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.

脾气大

pí qì dà

'Pí qì dà' literally combines 'pí' (spleen), '

脾气

pí qì

‘Pí qì’ literally combines ‘pí’ (spleen) —

脱俗

tuō sú

‘脱俗’ literally means ‘to shed vulgarity’ —

肯求

kěn qiú

肯求 (kěn qiú) is an archaic or literary variant

首肯

shǒu kěn

Shǒu kěn literally means 'nod consent'—'shǒu'

不肯

bù kěn

不肯 (bù kěn) is a compound verb meaning 'refuse

耐烦

nàifán

耐烦 (nàifán) is a verb meaning 'to tolerate ann

翻脸

fān liǎn

翻脸 literally means 'to flip one’s face'—a vivi

翻身

fān shēn

翻身 literally means 'to turn over (one's) body'

自愧不如

zì kuì bù rú

自愧不如 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to fee

羡慕症

xiàn mù zhèng

'羡慕症' (xiàn mù zhèng) is a playful, internet

羡慕的眼光

xiàn mù de yǎn guāng

羡慕的眼光 literally means 'the gaze of admiration

令人羡慕

lìng rén xiàn mù

令人羡慕 literally means 'causing people to admire

羡慕嫉妒恨

xiàn mù jí dù hèn

'Xiàn mù jí dù hèn' is a humorous, internet-b

羞赧

xiū nǎn

羞赧 (xiū nǎn) is a literary, two-character adje

羞怯

xiū qiè

羞怯 (xiū qiè) is an adjective describing a gent

羞辱

xiū rǔ

羞辱 is a verb meaning 'to humiliate' or 'to insul

羞耻

xiū chǐ

羞耻 (xiū chǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'shame

羞愧

xiū kuì

羞愧 (xiū kuì) is a compound word expressing a d

害羞

hài xiū

害羞 (hài xiū) is an adjective meaning 'shy' or

美人

měi rén

美人 literally means 'beautiful person' — combini

缺德

quē dé

缺德 literally means 'lacking virtue'—'缺' (quē)

绝交

jué jiāo

‘绝交’ is a formal, somewhat literary verb meani

绝望

jué wàng

‘绝望’ (jué wàng) literally combines ‘绝’ (j

绝对

jué duì

绝对 (jué duì) means 'absolute' or 'absolutely'

纪念

jì niàn

纪念 (jì niàn) is a verb meaning 'to commemorate

精神

jīngshén

精神 (jīngshén) literally combines 精 (jīng), m

粗鲁

cū lǔ

粗鲁 (cū lǔ) is an adjective meaning 'rude' or '

粗心

cū xīn

粗心 (cū xīn) literally means 'coarse heart' —

呆笨

dāi bèn

呆笨 is an adjective meaning 'dull-witted' or 'vac

愚笨

yú bèn

愚笨 is an adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'unintel

笨蛋

bèn dàn

‘笨蛋’ (bèn dàn) literally means ‘stupid egg

童心

tóng xīn

‘Tóng xīn’ literally means ‘child heart’—a

童年

tóng nián

童年 (tóng nián) literally means 'child years'

竟自

jìng zì

竟自 is a literary adverb meaning 'actually', 'une

竟至

jìng zhì

竟至 is a formal literary conjunction meaning 'to

穷凶极恶

qióng xiōng jí è

‘穷凶极恶’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

穷途

qióng tú

‘穷途’ literally means 'exhausted path'—'穷' (q

穷苦

qióng kǔ

穷苦 (qióng kǔ) is an adjective describing a sta

究竟

jiū jìng

究竟 is an adverb meaning 'after all', 'in the end