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.

焦急

jiāo jí

焦急 is an adjective meaning 'anxious' or 'distres

急躁

jí zào

急躁 (jí zào) is an adjective describing a state

着急

zháo jí

‘着急’ is a verb meaning ‘to worry’ or ‘to fr

不害怕

bù hàipà

'Bù hàipà' literally combines 'bù' (not), 'hà

生怕

shēngpà

Shēngpà is an adverbial phrase meaning 'dread th

怕生

pàshēng

‘怕生’ (pàshēng) literally means ‘fear birth,

可怕

kěpà

可怕 (kěpà) is an adjective meaning 'terrible',

不怕

bùpà

'Bùpà' literally combines the negation 'bù' (no

忘恩

wàng ēn

忘恩 (wàng ēn) literally means 'to forget kindne

忘却

wàng què

忘却 (wàng què) is a formal, literary verb meani

难忘

nán wàng

‘难忘’ (nán wàng) is an adjective meaning 'unf

忘记

wàng jì

忘记 (wàng jì) is a compound verb meaning 'to fo

必胜

bì shèng

‘必胜’ literally means ‘certain victory’ — co

必定

bì dìng

必定 is an adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'surely',

必然

bì rán

"Bìrán" means 'inevitable' or 'bound to happen'

紧张

jǐn zhāng

紧张 (jǐn zhāng) is an adjective meaning 'nervou

夸张

kuā zhāng

‘夸张’ (kuā zhāng) literally combines ‘夸’ (

推己及人

tuī jǐ jí rén

‘推己及人’ is a classical Chinese idiom meaning

严于律己

yán yú lǜ jǐ

‘严于律己’ literally means ‘strict in regulatin

舍己

shě jǐ

‘舍己’ literally means ‘to give up oneself’ —

克己

kè jǐ

克己 (kè jǐ) literally means 'to overcome onesel

居高临下

jū gāo lín xià

‘居高临下’ literally means ‘to dwell high and o

居心

jū xīn

'Jū xīn' literally combines 'jū' (to dwell, res

居然

jū rán

居然 is an adverb meaning 'unexpectedly' or 'surpr

从容

cóng róng

从容 (cóng róng) is an adverb meaning 'calmly' o

容忍

róng rěn

容忍 means 'to tolerate' or 'to put up with' somet

害怕

hàipà

害怕 (hàipà) is a verb meaning 'to be afraid' or

安心

ān xīn

安心 (ān xīn) literally combines 安 (ān), meani

出奇

chū qí

出奇 (chū qí) is an adverb meaning 'unexpectedly

奇迹

qí jì

‘奇迹’ (qí jì) literally combines ‘奇’ (qí)

奇怪

qí guài

奇怪 (qí guài) is an adjective meaning 'strange'

坏消息

huài xiāo xī

'Bad news' literally combines three characters: 坏

坏人

huài rén

'坏人' (huài rén) literally combines 坏 (huài),

绝境

jué jìng

‘绝境’ literally combines 绝 (jué), meaning ‘c

处境

chǔ jìng

‘处境’ literally combines ‘处’ (chǔ), meaning

心境

xīn jìng

‘Xīn jìng’ literally combines ‘xīn’ (heart/

境界

jìng jiè

‘境界’ (jìng jiè) literally combines ‘境’ (j

企图

qǐ tú

‘企图’ (qǐ tú) literally combines ‘企’ (qǐ)

嘴甜

zuǐ tián

嘴甜 literally means 'mouth sweet' — a vivid idio

嘴硬

zuǐ yìng

'嘴硬' (zuǐ yìng) is an idiomatic adjective mean