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.

欣慰

xīn wèi

欣慰 is an adjective meaning 'reassured and gratif

欣然

xīn rán

欣然 is an adverb meaning 'gladly' or 'willingly',

欣赏

xīn shǎng

欣赏 (xīn shǎng) is a verb meaning 'to appreciat

欣喜

xīn xǐ

欣喜 is a compound word formed by combining two ch

亏欠

kuī qiàn

‘亏欠’ is a compound verb meaning to feel morall

欠人情

qiàn rén qíng

'Qiàn rén qíng' literally combines 'qiàn' (to

虚荣

xū róng

虚荣 (xū róng) literally combines 虚 (xū), mean

荣辱

róng rǔ

荣辱 is a classical Chinese compound noun meaning

荣誉

róng yù

‘荣誉’ (róng yù) is a formal noun meaning ‘ho

桃色

táo sè

‘桃色’ (táo sè) literally combines ‘peach’ (

柔情

róu qíng

‘柔情’ literally combines ‘柔’ (róu), meaning

柔和

róu hé

柔和 (róu hé) is an adjective meaning 'gentle' o

打架

dǎ jià

'Dǎ jià' literally combines 打 (dǎ), meaning 't

未免

wèi miǎn

未免 is an adverb meaning 'cannot help but' or 'so

未知

wèi zhī

‘未知’ literally combines ‘未’ (wèi), meaning

明朗

míng lǎng

明朗 (míng lǎng) is an adjective meaning 'clear

似曾相识

sìcéngxiāngshí

'似曾相识' literally means 'seemingly have met bef

暗流

àn liú

‘暗流’ literally means 'hidden current' — combi

暗自

àn zì

暗自 (àn zì) is an adverb meaning 'inwardly,' 's

暗恋

àn liàn

‘Àn liàn’ literally combines ‘àn’ (dark, hi

黑暗

hēi àn

黑暗 literally combines 黑 (hēi, 'black') and 暗

急中生智

jí zhōng shēng zhì

‘急中生智’ literally means ‘wisdom arises in th

睿智

ruì zhì

睿智 (ruì zhì) is an elegant, formal adjective m

智者

zhì zhě

智者 (zhì zhě) literally means 'wise person' —

信誓旦旦

xìn shì dàn dàn

‘信誓旦旦’ is an idiom describing someone making

施恩

shī ēn

施恩 means 'to bestow kindness or favor' — litera

施加

shī jiā

施加 is a transitive verb meaning 'to exert'—typi

斗胆

dǒu dǎn

‘斗胆’ is a modest, slightly literary noun meani

敌对

dí duì

敌对 (dí duì) is an adjective meaning 'hostile'

敌人

dí rén

敌人 (dí rén) literally combines 敌 (dí), meani

敬爱

jìng ài

敬爱 (jìng ài) is a compound word expressing dee

叙别

xù bié

‘叙别’ is a literary and somewhat formal verb me

叙旧

xù jiù

'Xù jiù' literally combines 'xù' (to narrate, r

敏感

mǐn gǎn

敏感 (mǐn gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'sensitiv

操心

cāo xīn

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

操守

cāo shǒu

操守 refers to a person’s moral integrity, ethica

拥戴

yōngdài

‘拥戴’ is a formal, respectful verb meaning ‘to

撞墙

zhuàng qiáng

撞墙 (zhuàng qiáng) literally means 'to hit a wa

撞大运

zhuàng dà yùn

‘撞大运’ is an informal, vivid idiom meaning to

摩拳擦掌

mó quán cā zhǎng

‘摩拳擦掌’ is a vivid four-character idiom that