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.

幸运

xìng yùn

幸运 (xìng yùn) literally combines 幸 (xìng), m

幸福

xìng fú

幸福 (xìng fú) means 'happiness' or 'well-being'

倾倒

qīng dǎo

‘倾倒’ is a compound verb with two distinct but

倒霉

dǎo méi

'Dǎo méi' literally combines 倒 (dǎo), meaning

修好

xiū hǎo

修好 (xiū hǎo) literally combines 修 (xiū), mea

保守

bǎo shǒu

Conservative in attitude, behavior, or policy — r

何去何从

hé qù hé cóng

‘何去何从’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

何故

hé gù

何故 is a formal, literary adverb meaning 'for wha

何妨

hé fáng

‘何妨’ is an elegant, literary expression meanin

何等

hé děng

‘何等’ is an emphatic adverb meaning ‘how’ or

何苦

hé kǔ

‘何苦’ is an adverbial phrase expressing rhetori

低头

dī tóu

'Dī tóu' literally means 'to lower the head' —

低调

dī diào

‘低调’ literally combines ‘低’ (dī, meaning '

高估

gāo gū

高估 (gāo gū) is a verb meaning 'to overestimate

低估

dī gū

‘低估’ (dī gū) is a verb meaning 'to underesti

信任

xìnrèn

信任 (xìnrèn) is a compound word meaning 'trust'

仔肩

zǐ jiān

‘仔肩’ is a literary, formal noun meaning 'one’

仍然

réng rán

仍然 is an adverb meaning 'still' or 'nevertheless

交情

jiāo qíng

交情 (jiāo qíng) literally combines 交 (jiāo),

互信

hù xìn

‘互信’ (hù xìn) literally means ‘mutual trust

不知云何

bù zhī yún hé

‘不知云何’ is a classical and literary expressio

古人云

gǔ rén yún

'Gǔ rén yún' literally means 'the ancients said

混乱

hùn luàn

‘混乱’ (hùn luàn) is a compound noun meaning

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng

‘Chéng fēng pò làng’ literally means ‘to ri

丢人

diū rén

'丢人' (diū rén) literally means 'to lose face'

将心比心

jiāng xīn bǐ xīn

'Jiāng xīn bǐ xīn' literally means 'take one’

内心

nèi xīn

内心 literally means 'inside heart' and refers to

可能性

kě néng xìng

‘可能性’ (kě néng xìng) is a noun meaning ‘p

性格

xìng gé

性格 (xìnggé) means 'personality' — the distinc

驱使

qū shǐ

驱使 is a transitive verb meaning 'to drive' or 't

程度

chéng dù

‘程度’ (chéng dù) is a noun meaning ‘degree’

兼而有之

jiān ér yǒu zhī

‘兼而有之’ is a classical four-character idiom m

反之

fǎn zhī

‘反之’ is a conjunction meaning ‘on the contrar

之所以

zhī suǒ yǐ

之所以 (zhī suǒ yǐ) is a formal conjunction mea

爱民

àimín

Àimín literally means 'to love the people' — co

民意

mínyì

"Mínyì" literally combines 民 (mín), meaning "t

饱经

bǎo jīng

饱经 (bǎo jīng) is a literary verb meaning 'to h

风度

fēng dù

风度 (fēng dù) literally combines 'wind' (风) an

顾虑

gù lǜ

‘顾虑’ is a noun meaning ‘concern’ or ‘worry

念头

niàntou

‘念头’ (niàntou) literally combines ‘念’ (ni