Browse "Adjective" 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.

普惠

pǔ huì

普惠 (pǔ huì) is an adjective meaning 'broadly b

普遍

pǔ biàn

普遍 (pǔ biàn) is an adjective meaning 'widespre

普通

pǔ tōng

普通 (pǔ tōng) is an adjective meaning 'ordinary

既定

jì dìng

‘既定’ is an adjective meaning ‘already decided

果断

guǒ duàn

果断 (guǒ duàn) is an adjective meaning 'decisiv

整体

zhěngtǐ

整体 (zhěngtǐ) literally combines 整 (zhěng), m

整齐

zhěngqí

整齐 (zhěngqí) is an adjective meaning 'neat,' '

散漫

sǎn màn

散漫 (sǎn màn) is an adjective describing a lack

大胆

dà dǎn

大胆 (dà dǎn) literally combines 大 (dà, 'big')

飞扬

fēi yáng

飞扬 (fēi yáng) literally combines 飞 (to fly) a

挺拔

tǐng bá

挺拔 (tǐng bá) is an adjective describing someth

挺好

tǐng hǎo

挺好 (tǐng hǎo) is an informal, positive express

抽象

chōu xiàng

The word 抽象 (chōu xiàng) literally combines 抽

曲折

qū zhé

‘曲折’ literally combines ‘曲’ (bent, winding)

懒散

lǎn sǎn

懒散 (lǎn sǎn) is an adjective describing a stat

可怜

kě lián

‘可怜’ (kě lián) literally combines ‘可’ (k

休戚相关

xiū qī xiāng guān

‘休戚相关’ literally combines ‘xiū’ (well-bei

无虑

wú lǜ

'Wú lǜ' literally means 'without worry' — combi

愉心

yú xīn

愉心 (yú xīn) is an adjective meaning 'heartwarm

和愉

hé yú

'Hé yú' (和愉) is an elegant, literary adjective

愉悅

yú yuè

愉悅 (yú yuè) is a formal, literary term meaning

愉悦

yú yuè

愉悦 (yú yuè) is a compound word meaning 'deligh

愉快

yú kuài

愉快 (yú kuài) is an adjective meaning 'pleasant

恼人

nǎo rén

"Nǎo rén" literally combines 恼 (nǎo), meaning

周悉

zhōu xī

周悉 (zhōu xī) is an elegant, formal adjective m

熟悉

shú xī

熟悉 (shú xī) is an adjective-verb compound mean

可恐

kě kǒng

可恐 (kě kǒng) is an adjective meaning 'frighten

恐怖

kǒng bù

恐怖 (kǒng bù) is a compound word formed from tw

微妙

wēi miào

微妙 (wēi miào) is an adjective meaning 'delicat

微弱

wēi ruò

微弱 (wēi ruò) is an adjective meaning 'weak' or

微观

wēi guān

微观 (wēi guān) literally combines 微 (wēi), me

多姿多彩

duō zī duō cǎi

多姿多彩 literally means 'many postures, many colo

精彩

jīng cǎi

精彩 (jīng cǎi) is an adjective meaning 'wonderf

幽美

yōu měi

幽美 (yōu měi) is an elegant, literary adjective

幽暗

yōu àn

幽暗 (yōu àn) is an adjective meaning 'dim' or '

幽深

yōu shēn

幽深 (yōu shēn) is an adjective describing a pla

幽默

yōu mò

幽默 (yōu mò) refers to a quality of being humor

幽静

yōu jìng

幽静 (yōu jìng) is an adjective meaning 'seclude

帅气

shuài qì

帅气 (shuài qì) literally combines 帅 (shuài),

灵巧

líng qiǎo

灵巧 (líng qiǎo) is an adjective meaning 'agile'