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.

盼望

pàn wàng

盼望 is a verb meaning 'to long for' or 'to look f

雨过天晴

yǔ guò tiān qíng

‘Yǔ guò tiān qíng’ literally means ‘after t

旁观

páng guān

'旁观' literally means 'to observe from the side'

找麻烦

zhǎo má fan

'找麻烦' literally means 'to look for trouble' —

似懂非懂

sì dǒng fēi dǒng

'Sì dǒng fēi dǒng' literally means 'seems to u

不懂装懂

bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng

'Bù dǒng zhuāng dǒng' literally means 'not und

怠慢

dài màn

怠慢 (dài màn) is a two-character verb meaning '

慢待

màn dài

‘慢待’ is a formal, slightly literary verb meani

好意

hǎo yì

好意 (hǎo yì) literally combines 好 (hǎo, 'good

有意

yǒu yì

'有意' (yǒu yì) is an adjective meaning 'intenti

意志

yì zhì

意志 (yì zhì) is a compound noun meaning 'willpo

意思

yì si

‘意思’ (yìsi) is a versatile noun meaning ‘mea

人情

rén qíng

人情 (rén qíng) literally combines 人 (rén, 'pe

爱情

ài qíng

Ài qíng (爱情) literally combines 爱 (ài), mean

友情

yǒu qíng

友情 (yǒu qíng) means 'friendship' — the warm,

心情

xīn qíng

‘Xīn qíng’ literally combines 心 (xīn), meani

情况

qíng kuàng

‘情况’ (qíngkuàng) is a common noun meaning 's

感情

gǎn qíng

感情 (gǎn qíng) is a compound noun meaning 'feel

您说得对

nín shuō de duì

‘您说得对’ is a polite, respectful expression me

平息

píng xī

平息 (píng xī) is a verb meaning 'to quell' or '

反思

fǎn sī

反思 means 'to reflect (on oneself)' — specifical

思念

sī niàn

思念 (sī niàn) is a compound word expressing dee

思索

sī suǒ

思索 means 'to ponder' or 'to ruminate' — to thin

思维

sī wéi

思维 (sī wéi) literally combines 思 (sī, 'to th

思想

sī xiǎng

思想 (sī xiǎng) is a compound noun meaning 'thou

思考

sī kǎo

思考 (sī kǎo) is a verb meaning 'to think' or 't

快乐

kuàilè

快乐 (kuàilè) is a common two-character adjectiv

忙乱

máng luàn

忙乱 (máng luàn) is an adjective describing a st

向往

xiàng wǎng

‘向往’ is a verb meaning ‘to yearn for’, ‘to

往事

wǎng shì

‘Wǎng shì’ literally means ‘past events’ or

希图

xī tú

希图 (xī tú) is a formal, literary verb meaning

希冀

xī jì

希冀 (xī jì) is a formal, literary verb meaning

希求

xī qiú

希求 (xī qiú) is a formal literary verb meaning

希望

xī wàng

'Hope' is a fundamental emotional concept in Chine

未已

wèi yǐ

‘未已’ is a classical and literary adverb meanin

完美

wán měi

完美 (wán měi) is an adjective meaning 'perfect'

弃妻

qì qī

‘弃妻’ literally means ‘abandoned wife’—a com

报答

bào dá

报答 (bào dá) is a verb meaning 'to repay' or 't

报复

bào fù

报复 means 'to retaliate' or 'to get revenge' — a

小哥哥

xiǎo gē ge

'Xiǎo gē ge' literally combines 'xiǎo' (small/y