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.

秀慧

xiù huì

秀慧 (xiù huì) is a literary, poetic adjective d

深惭

shēn cán

深惭 is a formal, literary adjective meaning 'deep

不惭

bù cán

不惭 is a classical Chinese adjective meaning 'una

自惭形秽

zì cán xíng huì

‘Zì cán xíng huì’ literally means ‘self-ash

谨慎

jǐn shèn

谨慎 (jǐn shèn) is an adjective meaning 'cautiou

慎重

shèn zhòng

Shèn zhòng means 'prudent' or 'cautious', emphas

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng

‘Bù huāng bù máng’ is a reduplicative four-c

慌乱

huāng luàn

慌乱 (huāng luàn) is an adjective describing a s

慌张

huāng zhāng

慌张 (huāng zhāng) is an adjective describing a

无愧

wú kuì

‘无愧’ literally means 'without shame' and funct

问心无愧

wèn xīn wú kuì

'Wèn xīn wú kuì' literally means 'to ask one's

惭愧

cán kuì

惭愧 (cán kuì) expresses a deep, self-reflective

愧疚

kuì jiù

愧疚 (kuì jiù) is a compound word expressing dee

忧愁

yōu chóu

忧愁 (yōu chóu) is a compound word expressing a

凶恶

xiōng è

凶恶 (xiōng è) is an adjective meaning 'ferociou

邪恶

xié è

邪惡 (xié è) is an adjective meaning 'evil' or '

实惠

shí huì

实惠 (shí huì) literally combines 实 (shí, 'rea

悲凉

bēi liáng

‘悲凉’ is an adjective that conveys a deep, quie

悲痛

bēi tòng

悲痛 (bēi tòng) expresses profound, heart-wrench

悲惨

bēi cǎn

悲惨 (bēi cǎn) is an adjective meaning 'miserabl

悲伤

bēi shāng

悲伤 (bēi shāng) is a compound word expressing d

悠长

yōu cháng

悠长 (yōu cháng) is an elegant, literary adjecti

悠悠

yōu yōu

'Yōu yōu' is a reduplicated adjective that conve

悠远

yōu yuǎn

悠远 (yōu yuǎn) is an elegant, literary adjectiv

悠扬

yōu yáng

悠扬 (yōu yáng) is an adjective describing sound

悠久

yōu jiǔ

悠 (yōu) means 'leisurely,' 'profound,' or 'dista

悠闲

yōu xián

悠闲 (yōu xián) is an adjective meaning 'leisure

悄怆

qiǎo chuàng

‘悄怆’ is a classical Chinese compound adjective

悄寂

qiǎo jì

悄寂 (qiǎo jì) is a literary, poetic adjective m

恭敬

gōng jìng

恭敬 (gōng jìng) is an adjective meaning 'respec

恢复性

huī fù xìng

恢复性 (huī fù xìng) is an adjective meaning 'r

无怨

wú yuàn

‘无怨’ literally means ‘without resentment’ —

忽冷忽热

hū lěng hū rè

‘忽冷忽热’ literally means 'suddenly cold, sudde

念旧

niàn jiù

‘念旧’ literally combines ‘念’ (to think of, t

透彻

tòu chè

透彻 (tòu chè) is an adjective meaning 'penetrat

彻底

chè dǐ

彻底 (chè dǐ) means 'thorough' or 'complete'—it

德高望重

dé gāo wàng zhòng

德高望重 literally means 'virtue high, prestige we

待定

dài dìng

'待定' literally combines '待' (to wait, to be pen

远彼

yuǎn bǐ

‘远彼’ is a literary and archaic compound meanin

弯曲

wān qū

弯曲 (wān qū) is a compound word meaning 'curved