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.

嘴馋

zuǐ chán

嘴馋 (zuǐ chán) literally means 'mouth greedy'

闭嘴

bì zuǐ

'Bì zuǐ' literally means 'close mouth' — 闭 (b

真美啊

zhēn měi a

'真美啊' is an emotional exclamation used to expre

原来如此啊

yuán lái rú cǐ a

'原来如此啊' is an interjection expressing sudden

太棒了啊

tài bàng le a

'太棒了啊' is an enthusiastic interjection express

对啊

duì a

'Duì a' is an interjection expressing emphatic, e

是啊

shì a

'Shì a' is a conversational interjection used to

好啊

hǎo a

'Hǎo a' is an enthusiastic, warm interjection use

痛哭

tòng kū

痛哭 means 'to weep bitterly' — a strong, unrestr

哭诉

kū sù

'哭诉' is a compound verb meaning 'to cry while te

假哭

jiǎ kū

'Fake crying' — 假哭 — literally combines 假 (ji

哭笑不得

kū xiào bù dé

‘哭笑不得’ literally means 'unable to cry or lau

大哭

dà kū

‘Dà kū’ literally combines ‘dà’ (big, loud)

哭声

kū shēng

'Kū shēng' literally combines 哭 (kū), meaning

倾向

qīng xiàng

‘倾向’ (qīng xiàng) is a noun meaning ‘tenden

只是

zhǐ shì

只是 is a common two-character conjunction or adve

借口

jiè kǒu

‘借口’ (jiè kǒu) literally combines ‘借’ (ji

又爱又恨

yòu ài yòu hèn

‘又爱又恨’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

又哭又闹

yòu kū yòu nào

‘又哭又闹’ is a reduplicative verb phrase meanin

卡壳

kǎ ké

‘卡壳’ (kǎ ké) is a vivid, colloquial verb mea

半信半疑

bàn xìn bàn yí

半信半疑 is an adjective describing a state of mix

努目

nǔ mù

‘努目’ is a vivid, somewhat literary verb meanin

努嘴

nǔ zuǐ

‘努嘴’ is a verb meaning to pout—specifically,

刚烈

gāng liè

刚烈 (gāng liè) is an adjective describing a per

刚正

gāng zhèng

刚正 (gāng zhèng) is an adjective describing a p

刚强

gāng qiáng

刚强 (gāng qiáng) is an adjective describing inn

刮目相看

guā mù xiāng kàn

‘刮目相看’ literally means ‘to scrape the eyes

冒昧

mào mèi

‘冒昧’ is an adverb used to politely preface a r

冒险

mào xiǎn

冒险 (mào xiǎn) literally combines 冒 (mào, 'to

假装

jiǎ zhuāng

'假装' (jiǎ zhuāng) is a verb meaning 'to preten

迷信

mí xìn

'Mí xìn' literally combines 'mí' (to be confuse

在乎

zài hū

在乎 (zài hū) is a verb meaning 'to care about'

悬乎

xuán hū

悬乎 (xuán hū) is an informal, colloquial adject

近乎

jìn hū

近乎 is an adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly', us

似乎

sì hū

似乎 (sì hū) is an adverb meaning 'seemingly' or

久违

jiǔ wéi

‘久违’ literally means ‘long separation’—‘久

久仰

jiǔ yǎng

‘久仰’ is a formal, respectful interjection used

久别

jiǔ bié

‘久别’ literally combines ‘久’ (jiǔ), meaning

长久

cháng jiǔ

长久 (cháng jiǔ) is an adjective meaning 'long-l

入世

rù shì

‘入世’ literally means ‘entering the world’ —