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.

危急

wēi jí

‘危急’ is an adjective meaning 'critical' or 'di

危险

wēi xiǎn

'危险' (wēi xiǎn) is a compound word meaning 'da

博大

bó dà

博大 (bó dà) is an adjective meaning 'vast,' 'ex

博学

bó xué

博学 (bó xué) is an adjective meaning 'erudite'

勇猛

yǒng měng

勇猛 (yǒng měng) is an adjective meaning 'fierce

英勇

yīng yǒng

英勇 (yīng yǒng) is an adjective meaning 'valian

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

勇敢 (yǒng gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'brave'

剧烈

jù liè

‘剧烈’ is an adjective meaning 'intense' or 'vio

剩余

shèng yú

剩余 (shèng yú) means 'surplus' or 'remaining'—

顺利

shùn lì

‘顺利’ is an adjective meaning 'smooth' or 'succ

锋利

fēng lì

‘锋利’ (fēng lì) is an adjective meaning 'shar

亲切

qīn qiè

‘亲切’ is an adjective describing a warm, friend

具体

jù tǐ

具体 (jùtǐ) is an adjective meaning 'concrete' o

免费

miǎn fèi

免费 (miǎn fèi) literally combines 免 (miǎn), m

光荣

guāng róng

‘光荣’ (guāng róng) is a compound word meaning

允洽

yǔn qià

允洽 (yǔn qià) is a formal literary adjective me

允当

yǔn dāng

允当 (yǔn dāng) is an adjective meaning 'appropr

优良

yōu liáng

‘优良’ is a compound adjective meaning ‘fine’,

优秀

yōu xiù

优秀 (yōu xiù) is an adjective meaning 'excellen

仅见

jǐn jiàn

仅见 literally means 'only seen' — 仅 (jǐn) mean

孤傲

gū ào

孤傲 (gū ào) describes a person who is both emot

傲慢

ào màn

Ào màn describes a person who displays excessive

骄傲

jiāo ào

骄傲 (jiāo ào) is a compound word whose two char

高效

gāo xiào

高效 (gāo xiào) is an adjective meaning 'high-ef

无效

wú xiào

无效 (wú xiào) is an adjective meaning 'ineffect

有效

yǒu xiào

有效 (yǒu xiào) is an adjective meaning 'effecti

偶发

ǒu fā

‘偶发’ (ǒu fā) is an adjective meaning 'sporad

值得

zhí de

'值得' (zhí de) is an adjective meaning 'worthwhi

不幸

bù xìng

'不幸' literally combines 'not' (不) and 'fortune,

幸运

xìng yùn

幸运 (xìng yùn) literally combines 幸 (xìng), m

幸福

xìng fú

幸福 (xìng fú) means 'happiness' or 'well-being'

倒霉

dǎo méi

'Dǎo méi' literally combines 倒 (dǎo), meaning

保守

bǎo shǒu

Conservative in attitude, behavior, or policy — r

低级

dī jí

‘低级’ literally combines ‘低’ (dī), meaning

低价

dī jià

‘低价’ literally combines ‘低’ (dī), meaning

低调

dī diào

‘低调’ literally combines ‘低’ (dī, meaning '

任意

rènyì

任意 (rènyì) means 'arbitrary' or 'at will' — d

仔細

zǐ xì

仔細 (zǐ xì) is an adjective meaning 'careful' o

互动

hù dòng

'互动' (hù dòng) literally combines '互' (hù),

互利

hù lì

"Hù lì" (互利) literally means "mutually benefic