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.

巧夺天工

qiǎo duó tiān gōng

‘巧夺天工’ literally means ‘skillfully seizing

巧妙

qiǎo miào

巧妙 (qiǎo miào) is an adjective meaning 'ingeni

无尤

wú yóu

'Wú yóu' (无尤) is a classical Chinese expressio

寒心

hán xīn

寒心 literally means 'cold heart' — combining 寒

寒酸

hán suān

寒酸 (hán suān) is an adjective describing someo

寒冷

hán lěng

寒冷 is an adjective meaning 'severe cold' or 'int

富足

fù zú

富足 (fù zú) is an adjective meaning 'well-provi

富裕

fù yù

富裕 (fù yù) is an adjective meaning 'well-off'

富有

fù yǒu

富有 literally means 'to possess abundantly' and f

密集

mìjí

密集 (mìjí) is an adjective meaning 'dense' or '

勤奋

qín fèn

勤奋 is an adjective meaning 'diligent' or 'indust

梦幻

mèng huàn

梦幻 (mèng huàn) is an adjective meaning 'dreaml

够味

gòu wèi

够味 (gòu wèi) literally means 'enough flavor'

够呛

gòu qiàng

够呛 (gòu qiàng) is an informal, vivid Chinese e

够格

gòu gé

够格 (gòu gé) is an adjective meaning 'qualified

够用

gòu yòng

够用 is an adjective meaning 'sufficient for use'

足够

zú gòu

足够 (zú gòu) is an adjective meaning 'sufficien

堵心

dǔ xīn

'堵心' (dǔ xīn) is an expressive, colloquial adj

坚固

jiāngù

坚固 (jiāngù) is an adjective meaning 'solid', '

坚硬

jiānyìng

坚硬 (jiānyìng) is an adjective meaning 'hard' o

坚定

jiāndìng

坚定 (jiāndìng) is an adjective meaning 'firm' o

基本

jīběn

基本 (jīběn) is an adjective meaning 'basic' or

困乏

kùn fá

困乏 is an adjective meaning 'exhausted' or 'fatig

困倦

kùn juàn

困倦 is an adjective meaning 'drowsy' or 'sleepy'

严寒

yán hán

‘严寒’ literally combines 严 (yán, meaning 'str

严肃

yán sù

严肃 (yán sù) is an adjective meaning 'solemn' o

严格

yán gé

Strict and rigorous describe high standards, caref

售罄

shòu qìng

售罄 (shòu qìng) literally combines 售 (shòu),

谐和

xié hé

谐和 (xié hé) is an adjective meaning 'harmoniou

另类

lìng lèi

‘另类’ literally combines ‘另’ (lìng), meanin

及时

jí shí

‘及时’ (jí shí) means 'in time' or 'timely' —

凌厉

líng lì

凌厉 (líng lì) is an adjective describing someth

厉害

lì hai

厉害 (lì hai) is a versatile adjective meaning 'i

严厉

yán lì

‘严厉’ is an adjective meaning ‘strict’ or ‘s

贪得无厌

tān dé wú yàn

贪得无厌 literally breaks down as 'greedy' (贪), '

不厌其烦

bù yàn qí fán

‘Bù yàn qí fán’ literally means ‘not tired

厚实

hòu shi

厚实 (hòu shi) is an adjective meaning 'sturdy',

厚道

hòu·dào

厚道 (hòu·dào) is an adjective describing someo

即兴

jí xìng

‘即兴’ (jí xìng) describes something created o

若即若离

ruò jí ruò lí

'Ruò jí ruò lí' (若即若离) is a classical four