo rù) is a verb meaning 'to import'—spe

引导

yǐn dǎo

引导 means 'to guide' or 'to lead' — typically in

导电

dǎo diàn

‘导电’ is a verb meaning 'to conduct electricity

导致

dǎo zhì

‘导致’ is a transitive verb meaning ‘to cause’

尊重

zūn zhòng

尊重 (zūn zhòng) is a verb meaning 'to respect'

尊敬

zūn jìng

尊敬 (zūn jìng) is a formal, respectful term mea

专心

zhuānxīn

专心 (zhuānxīn) literally combines 专 (zhuān),

封存

fēng cún

封存 literally combines 封 (fēng), meaning 'to se

封笔

fēng bǐ

封笔 literally means 'seal the brush' or 'seal the

封口

fēng kǒu

封口 (fēng kǒu) literally means 'seal mouth'—'

封山

fēng shān

'Fēng shān' literally means 'to seal the mountai

体察

tǐ chá

‘体察’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to emp

监察

jiān chá

监察 means 'to supervise' or 'oversight' — a form

察觉

chá jué

‘察觉’ (chá jué) is a compound verb meaning ‘

观察

guān chá

观察 (guān chá) is a verb meaning 'to observe'

保密

bǎomì

保密 (bǎomì) literally combines 保 (bǎo, 'to pr

寄存

jìcún

‘寄存’ is a verb meaning to temporarily deposit

寄养

jìyǎng

‘寄养’ (jìyǎng) literally combines ‘寄’ (jì

寄宿

jìsù

‘寄宿’ is a verb meaning to live on campus or at

寄托

jìtuō

‘寄托’ is a verb meaning to place one’s hopes,

寄信

jì xìn

‘寄信’ is a verb meaning 'to mail a letter' — t

存疑

cúnyí

存疑 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to hold in

存档

cúndàng

‘存档’ is a verb meaning ‘to save (a file or ga

存心

cúnxīn

‘Cúnxīn’ literally combines ‘cún’ (to keep,

存在

cúnzài

存在 (cúnzài) means 'to exist' as a verb or 'exi

奋起

fèn qǐ

‘奋起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rise up vi

奋不顾身

fèn bù gù shēn

‘奋不顾身’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

奋发

fèn fā

‘奋发’ is a compound verb meaning to rouse onese

奋斗

fèn dòu

‘奋斗’ (fèn dòu) is a compound verb meaning 't

失踪

shī zōng

失踪 (shī zōng) literally means 'to lose one’s