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.

日常

rì cháng

日常 (rì cháng) literally combines 日 (rì), mea

平常

píng cháng

平常 (píng cháng) is an adjective meaning 'ordin

希有

xī yǒu

‘希有’ (xī yǒu) is an adjective meaning 'rare'

希世

xī shì

‘希世’ (xī shì) is an elegant, literary adject

已知

yǐ zhī

已知 literally means 'already known' — 已 (yǐ) m

宜人

yí rén

宜人 (yí rén) is an adjective meaning 'pleasant

不宜

bù yí

不宜 is an adjective meaning 'not advisable' or 'u

适宜

shì yí

适宜 means 'suitable' or 'appropriate', emphasizin

完整

wán zhěng

完整 (wán zhěng) is an adjective meaning 'comple

完美

wán měi

完美 (wán měi) is an adjective meaning 'perfect'

原始

yuán shǐ

'原始' (yuán shǐ) is an adjective meaning 'primi

千真万确

qiān zhēn wàn què

‘千真万确’ is an emphatic idiom meaning 'absolut

千变万化

qiān biàn wàn huà

‘千变万化’ literally means ‘a thousand changes

务实

wù shí

务实 (wù shí) is an adjective meaning 'pragmatic

别扭

biè niu

别扭 is an adjective describing a feeling of disco

公平

gōngpíng

公平 (gōngpíng) means 'fair' or 'just' — descri

完备

wán bèi

完备 (wán bèi) is an adjective meaning 'complete

备用

bèi yòng

'备用' (bèi yòng) is an adjective meaning 'spare

便捷

biàn jié

便捷 (biàn jié) is an adjective meaning 'conveni

随便

suí biàn

‘随便’ (suí biàn) literally combines ‘随’ (t

不便

bù biàn

'不便' (bù biàn) is an adjective meaning 'inconv

便利

biàn lì

便利 (biàn lì) means 'convenience' as a noun or

便宜

pián yi

'便宜' (pián yi) is an adjective meaning 'cheap'

方便

fāng biàn

方便 (fāng biàn) is an adjective meaning 'conven

课外

kèwài

课外 (kèwài) literally means 'outside class' —

从属

cóngshǔ

从属 (cóngshǔ) is an adjective meaning 'subordin

所有

suǒ yǒu

所有 (suǒ yǒu) literally combines 所 (suǒ), a c

过度

guò dù

过度 (guò dù) means 'excessive' or 'overly' and

可观

kě guān

可观 (kě guān) is an adjective meaning 'impressi

可爱

kě ài

'可爱' (kě ài) is an adjective meaning 'cute' or

认真

rèn zhēn

‘认真’ is an adjective meaning ‘serious,’ ‘ea

自觉

zì jué

'Zìjué' combines 'zì' (self) and 'jué' (to fee

常见

cháng jiàn

‘常见’ is an adjective meaning 'common' or 'freq

兴盛

xīng shèng

兴盛 (xīng shèng) is an adjective meaning 'prosp

新兴

xīn xīng

新兴 (xīn xīng) is an adjective meaning 'emergin

热闹

rè nao

热闹 (rè nao) is an adjective meaning 'lively' or

热心

rè xīn

‘热心’ is an adjective meaning 'enthusiastic' or

漂亮

piào liang

漂亮 (piào liang) is a common adjective meaning '

没用

méi yòng

没用 (méi yòng) is an adjective meaning 'useless

欢喜

huān xǐ

欢喜 (huān xǐ) is a compound word formed from tw