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.

招唤

zhāohuàn

‘招唤’ is a formal or literary verb meaning 'to

唤作

huànzuò

'唤作' is a formal or literary verb phrase meaning

唤起

huànqǐ

‘唤起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to evoke' or

呼唤

hū huàn

呼唤 means 'to call out' or 'to yearn for'—it car

喘不过气

chuǎn bu guò qì

'Chuǎn bu guò qì' literally means 'cannot breat

啃苹果

kěn píngguǒ

‘啃苹果’ literally means ‘to gnaw or bite into

啃字典

kěn zìdiǎn

'Kěn zìdiǎn' literally means 'to gnaw/chew a di

啃硬骨头

kěn yìng gǔtou

The idiom kěn yìng gǔtou literally means 'to gn

啃书

kěn shū

'Kěn shū' literally means 'to gnaw books', evoki

啃骨头

kěn gǔtou

'Kěn gǔtou' literally means 'to gnaw bones' — a

唾骂

tuò mà

‘唾骂’ is a compound verb meaning to revile or c

唾弃

tuò qì

‘唾弃’ is a compound verb meaning 'to reject wit

教唆

jiàosuō

教唆 means 'to abet' or 'to incite'—specifically,

唆诱

suōyòu

'唆诱' is a compound verb meaning to entice, incit

唆哄

suōhǒng

唆哄 is a disyllabic verb meaning to coax, entice,

唆摆

suōbǎi

'唆摆' (suōbǎi) is a colloquial verb meaning to

唆使

suōshǐ

唆使 is a formal, slightly negative verb meaning '

哼唧

hēng jī

‘哼唧’ (hēng jī) is a reduplicated onomatopoei

哼鸣

hēng míng

‘哼鸣’ (hēng míng) refers to the vocal techniq

哺糜

bǔmí

‘哺糜’ is a classical Chinese compound verb mean

哺啜

bǔchuò

‘哺啜’ is a literary, poetic verb meaning ‘to s

哺食

bǔshí

‘哺食’ is a formal or literary term meaning ‘to

哺养

bǔyǎng

‘哺养’ is a compound verb meaning 'to feed and r

哺育

bǔyù

‘哺育’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to nur

哺乳

bǔrǔ

哺乳 (bǔrǔ) literally combines 哺 (to feed, espe

放哨

fàng shào

‘放哨’ literally means ‘to release a whistle’

哄传

hōng chuán

'Hōng chuán' literally combines 'hōng'—a chara

哄动

hōng dòng

‘哄动’ is a verb meaning ‘to cause a sensation

起哄

qǐ hòng

起哄 is a verb meaning 'to egg on' or 'to join in

哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

'Hōng táng dà xiào' literally means 'roar the

哀悼

āi dào

Āi dào is a formal, solemn verb meaning 'to mour

咽下

yàn xià

咽下 (yàn xià) is a compound verb meaning 'to sw

吞咽

tūn yàn

‘吞咽’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to swallow’

哽咽

gěng yè

"Gěng yè" describes the physical and emotional e

咀含

jǔ hán

‘咀含’ (jǔ hán) is a literary, somewhat poetic

咀咏

jǔ yǒng

'Jǔ yǒng' literally combines 咀 (to chew, metaph

咀诵

jǔ sòng

‘咀诵’ (jǔ sòng) is a literary, somewhat forma

咀英

jǔ yīng

‘咀英’ is a literary, elegant verb meaning 'to a

咀味

jǔ wèi

‘咀味’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

咀嚼

jǔ jué

‘咀嚼’ (jǔ jué) is a verb meaning ‘to chew’