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.

打劫

dǎ jié

‘打劫’ is a verb meaning ‘to rob’ or ‘to hold

劫持

jié chí

劫持 (jié chí) is a verb meaning 'to hijack' or

抢劫

qiǎng jié

‘抢劫’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rob (by fo

刻剑

kè jiàn

刻剑 (kè jiàn) literally means 'to engrave a swo

劈叉

pǐ chā

‘劈叉’ (pǐ chā) literally means ‘to split apa

劈开

pī kāi

劈开 (pī kāi) is a compound verb meaning 'to spl

割除

gē chú

割除 (gē chú) is a formal, medical verb meaning

割腕

gē wàn

'割腕' literally means 'to cut the wrist'—'割' (g

割裂

gē liè

割裂 (gē liè) literally combines 割 (to cut, to

割让

gē ràng

'割让' (gē ràng) is a formal verb meaning 'to ce

割舍

gē shě

‘割舍’ is a compound verb meaning to give up som

割草

gē cǎo

'割草' literally means 'to cut grass' and function

剥落

bō luò

‘剥落’ (bō luò) is a verb meaning 'to flake of

剥离

bō lí

剥离 (bō lí) literally means 'to peel off and de

剥夺

bō duó

‘剥夺’ is a formal verb meaning 'to deprive some

剥削

bō xuē

'剥削' (bō xuē) literally combines '剥' (to peel

剥笋

bāo sǔn

'Bāo sǔn' literally means 'to peel bamboo shoots

剥皮

bāo pí

'剥皮' (bāo pí) literally means 'to peel skin' a

解剖

jiě pōu

‘解剖’ (jiě pōu) literally combines ‘解’ (to

剖白

pōu bái

‘剖白’ is a formal, literary verb meaning to ope

剖腹

pōu fù

‘剖腹’ literally means 'to cut open the abdomen'

剖开

pōu kāi

‘剖开’ is a compound verb meaning 'to cut open'

剔亮

tī liàng

剔亮 (tī liàng) is a verb meaning 'to polish unt

挑剔

tiāo tī

挑剔 (tiāo tī) describes someone who is excessiv

剔牙

tī yá

'Tī yá' literally means 'to pick (剔) the teeth

剔除

tī chú

'剔除' (tī chú) is a formal, transitive verb mea

剔骨

tī gǔ

'剔骨' (tī gǔ) literally means 'to pick out the

删削

shān xiāo

删削 (shān xiāo) is a formal literary verb meani

削减

xuē jiǎn

削减 (xuē jiǎn) is a transitive verb meaning 'to

削价

xuē jià

‘削价’ is a verb meaning 'to reduce price' or 't

削铅笔

xiāo qiān bǐ

'Xiāo qiān bǐ' literally means 'to shave/pare a

削皮

xiāo pí

‘削皮’ (xiāo pí) is a verb meaning ‘to peel (

刊刻

kān kè

刊刻 is a formal, literary verb meaning to engrave

凝望

níng wàng

‘凝望’ is a compound verb meaning to gaze steadi

凝神

níng shén

‘凝神’ literally means ‘to gather (níng) the s

凝结

níng jié

凝结 (níng jié) literally combines 凝 (to conden

凝聚

níng jù

凝聚 (níng jù) is a verb meaning 'to condense' o

凝视

níng shì

‘凝视’ is a verb meaning ‘to gaze intently’ or

冤枉

yuān wàng

‘冤枉’ (yuān wàng) literally combines ‘冤’ (

兜揽

dōu lǎn

‘兜揽’ is a verb meaning to proactively take on