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.

慰劳

wèi láo

‘慰劳’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to comfort a

胜利

shèng lì

胜利 (shèng lì) means 'victory' — the successfu

带劲儿

dài jìnr

'带劲儿' (dài jìnr) is an informal, colloquial a

没劲儿

méi jìnr

没劲儿 (méi jìnr) is a colloquial adjective mean

劲头

jìn tou

‘劲头’ (jìn tou) is a colloquial noun meaning e

劣根性

liè gēn xìng

'劣根性' (liè gēn xìng) literally combines '劣'

恶劣

è liè

恶劣 (è liè) is an adjective meaning 'atrocious,

创痛

chuāng tòng

创痛 literally combines 创 (chuāng), meaning 'wou

创伤

chuāng shāng

创伤 (chuāng shāng) is a noun meaning 'trauma' o

刺耳

cì ěr

‘刺耳’ literally means 'pricking the ear'—combi

刺激

cì jī

'Cì jī' literally combines 'cì' (to prick, pier

初露锋芒

chū lù fēng máng

‘初露锋芒’ literally means ‘initially reveals t

盛气凌人

shèng qì líng rén

Shèng qì líng rén literally means 'to overwhel

凌云

líng yún

凌云 (líng yún) literally means 'to rise above t

凌辱

líng rǔ

凌辱 is a formal, strong verb meaning 'to humiliat

凌驾

líng jià

凌驾 (líng jià) is a formal, literary verb meani

怒发冲冠

nù fà chōng guān

'Nù fà chōng guān' is a classical Chinese idio

兼爱

jiān ài

‘兼爱’ (jiān ài) is a foundational ethical con

充溢

chōng yì

‘充溢’ is a literary and expressive verb meaning

报偿

bàocháng

报偿 (bàocháng) is a formal noun meaning 'reward

傻里傻气

shǎ lǐ shǎ qì

'Shǎ lǐ shǎ qì' is a reduplicated, onomatopoei

傻愣愣

shǎ lèng lèng

‘傻愣愣’ is a reduplicated, expressive adjective

犯傻

fàn shǎ

‘犯傻’ is a colloquial verb meaning to act fooli

傻乎乎

shǎ hū hū

'Shǎ hū hū' is a reduplicated, adverbial-adject

傻笑

shǎ xiào

'Shǎ xiào' literally combines 'shǎ' (foolish, s

催泪

cuīlèi

‘催泪’ literally means ‘to urge tears’ — comb

催婚

cuīhūn

‘催婚’ literally combines ‘催’ (cuī), meaning

依傍

yī bàng

‘依傍’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

伟大

wěi dà

伟大 (wěi dà) is an adjective meaning 'great', '

倡扬

chàng yáng

Chàngyáng is a formal, written verb meaning 'to

声色俱厉

shēng sè jù lì

'Shēng sè jù lì' literally means 'voice and ex

庸俗

yōng sú

庸俗 (yōng sú) is an adjective meaning 'vulgar'

英俊

yīng jùn

英俊 (yīng jùn) is an adjective used almost excl

俊俏

jùn qiào

‘俊俏’ (jùn qiào) is an adjective describing s

俊才

jùn cái

‘俊才’ (jùn cái) is a formal, literary noun me

促膝

cù xī

‘促膝’ literally means ‘to draw knees close tog

短促

duǎn cù

短促 (duǎn cù) is an adjective meaning 'brief',

依稀

yī xī

‘依稀’ is an adverb meaning ‘faintly’ or ‘dim

敬佩

jìng pèi

敬佩 (jìng pèi) is a verb meaning 'to respect an

钦佩

qīn pèi

钦佩 (qīn pèi) is a formal, respectful verb mean