Browse "Emotions" 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.

愣住

lèng zhù

愣住 (lèng zhù) is a verb meaning 'to freeze up'

愣神

lèng shén

‘愣神’ describes the brief, involuntary act of z

发愣

fā lèng

‘发愣’ is a verb meaning to space out, zone out,

愚忠

yú zhōng

'Blind loyalty' — that’s the core meaning of yú

愚弄

yú nòng

愚弄 (yú nòng) is a verb meaning 'to deceive' or

愚见

yú jiàn

‘愚见’ (yú jiàn) literally means ‘foolish vie

愚昧

yú mèi

愚昧 (yú mèi) is an adjective meaning 'ignorant'

愈挫愈勇

yù cuò yù yǒng

‘愈挫愈勇’ is a four-character idiom expressing

愈思愈明

yù sī yù míng

‘愈思愈明’ is a classical Chinese four-character

愈陷愈深

yù xiàn yù shēn

‘愈陷愈深’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'deepe

愈演愈烈

yù yǎn yù liè

‘愈演愈烈’ is a fixed four-character expression

愈来愈

yù lái yù

‘愈来愈’ is an adverbial phrase meaning 'more an

愈发

yù fā

愈发 is an adverb meaning 'increasingly' or 'more

惹人喜爱

rě rén xǐ ài

‘惹人喜爱’ literally means ‘to provoke/cause pe

惹怒

rě nù

惹怒 is a transitive verb meaning 'to provoke ange

蠢得

chǔn de

'Chǔn de' is a grammatical structure, not a stand

蠢货

chǔn huò

‘蠢货’ (chǔn huò) is a vulgar, highly insultin

蠢事

chǔn shì

‘Chǔn shì’ literally means ‘stupid thing’ or

愚蠢

yú chǔn

愚蠢 means 'foolishness' or 'stupidity' and functi

蠢人

chǔn rén

‘Chǔn rén’ literally combines 蠢 (chǔn), mean

惰气

duò qì

‘惰气’ is a literary and slightly poetic noun me

惰性

duò xìng

‘惰性’ literally combines ‘惰’ (duò), meaning

牵肠挂肚地惦

qiān cháng guà dù de diàn

'Qiān cháng guà dù de diàn' is an expressive,

惦怀

diàn huái

‘Diàn huái’ is a literary verb meaning to cher

惦着心

diàn zhe xīn

'Diàn zhe xīn' literally combines 'diàn' (to wo

老惦着

lǎo diàn zhe

'Lǎo diàn zhe' is a colloquial verb phrase meani

惦念

diàn niàn

‘惦念’ is a compound verb meaning to think of so

惦记

diàn jì

‘惦记’ is a verb meaning to miss someone or some

迷惘

mí wǎng

迷惘 (mí wǎng) is a compound noun meaning a deep

疑惑

yí huò

疑惑 is a noun meaning 'doubt' or 'suspicion' — a

惑乱

huò luàn

‘惑乱’ is a compound verb meaning 'to confuse an

迷惑

mí huò

迷惑 (mí huò) is a verb meaning 'to bewilder' or

困惑

kùn huò

困惑 (kùn huò) is a noun meaning 'perplexity' or

惋其不幸

wǎn qí bù xìng

"Wǎn qí bù xìng" is a classical Chinese phrase

惋悼

wǎn dào

惋悼 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to mourn w

惋恨

wǎn hèn

‘惋恨’ is a literary noun expressing a complex e

惋伤

wǎn shāng

惋伤 (wǎn shāng) is a literary, formal verb mean

惋叹

wǎn tàn

惋叹 is a compound verb meaning 'to sigh in regret

惋惜

wǎn xī

惋惜 is a verb meaning 'to regret' or 'to lament'

悼惜

dào xī

悼惜 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to mourn