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.

呻呼

shēn hū

‘呻呼’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to groan or

呻号

shēn hào

'Shēn hào' is a literary and emotionally intense

呻吟

shēn yín

呻吟 (shēn yín) is a verb meaning 'to moan' or '

呻诵

shēn sòng

‘呻诵’ (shēn sòng) is a formal, literary verb

呻经

shēn jīng

‘呻经’ (shēn jīng) is a literary and somewhat

呻诗

shēn shī

‘呻诗’ (shēn shī) is a literary and somewhat a

呵護

hē hù

呵護 (hē hù) is a literary, emotionally rich ver

呵问

hē wèn

‘呵问’ is a literary and forceful verb meaning t

呵责

hē zé

呵责 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to reprima

呵斥

hē chì

呵斥 is a formal, slightly literary verb meaning '

呈阅

chéng yuè

'Chéng yuè' is a formal, written verb meaning 't

呈送

chéng sòng

呈送 (chéng sòng) is a formal, written verb mean

呈递

chéng dì

呈递 (chéng dì) is a formal verb meaning 'to han

呈交

chéng jiāo

呈交 (chéng jiāo) is a formal verb meaning 'to s

呈报

chéng bào

'Chéng bào' is a formal, written verb meaning 't

呈现

chéng xiàn

呈现 (chéng xiàn) is a formal, written-register

吼出

hǒu chū

‘吼出’ is a compound verb meaning 'to roar out'

狂吼

kuáng hǒu

狂吼 literally combines 狂 (kuáng, 'wild', 'frenz

怒吼

nù hǒu

‘怒吼’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to roar with

吼叫

hǒu jiào

吼叫 is a compound verb meaning 'to roar' or 'to s

吟唱

yín chàng

吟唱 (yín chàng) is a literary and expressive ve

吟哦

yín é

‘吟哦’ is a literary, rhythmic verb meaning to c

长吟

cháng yín

长吟 (cháng yín) literally combines 长 (cháng),

低吟

dī yín

‘低吟’ is a compound verb meaning to murmur or c

吟咏

yín yǒng

‘吟咏’ (yín yǒng) is a literary verb meaning t

吟诵

yín sòng

‘吟诵’ (yín sòng) is a literary and performati

吞食

tūn shí

吞食 is a compound verb meaning 'to swallow and ea

吞声

tūn shēng

‘吞声’ literally means 'to swallow one’s voice'

吞没

tūn mò

吞没 (tūn mò) is a compound verb meaning 'to sub

吞噬

tūn shì

吞噬 literally combines 吞 (to swallow) and 噬 (to

吞并

tūn bìng

‘吞并’ is a formal, transitive verb meaning ‘to

吝教

lìn jiào

‘吝教’ is a modest, self-deprecating expression

吝于

lìn yú

‘吝于’ is a two-character phrase meaning 'reluct

吝惜

lìn xī

吝惜 is a verb meaning 'to grudge' or 'to withhold

吁咈

yù fú

吁咈 (yù fú) is an archaic literary compound ver

叹吁

tàn xū

‘叹吁’ is a literary, somewhat formal verb meani

长吁短叹

cháng xū duǎn tàn

‘Cháng xū duǎn tàn’ literally means ‘long s

吁求

xū qiú

吁求 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to plead

吁请

xū qǐng

吁请 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to earnest

叼住

diāo zhù

'叼住' (diāo zhù) is a compound verb meaning 'to