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.

明镜

míng jìng

‘Míng jìng’ literally means ‘bright mirror’

消释

xiāo shì

消释 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to dispel

释怀

shì huái

释怀 (shì huái) is a verb meaning 'to let go'—s

梦醒

mèng xǐng

梦醒 literally combines 梦 (mèng, 'dream') and 醒

醒悟

xǐng wù

醒悟 (xǐng wù) is a verb meaning 'to realize sud

酸溜溜

suān liū liū

酸溜溜 is a reduplicated adjective that literally

穷酸

qióng suān

‘穷酸’ is a derogatory compound describing someo

心酸

xīn suān

心酸 literally means 'heart sour' — a vivid, meta

邀功

yāo gōng

邀功 literally means 'to invite merit'—'邀' (yāo

迷恋

mí liàn

迷恋 (mí liàn) is a verb meaning 'to be obsessed

迷糊

mí hu

迷糊 (mí hu) is an adjective meaning 'confused',

迷人

mí rén

迷人的 (mí rén) is an adjective meaning 'fascina

艰辛

jiān xīn

艰辛 (jiān xīn) is an adjective meaning 'arduous

辛酸

xīn suān

辛酸 literally combines 辛 (xīn), meaning 'pungen

输掉

shū diào

输掉 (shū diào) is a compound verb meaning 'to l

认输

rèn shū

‘认输’ literally means ‘to acknowledge defeat’

躺平

tǎng píng

‘Tǎng píng’ literally means ‘to lie flat’—a

距离感

jù lí gǎn

'距离感' (jù lí gǎn) literally combines 'distan

趟雷

tàng léi

‘趟雷’ literally means 'to step on a mine' — a

赢面

yíng miàn

‘赢面’ literally combines ‘赢’ (yíng), meanin

赢取

yíng qǔ

赢取 (yíng qǔ) is a verb meaning 'to win over' o

质疑

zhì yí

质疑 means 'to question' or 'to challenge'—especi

恭贺

gōng hè

恭贺 (gōng hè) is a formal, respectful verb mean

庆贺

qìng hè

庆贺 is a formal, written-style verb meaning 'to c

贺词

hè cí

贺词 (hè cí) literally combines 贺 (hè), meanin

费心

fèi xīn

费心 is a verb meaning 'to take trouble' or 'to wo

谴责

zézǐ

谴责 means 'to condemn' — expressing strong disap

责备

zébèi

‘责备’ is a formal, transitive verb meaning ‘to

负罪

fù zuì

负罪 (fù zuì) literally means 'to bear guilt' —

负担

fù dān

‘负担’ (fù dān) literally combines ‘负’ (to

貌似

mào sì

"Mào sì" literally combines 貌 (mào), meaning '

想像

xiǎng xiàng

‘想像’ (xiǎng xiàng) is a verb meaning ‘to im

原谅

yuán liàng

原谅 (yuán liàng) is a common verb meaning 'to f

体谅

tǐ liàng

体谅 (tǐ liàng) is a verb meaning 'to empathize

不谅

bù liàng

不谅 (bù liàng) is an adjective meaning 'unforgi

可谅

kě liàng

可谅 is an adjective meaning 'forgivable' or 'unde

见谅

jiàn liàng

见谅 is a formal, polite expression used to reques

谅解

liàng jiě

‘谅解’ (liàng jiě) is a compound word meaning

谈心

tán xīn

‘Tán xīn’ literally means 'to talk heart' — c

旧谊

jiù yì

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