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.

旧友

jiù yǒu

‘旧友’ literally combines ‘旧’ (jiù), meaning

红脸

hóng liǎn

红脸 (hóng liǎn) literally means 'red face' and

长脸

zhǎng liǎn

‘长脸’ (zhǎng liǎn) is an idiomatic noun meani

丢脸

diū liǎn

'丢脸' (diū liǎn) literally means 'to lose face'

脸色

liǎn sè

‘脸’ (liǎn) means 'face', and ‘色’ (sè) mean

笑脸

xiào liǎn

"Xiào liǎn" literally combines "xiào" (to smile

声援

shēng yuán

'Shēng yuán' literally means 'voice support' —

声誉

shēng yù

声誉 (shēng yù) is a formal noun meaning 'reputa

声望

shēng wàng

'Shēng wàng' literally combines 'shēng' (sound,

名声

míng shēng

‘Míng shēng’ literally combines ‘míng’ (nam

敏聪

mǐn cōng

敏聪 (mǐn cōng) is a literary, two-character com

聪颖

cōng yǐng

聪颖 is an elegant, literary adjective meaning 'br

天聪

tiān cōng

‘天聪’ literally combines ‘天’ (tiān), meanin

聪慧

cōng huì

聪慧 (cōng huì) is an elegant, literary adjectiv

聪明

cōng ming

聪明 (cōng míng) is an adjective meaning 'intell

传闻

chuán wén

传闻 (chuán wén) literally combines 传 (chuán),

聊聊

liáo liáo

聊聊 is a reduplicated verb formed from the charac

聊得来

liáo de lái

'聊得来' describes a mutual, effortless rapport in

终生

zhōng shēng

‘终生’ is an adjective meaning 'lifelong' or 'fo

终于

zhōng yú

终于 (zhōngyú) is an adverb meaning 'finally' or

气节

qì jié

气节 (qì jié) is a classical Chinese noun expres

答理

dā li

答理 (dā li) is a colloquial verb meaning 'to ack

答應

dā yìng

答應 (dā yìng) is a verb meaning 'to agree' or '

突然

tū rán

突然 (tū rán) is an adverb meaning 'suddenly' —

虚空

xū kōng

‘虚空’ (xū kōng) is a philosophical noun meani

空想

kōng xiǎng

‘Kōng xiǎng’ literally combines ‘kōng’ (emp

瞩目

zhǔ mù

瞩目 literally combines 瞩 (zhǔ), meaning 'to gaz

脸皮

liǎn pí

‘脸皮’ literally means 'face skin', but it is us

心疼

xīn téng

"Xīn téng" literally means "heart hurts," but it

甜蜜

tián mì

甜蜜 (tián mì) is an adjective meaning 'sweet an

光环

guāng huán

光环 (guāng huán) literally means 'light ring'—

特别

tè bié

特别 (tè bié) is a versatile word meaning 'espec

小爷

xiǎo yé

'小爷' (xiǎo yé) is a playful, self-deprecating

爷们儿

yé menr

‘爷们儿’ (yé menr) is a colloquial, masculine-l

心灯

xīn dēng

‘心灯’ (xīn dēng) literally means ‘heart lamp

充满

chōng mǎn

充满 (chōng mǎn) is a verb meaning 'to be full o

满足

mǎn zú

满足 (mǎn zú) is a verb meaning 'to satisfy' (wh

满意

mǎn yì

满意 (mǎn yì) is an adjective meaning 'satisfied

渴望

kě wàng

渴望 is a verb meaning 'to yearn for' or 'to long

清白

qīngbái

清白 (qīngbái) literally combines 清 (qīng), me