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.

明争暗斗

míng zhēng àn dòu

‘明争暗斗’ literally means 'open contention and

争气

zhēng qì

'Zhēng qì' literally means 'to vie for qi (vital

争论

zhēng lùn

争论 (zhēng lùn) is a compound word meaning 'arg

成熟

chéng shú

成 means 'to become' or 'to complete', and 熟 mean

烦闷

fán mèn

烦闷 (fán mèn) is an adjective describing a heav

烦心

fán xīn

烦心 is a verb meaning 'to worry' or 'to be troubl

烦躁

fán zào

烦躁 (fán zào) is an adjective describing a stat

无畏

wú wèi

'Wú wèi' literally means 'without fear' — 无 (w

无能

wú néng

‘无能’ literally means 'without ability' — 无 (

无价

wú jià

‘无价’ literally means 'without price' — 无 (w

无疑

wú yí

‘无疑’ (wú yí) is an adverb meaning 'undoubted

同舟共济

tóng zhōu gòng jì

‘Tóng zhōu gòng jì’ is a classical Chinese i

激化

jī huà

激化 (jī huà) is a verb meaning 'to intensify'—

激怒

jī nù

激怒 is a transitive verb meaning 'to provoke' or

激烈

jī liè

激烈 (jī liè) is an adjective meaning 'intense'

激动

jī dòng

激 (jī) means 'to stir, to excite, or to agitate'

激发

jī fā

激发 means 'to stimulate' or 'to spark'—often ref

泼妇

pō fù

‘泼妇’ literally combines 泼 (pō), meaning 'spl

泼冷水

pō lěng shuǐ

‘泼冷水’ literally means ‘to pour cold water’

泼辣

pō là

‘泼辣’ (pō là) is an adjective describing some

漫不经心

mànbùjīngxīn

‘漫不经心’ describes a mental state of casual in

温存

wēncún

温存 (wēncún) is a poetic and tender noun meanin

温和

wēnhé

温和 (wēnhé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' or

汤火

shāng huǒ

‘汤火’ (shāng huǒ) literally means 'boiling wa

深情

shēn qíng

深情 (shēn qíng) literally combines 深 (shēn),

深刻

shēn kè

深刻 (shēn kè) is an adjective meaning 'profound

心凉

xīn liáng

心凉 (xīn liáng) literally means 'heart becomes

浪漫

làng màn

浪漫 (làng màn) is an adjective meaning 'romanti

流泪

liú lèi

‘流泪’ literally means ‘to flow tears’ — comb

活泼

huó pō

活泼 (huó pō) is an adjective meaning 'lively' o

近况

jìn kuàng

近况 (jìn kuàng) literally combines 近 (jìn), m

污蔑

wū miè

污蔑 means 'to slander' or 'to falsely accuse' —

污名

wū míng

‘污名’ (wū míng) literally combines ‘污’ (w

污点

wū diǎn

污点 literally means 'dirty spot' — 污 (wū) mean

冷汗

lěng hàn

‘冷汗’ literally means 'cold sweat'—a physical

永存

yǒngcún

永存 (yǒngcún) is a formal, literary verb meanin

永别

yǒngbié

永别 (yǒngbié) literally combines 永 (yǒng), me

永恒

yǒnghéng

‘永恒’ (yǒnghéng) is an adjective meaning ‘et

累死

lèi sǐ

累死 (lèi sǐ) is an expressive, colloquial phras

拼死

pīn sǐ

拼死 (pīn sǐ) is an adverbial phrase meaning 'wi