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.

发现

fā xiàn

'发现' (fā xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to discover'

小心

xiǎo xīn

小心 literally means 'small heart'—a poetic, clas

引起

yǐn qǐ

‘引起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cause' or

起床

qǐ chuáng

起床 (qǐ chuáng) literally means 'to rise from b

起飞

qǐ fēi

起飞 (qǐ fēi) literally combines 起 (qǐ), meani

喝水

hē shuǐ

'Hē shuǐ' literally combines 喝 (hē), meaning '

学习

xué xí

学习 (xué xí) is a verb meaning 'to study' or 't

见面

jiàn miàn

见面 literally means 'see face' — combining 见 (t

游说

yóu shuì

‘游说’ (yóu shuì) is a formal verb meaning ‘t

说话

shuō huà

说话 literally combines 说 (shuō), meaning 'to sa

下棋

xià qí

'Xià qí' literally means 'to go down chess piece

下车

xià chē

下车 (xià chē) literally means 'down + vehicle'

下雨

xià yǔ

'Xià yǔ' literally means 'to descend rain' — th

同意

tóng yì

同意 means 'to agree' — it expresses acceptance o

过年

guò nián

过年 (guò nián) literally means 'to pass the yea

学会

xué huì

‘学会’ is a compound verb meaning 'to learn (how

区分

qū fēn

区分 (qū fēn) is a verb meaning 'to distinguish'

分析

fēn xī

分析 (fēn xī) means 'to analyze' — to examine s

分开

fēn kāi

分开 (fēn kāi) is a separable verb meaning 'to s

出产

chū chǎn

出产 (chū chǎn) is a verb meaning 'to produce' o

出发

chū fā

出发 (chū fā) is a verb meaning 'to set off' or

出版

chū bǎn

出版 (chū bǎn) means 'to publish' — the act of

出现

chū xiàn

出现 (chū xiàn) is a verb meaning 'to appear' or

出去

chū qù

出去 (chū qù) is a separable verb meaning 'to go

出来

chū lái

‘出来’ (chū lái) is a separable verb meaning

协作

xié zuò

协作 (xié zuò) literally combines 协 (xié), mea

出生

chū shēng

出生 (chū shēng) literally means 'to come out an

生气

shēng qì

'Shēng qì' literally combines 'shēng' (to be bo

生活

shēng huó

Shēnghuó is a compound word meaning 'life' as a

起来

qǐ lái

‘起来’ (qǐ lái) is a verb complement that prim

回来

huí lái

‘回来’ (huí lái) is a separable verb meaning

下来

xià lái

'下来' (xià lái) is a directional complement mea

上来

shàng lái

‘上来’ (shàng lái) is a directional verb compo

上网

shàngwǎng

'Shàngwǎng' literally combines 'shàng' (to go u

上楼

shànglóu

'Shànglóu' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

上车

shàngchē

'Shàngchē' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

上班

shàngbān

'Shàngbān' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

上学

shàngxué

'Shàngxué' literally combines 'shàng' (to go up

和面

huó miàn

'和面' (huó miàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to

和好

hé hǎo

‘和好’ (hé hǎo) is a verb meaning 'to reconcil