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.

情谊

qíng yì

‘情谊’ (qíng yì) is a formal, literary noun me

友谊

yǒu yì

友谊 (yǒu yì) means 'friendship' — a warm, mutu

误会

wù huì

‘误会’ (wù huì) is a noun meaning ‘misunderst

开诚布公

kāi chéng bù gōng

‘开诚布公’ literally means ‘to open sincerity a

诚心

chéng xīn

Chéng xīn literally means 'sincere heart'—combi

诚意

chéng yì

Chéng yì literally combines 诚 (chéng), meaning

诚恳

chéng kěn

‘诚恳’ is an adjective meaning 'sincere' or 'ear

诚实

chéng shí

诚实 (chéng shí) is an adjective meaning 'honest

自许

zì xǔ

自许 is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to consid

赞许

zàn xǔ

赞许 is a formal noun meaning 'approval' or 'comme

许诺

xǔ nuò

许诺 (xǔ nuò) is a formal, written-style verb me

讨个说法

tǎo gè shuōfǎ

'Tǎo gè shuōfǎ' literally means 'to seek a sta

讨厌

tǎo yàn

讨厌 (tǎo yàn) is a verb meaning 'to dislike' or

直言

zhí yán

直言 literally means 'direct speech' — 直 (zhí)

誓言

shì yán

‘Shìyán’ (誓言) means ‘oath’ or ‘vow’—a s

观念

guānniàn

‘观念’ (guānniàn) is a noun meaning ‘concept,

亲吻

qīn wěn

‘亲吻’ is a compound word meaning 'kiss'—a phys

处于

chǔyú

处于 (chǔyú) is a compound verb meaning 'to be i

相处

xiāngchǔ

相处 (xiāngchǔ) is a verb meaning 'to get along

麻木

má mù

麻木 (má mù) literally combines 麻 (má), meanin

落空

luò kōng

落空 (luò kōng) is a verb meaning 'to come to no

良苦用心

liáng kǔ yòngxīn

‘良苦用心’ literally combines ‘good’ (良), ‘b

苦难

kǔ nàn

苦难 (kǔ nàn) is a compound noun meaning 'hardsh

痛苦

tòng kǔ

痛苦 (tòng kǔ) is a compound word meaning 'pain'

至高无上

zhì gāo wú shàng

至高无上 literally means 'reaching the highest poi

肤浅

fū qiǎn

肤浅 (fū qiǎn) is an adjective meaning 'superfic

脾气大

pí qì dà

'Pí qì dà' literally combines 'pí' (spleen), '

脾气

pí qì

‘Pí qì’ literally combines ‘pí’ (spleen) —

脱俗

tuō sú

‘脱俗’ literally means ‘to shed vulgarity’ —

肯求

kěn qiú

肯求 (kěn qiú) is an archaic or literary variant

首肯

shǒu kěn

Shǒu kěn literally means 'nod consent'—'shǒu'

不肯

bù kěn

不肯 (bù kěn) is a compound verb meaning 'refuse

耐烦

nàifán

耐烦 (nàifán) is a verb meaning 'to tolerate ann

翻脸

fān liǎn

翻脸 literally means 'to flip one’s face'—a vivi

翻身

fān shēn

翻身 literally means 'to turn over (one's) body'

自愧不如

zì kuì bù rú

自愧不如 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to fee

羡慕症

xiàn mù zhèng

'羡慕症' (xiàn mù zhèng) is a playful, internet

羡慕的眼光

xiàn mù de yǎn guāng

羡慕的眼光 literally means 'the gaze of admiration

令人羡慕

lìng rén xiàn mù

令人羡慕 literally means 'causing people to admire

羡慕嫉妒恨

xiàn mù jí dù hèn

'Xiàn mù jí dù hèn' is a humorous, internet-b