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.

低档

dī dàng

'低档' (dī dàng) is an adjective meaning 'low-en

高档

gāo dàng

‘高档’ (gāo dàng) is an adjective meaning 'hig

桃色

táo sè

‘桃色’ (táo sè) literally combines ‘peach’ (

桃红

táo hóng

‘Táo hóng’ literally combines ‘táo’ (peach)

柔顺

róu shùn

柔顺 (róu shùn) is an adjective meaning 'obedien

柔软

róu ruǎn

柔软 (róu ruǎn) is an adjective meaning 'soft' o

柔和

róu hé

柔和 (róu hé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' o

未知

wèi zhī

‘未知’ literally combines ‘未’ (wèi), meaning

清朗

qīng lǎng

清朗 (qīng lǎng) is an adjective describing some

明朗

míng lǎng

明朗 (míng lǎng) is an adjective meaning 'clear

似曾相识

sìcéngxiāngshí

'似曾相识' literally means 'seemingly have met bef

头晕

tóu yùn

'Tóu yùn' literally means 'head dizziness' — co

睿智

ruì zhì

睿智 (ruì zhì) is an elegant, formal adjective m

敌对

dí duì

敌对 (dí duì) is an adjective meaning 'hostile'

敬爱

jìng ài

敬爱 (jìng ài) is a compound word expressing dee

敬业

jìng yè

敬业 (jìng yè) literally combines 敬 (jìng), me

勤敏

qín mǐn

勤敏 is a compound adjective formed by combining

过敏

guò mǐn

过敏 (guòmǐn) literally combines 过 (guò, 'exce

敏感

mǐn gǎn

敏感 (mǐn gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'sensitiv

敏锐

mǐn ruì

敏 (mǐn) means 'quick', 'sensitive', or 'alert',

敏捷

mǐn jié

敏捷 (mǐn jié) is an adjective meaning 'agile' o

拥挤

yōng jǐ

拥挤 (yōng jǐ) is an adjective meaning 'crowded'

挡风

dǎng fēng

‘挡风’ literally means ‘to block wind’ — 挡 (

手撕

shǒu sī

'Hand-torn' (shǒu sī) is a compound adjective fo

摩登

módēng

‘摩登’ is a phonetic loanword from the English w

抢眼

qiǎng yǎn

‘抢眼’ literally means ‘to snatch the eye’—a

抢手

qiǎng shǒu

‘抢手’ literally combines ‘抢’ (to snatch, gra

损人利己

sǔn rén lì jǐ

‘损人利己’ literally means ‘harm others and ben

构不着

gòu bu zháo

构不着 (gòu bu zháo) is an adjective meaning 'be

构得着

gòu de zháo

‘构得着’ is an informal, colloquial adjective me

构用

gòu yòng

构用 (gòu yòng) is an adjective meaning 'suffici

不知所措

bù zhī suǒ cuò

‘不知所措’ literally means ‘does not know where

措手不及

cuò shǒu bù jí

‘措手不及’ literally means ‘no time to arrange

恋旧

liàn jiù

恋旧 (liàn jiù) literally combines 恋 (liàn), m

恋家

liàn jiā

‘恋家’ literally means ‘to be attached to home

恳切

kěn qiè

恳切 (kěn qiè) is an adjective meaning 'earnest'

无可奈何

wú kě nài hé

‘无可奈何’ is an adjective meaning ‘helpless’

遗憾

yí hàn

遗憾 (yí hàn) expresses a feeling of regret or d

喜庆

xǐ qìng

喜庆 (xǐ qìng) is an adjective meaning 'festive'

慧黠

huì xiá

‘慧黠’ is an elegant, literary adjective describ