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.

怯懦

qiè nuò

怯懦 is an adjective meaning 'cowardly' or 'craven

怯场

qiè chǎng

‘怯场’ (qiè chǎng) literally combines ‘怯’ (

心怯

xīn qiè

心怯 literally combines 心 (xīn, 'heart' or 'mind

怠倦

dài juàn

怠倦 (dài juàn) is a classical and literary noun

战怖

zhàn bù

‘战怖’ is a literary, formal noun meaning 'tremb

怖栗

bù lì

怖栗 (bù lì) is a literary, two-character noun m

悚怖

sǒng bù

"Sǒng bù" is a literary, formal noun meaning 'gh

怖畏

bù wèi

怖畏 (bù wèi) is a literary and formal noun mean

惊怖

jīng bù

惊怖 is a compound noun meaning 'shock and terror'

暴怒

bào nù

暴怒 (bào nù) describes a sudden, intense, and o

怒容

nù róng

怒容 (nù róng) literally combines 怒 (nù), mean

怒涛

nù tāo

怒涛 literally combines 怒 (nù), meaning 'anger'

怒斥

nù chì

怒斥 is a compound verb meaning 'to rebuke furious

怒火

nù huǒ

怒火 literally means 'anger fire' — a vivid metap

愤怒

fèn nù

愤怒 is a compound noun meaning 'indignation' or '

效忠

xiào zhōng

‘效忠’ is a formal, literary verb meaning ‘to p

尽忠

jìn zhōng

'尽忠' (jìn zhōng) is a verb meaning 'to serve l

忠心

zhōng xīn

忠心 literally means 'loyal heart' — combining 忠

忠告

zhōng gào

忠告 means 'sincere advice' or 'earnest warning'

忠实

zhōng shí

忠 (zhōng) means 'loyal' or 'devoted', often impl

忌刻

jì kè

忌刻 is an adjective describing a deeply resentful

忌才

jì cái

忌才 (jì cái) is a verb meaning 'to resent or fe

忌妒

jì dù

忌妒 (jì dù) is a verb meaning 'to be jealous of

循道

xún dào

‘循道’ literally means ‘to follow the Dao (the

徒劳

tú láo

‘徒劳’ (tú láo) is an adjective meaning ‘futi

昭彰

zhāo zhāng

昭彰 is a formal literary adjective meaning 'blata

彰明较著

zhāng míng jiào zhù

彰明较著 is a formal, literary adjective meaning '

彰明

zhāng míng

彰明 is a formal literary verb meaning 'to make ev

彰显

zhāng xiǎn

彰显 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to highlig

弥天大谎

mí tiān dà huǎng

‘弥天大谎’ literally means ‘a lie that fills th

弥足珍贵

mí zú zhēn guì

‘弥足珍贵’ is a literary and emphatic adjective

心弦

xīn xián

‘心弦’ literally combines 心 (xīn, 'heart') and

廓然

kuò rán

‘廓然’ is a classical Chinese compound used prim

廓大

kuò dà

‘廓大’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to br

廓清

kuò qīng

廓清 literally combines 廓 (kuò), meaning 'to exp

廉直

lián zhí

廉直 is an elegant, literary adjective meaning 'ho

廉耻

lián chǐ

廉耻 is a classical Chinese compound noun meaning

昏庸

hūn yōng

昏庸 (hūn yōng) is an adjective describing someo

庸碌

yōng lù

庸碌 (yōng lù) is an adjective describing someon

中庸

zhōng yōng

‘Zhōng yōng’ (the Doctrine of the Mean) is a f