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.

积怨

jī yuàn

积怨 literally means 'accumulated resentment' — t

积极

jī jí

积极 (jī jí) is an adjective meaning 'active,' '

稍有

shāo yǒu

稍有 (shāo yǒu) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

稍纵即逝

shāo zòng jí shì

‘稍纵即逝’ is a four-character idiom describing

稍许

shāo xǔ

稍许 is an adverb meaning 'a little' or 'slightly'

内秀

nèi xiù

‘Nèi xiù’ literally combines ‘nèi’ (inner,

清秀

qīng xiù

‘清秀’ (qīng xiù) is an adjective describing a

托福

tuō fú

托福 (tuō fú) is a fixed noun phrase meaning 'th

福音

fú yīn

福音 literally means 'blessing sound' — 福 (fú)

禁受

jīn shòu

禁受 (jīn shòu) is a formal or literary verb mea

禁不住

jīn bu zhù

‘禁不住’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘cannot help

祝祷

zhù dǎo

祝祷 (zhù dǎo) is a formal, literary noun meanin

祝词

zhù cí

‘祝词’ (zhù cí) literally combines 祝 (zhù),

祝贺

zhù hè

祝贺 is a verb meaning 'to congratulate'—used whe

祝福

zhù fú

祝福 (zhù fú) literally combines 祝 (to wish, to

暗示

àn shì

暗示 means 'to imply' or 'to hint'—it describes t

启示

qǐ shì

‘启示’ (qǐ shì) is a noun meaning ‘revelation

表示

biǎo shì

表示 means 'to express' or 'to indicate' — it ref

确信

què xìn

确信 is a verb meaning 'to be convinced' or 'to be

确实

què shí

确实 is an adverb meaning 'indeed', 'truly', or 'i

硕德

shuò dé

‘硕德’ is a formal, literary noun meaning ‘grea

破裂

pò liè

破裂 (pò liè) is a compound verb meaning 'to spl

众口铄金

zhòng kǒu shuò jīn

'Zhòng kǒu shuò jīn' is a classical Chinese id

省心

shěng xīn

省心 (shěng xīn) literally means 'to save heart/

毕力

bì lì

毕力 (bì lì) is a formal literary verb meaning '

毕竟

bì jìng

毕竟 (bì jìng) is a conjunction or adverb meanin

申斥

shēnchì

申斥 is a formal, written-style verb meaning 'to r

甚好

shèn hǎo

甚好 (shèn hǎo) is a formal, literary expression

欺人太甚

qī rén tài shèn

‘欺人太甚’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

過甚

guò shèn

過甚 (guò shèn) is an adjective meaning 'excessi

不甚

bù shèn

不甚 is an adverb meaning 'not very' or 'not parti

琴心

qín xīn

‘Qín xīn’ literally means ‘qin heart’—refer

猜忌

cāi jì

‘猜忌’ is a compound verb meaning ‘to suspect’

猜想

cāi xiǎng

‘猜想’ is a verb meaning ‘to conjecture’ or ‘

猜测

cāi cè

猜测 means 'to speculate' or 'to surmise' — formi

果尔

guǒ ěr

果尔 (guǒ ěr) is a classical Chinese adverb mean

莞尔而笑

wǎn ěr ér xiào

‘莞尔而笑’ is a literary, elegant expression mea

卓尔

zhuó ěr

卓尔 (zhuó ěr) is a literary and formal adjectiv

莞尔

wǎn ěr

‘莞尔’ is a literary, elegant term describing a

明争暗斗

míng zhēng àn dòu

‘明争暗斗’ literally means 'open contention and