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.

吓唬

xià hu

‘吓唬’ is a disyllabic verb meaning to bluff or

器重

qì zhòng

‘器重’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to v

成器

chéng qì

'Chéng qì' literally means 'to become a vessel'

嘉会

jiā huì

‘嘉会’ is a classical and literary noun meaning

嘉言

jiā yán

'Jiā yán' literally combines 嘉 (jiā), meaning

嘉许

jiā xǔ

嘉许 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to approve

嘉奖

jiā jiǎng

‘嘉奖’ is a formal verb meaning ‘to commend’ o

嗯?

ń?

‘嗯?’ (ń?) is a rising-tone interjection formed

唔嗯

wú ń

'唔嗯' is a compound interjection formed by blendi

嗯嗯嗯

ń ń ń

‘嗯嗯嗯’ is a reduplicated interjection formed b

嗯哼

ń hng

‘嗯哼’ is a nasal, two-syllable interjection tha

嗯啊

ń ā

‘嗯啊’ (ń ā) is a soft, drawn-out interjection

嗯嗯

ń ń

"嗯嗯" is a reduplicated interjection formed by re

金嗓子

jīn sǎng zi

‘Jīn sǎng zi’ literally means ‘golden voice’

喊救命

hǎn jiù mìng

‘喊救命’ literally means ‘shout for help’ — i

喊冤

hǎn yuān

'Hǎn yuān' literally combines 'hǎn' (to shout,

友善

yǒu shàn

友善 (yǒu shàn) is an adjective meaning 'friendl

善意

shàn yì

善意 (shàn yì) is a noun meaning 'goodwill' or '

善良

shàn liáng

善良 (shàn liáng) is an adjective meaning 'kind'

启发

qǐ fā

启发 (qǐ fā) is a verb meaning 'to inspire' or '

唯命是从

wéi mìng shì cóng

'Wéi mìng shì cóng' literally breaks down as '

唯恐

wéi kǒng

‘唯恐’ is a classical and formal conjunction mea

唉呦喂

āi yōu wèi

‘唉呦喂’ is a highly expressive, folksy interjec

唉哼

āi hng

‘唉哼’ is a two-character interjection that mimi

唉唉

āi āi

'Āi āi' is a reduplicated interjection formed by

唉呀

āi ya

‘唉呀’ is an interjection used to express sudden

唉哟

āi yo

‘Āi yo’ is a common, informal interjection used

唉声叹气

āi shēng tàn qì

‘Āi shēng tàn qì’ literally combines four ch

明哲

míng zhé

‘Míng zhé’ is a classical Chinese compound mea

哲思

zhé sī

‘哲思’ (zhé sī) is a formal, literary noun mea

哲人

zhé rén

‘哲人’ literally combines 哲 (zhé), meaning 'wi

哲理

zhé lǐ

‘哲理’ (zhé lǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'ph

哲学

zhé xué

哲学 (zhé xué) literally means 'the study of wis

哎哟喂

āi yō wèi

'Āi yō wèi' is a highly expressive, exaggerated

哎嗯

āi ōng

‘哎嗯’ (āi ōng) is a two-syllable interjection

哎嘿

āi hēi

"Āi hēi" is a cheerful, informal interjection us

哎呀

āi ya

‘哎呀’ is an interjection used to express mild s

哎哟

āi yō

‘Āi yō’ is an interjection used to express sud

哈哈

hā hā

'Hā hā' is an onomatopoeic interjection that mim

品德

pǐndé

品德 (pǐndé) is a compound noun meaning 'moral c