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.

佩服

pèi fú

'佩服' (pèi fú) is a verb meaning 'to admire dee

余味

yú wèi

‘余味’ literally combines ‘余’ (yú), meaning

余生

yú shēng

‘余生’ literally combines ‘余’ (yú), meaning

伸张

shēn zhāng

‘伸张’ is a verb meaning to uphold, enforce, or

伸冤

shēn yuān

伸冤 literally means 'to extend/bring forth (伸) a

伴侣

bàn lǚ

'Bàn lǚ' literally combines 'bàn' (to accompany

企望

qǐ wàng

‘企望’ is a formal or literary verb meaning ‘to

企足而待

qǐ zú ér dài

‘企足而待’ is a literary, formal idiom meaning '

企及

qǐ jí

‘企及’ is a formal literary verb meaning ‘to re

企盼

qǐ pàn

‘企盼’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to ea

享受

xiǎng shòu

享受 (xiǎng shòu) is a verb meaning 'to enjoy' o

乖宝宝

guāi bǎo bǎo

'Guāi bǎo bǎo' literally combines 乖 (guāi, 'w

乖乖

guāi guāi

'乖乖' is a reduplicated form of the adjective '乖

乖僻

guāi pì

‘乖僻’ (guāi pì) is a literary, somewhat archa

乏味

fá wèi

乏味 (fá wèi) is an adjective meaning 'bland,' '

丑陋

chǒu lòu

丑陋 (chǒu lòu) is an adjective meaning 'ugly' o

丑态

chǒu tài

'Chǒu tài' literally combines 丑 (chǒu, 'ugly'

丑闻

chǒu wén

‘丑闻’ (chǒu wén) literally combines ‘丑’ (c

出丑

chū chǒu

‘出丑’ literally means ‘to bring out ugliness’

形影不离

xíng yǐng bù lí

'Xíng yǐng bù lí' literally means 'form and sh

大义

dà yì

‘Dà yì’ literally combines ‘dà’ (great, maj

义气

yì qì

‘Yì qì’ (义气) is a culturally rich noun descr

意义

yì yì

‘意义’ (yì yì) is a noun meaning ‘meaning’ o

正义

zhèng yì

正义 (zhèng yì) means 'justice' — the moral pri

鼓起

gǔ qǐ

鼓起 (gǔ qǐ) is a verb meaning 'to swell up' lit

鼓掌

gǔ zhǎng

‘鼓掌’ literally means ‘to beat the palm’ —

鼓舞

gǔ wǔ

鼓舞 (gǔ wǔ) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

默许

mò xǔ

默许 (mò xǔ) literally combines 默 (mò), meanin

默默

mò mò

默默 is an adverb meaning 'silently' or 'wordlessl

沉默

chén mò

沉默 (chén mò) literally combines 沉 (chén, 'to

丽人

lì rén

'Lì rén' literally combines 'lì' (beautiful, el

闹情绪

nào qíngxù

'闹情绪' literally combines '闹' (to make a fuss,

闹笑话

nào xiàohua

'Nào xiàohua' literally combines 'nào' (to caus

闹别扭

nào bièniu

'Nào bièniu' literally combines 'nào' (to make

惊吓

jīng xià

‘惊吓’ is a compound noun meaning ‘fright’ or

惊慌

jīng huāng

‘惊慌’ is a compound word formed by combining tw

惊险

jīng xiǎn

‘惊险’ (jīng xiǎn) is an adjective meaning 'th

惊动

jīng dòng

‘惊动’ is a compound verb meaning 'to disturb' o

惊喜

jīng xǐ

‘惊喜’ (jīng xǐ) is a compound noun meaning ‘

惊讶

jīng yà

惊讶 (jīng yà) is a verb meaning 'to be surprise