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.

若即若离

ruò jí ruò lí

'Ruò jí ruò lí' (若即若离) is a classical four

印象

yìnxiàng

‘印象’ (yìnxiàng) literally combines ‘印’ (y

博取

bó qǔ

‘博取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to wi

自励

zì lì

自励 is a verb meaning 'to encourage oneself' or '

励精图治

lì jīng tú zhì

励精图治 is a classical four-character idiom meani

激励

jī lì

激励 is a transitive verb meaning 'to inspire' or

勉励

miǎn lì

‘勉励’ is a verb meaning ‘to urge’ or ‘to exh

鼓励

gǔ lì

鼓励 means 'to encourage' — to give someone suppo

勇往直前

yǒng wǎng zhí qián

勇往直前 is an idiom meaning 'to advance bravely a

英勇

yīng yǒng

英勇 (yīng yǒng) is an adjective meaning 'valian

勇士

yǒng shì

勇士 (yǒng shì) literally combines 勇 (yǒng), m

勇气

yǒng qì

‘勇气’ (yǒng qì) is a noun meaning ‘courage’

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

勇敢 (yǒng gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'brave'

建功

jiàn gōng

‘建功’ is a compound verb meaning 'to establish

悲剧

bēi jù

‘悲剧’ literally combines ‘悲’ (bēi), meaning

剩女

shèng nǚ

'Shèng nǚ' (literally 'leftover woman') is a soc

判若两人

pàn ruò liǎng rén

'Pàn ruò liǎng rén' literally means 'to judge

判断

pànduàn

‘判断’ (pànduàn) is a compound word formed fro

亲切

qīn qiè

‘亲切’ is an adjective describing a warm, friend

入迷

rù mí

‘入迷’ is a verb meaning to become deeply absorb

克制

kè zhì

克制 (kè zhì) is a verb meaning 'to restrain (on

克服

kè fú

克服 (kè fú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to ov

光荣

guāng róng

‘光荣’ (guāng róng) is a compound word meaning

光明

guāng míng

光明 literally combines 光 (guāng, 'light') and

应允

yìng yǔn

‘应允’ is a formal literary verb meaning 'to con

允执厥中

yǔn zhí jué zhōng

‘允执厥中’ is a classical Confucian phrase from

允洽

yǔn qià

允洽 (yǔn qià) is a formal literary adjective me

允诺

yǔn nuò

允诺 (yǔn nuò) is a formal, written-style verb m

尽心

jìn xīn

尽心 (jìn xīn) literally means 'exhaust the hear

傲视

ào shì

Ào shì literally combines 傲 (ào), meaning 'arr

孤傲

gū ào

孤傲 (gū ào) describes a person who is both emot

傲然

ào rán

Ào rán is an adverb meaning 'haughtily' or 'prou

傲慢

ào màn

Ào màn describes a person who displays excessive

骄傲

jiāo ào

骄傲 (jiāo ào) is a compound word whose two char

偶合

ǒu hé

‘偶合’ (ǒu hé) is a formal noun meaning ‘coin

偶像

ǒu xiàng

偶像 (ǒu xiàng) literally means 'statue' or 'ima

停頓

tíng dùn

停頓 (tíng dùn) literally combines 停 (tíng), m

幸亏

xìng kuī

幸亏 is a conjunction meaning 'thank goodness' or

荣幸

róng xìng

‘荣幸’ (róng xìng) is a formal, humble noun me

不幸

bù xìng

'不幸' literally combines 'not' (不) and 'fortune,