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.

羞赧

xiū nǎn

羞赧 (xiū nǎn) is a literary, two-character adje

羞怯

xiū qiè

羞怯 (xiū qiè) is an adjective describing a gent

羞辱

xiū rǔ

羞辱 is a verb meaning 'to humiliate' or 'to insul

羞耻

xiū chǐ

羞耻 (xiū chǐ) is a compound noun meaning 'shame

羞愧

xiū kuì

羞愧 (xiū kuì) is a compound word expressing a d

害羞

hài xiū

害羞 (hài xiū) is an adjective meaning 'shy' or

美人

měi rén

美人 literally means 'beautiful person' — combini

缺德

quē dé

缺德 literally means 'lacking virtue'—'缺' (quē)

绝交

jué jiāo

‘绝交’ is a formal, somewhat literary verb meani

绝望

jué wàng

‘绝望’ (jué wàng) literally combines ‘绝’ (j

绝对

jué duì

绝对 (jué duì) means 'absolute' or 'absolutely'

纪念

jì niàn

纪念 (jì niàn) is a verb meaning 'to commemorate

精神

jīngshén

精神 (jīngshén) literally combines 精 (jīng), m

粗鲁

cū lǔ

粗鲁 (cū lǔ) is an adjective meaning 'rude' or '

粗心

cū xīn

粗心 (cū xīn) literally means 'coarse heart' —

呆笨

dāi bèn

呆笨 is an adjective meaning 'dull-witted' or 'vac

愚笨

yú bèn

愚笨 is an adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'unintel

笨蛋

bèn dàn

‘笨蛋’ (bèn dàn) literally means ‘stupid egg

童心

tóng xīn

‘Tóng xīn’ literally means ‘child heart’—a

童年

tóng nián

童年 (tóng nián) literally means 'child years'

竟自

jìng zì

竟自 is a literary adverb meaning 'actually', 'une

竟至

jìng zhì

竟至 is a formal literary conjunction meaning 'to

穷凶极恶

qióng xiōng jí è

‘穷凶极恶’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

穷途

qióng tú

‘穷途’ literally means 'exhausted path'—'穷' (q

穷苦

qióng kǔ

穷苦 (qióng kǔ) is an adjective describing a sta

究竟

jiū jìng

究竟 is an adverb meaning 'after all', 'in the end

积怨

jī yuàn

积怨 literally means 'accumulated resentment' — t

积极

jī jí

积极 (jī jí) is an adjective meaning 'active,' '

稍有

shāo yǒu

稍有 (shāo yǒu) is an adverbial phrase meaning '

稍纵即逝

shāo zòng jí shì

‘稍纵即逝’ is a four-character idiom describing

稍许

shāo xǔ

稍许 is an adverb meaning 'a little' or 'slightly'

内秀

nèi xiù

‘Nèi xiù’ literally combines ‘nèi’ (inner,

清秀

qīng xiù

‘清秀’ (qīng xiù) is an adjective describing a

托福

tuō fú

托福 (tuō fú) is a fixed noun phrase meaning 'th

福音

fú yīn

福音 literally means 'blessing sound' — 福 (fú)

禁受

jīn shòu

禁受 (jīn shòu) is a formal or literary verb mea

禁不住

jīn bu zhù

‘禁不住’ is a verb phrase meaning ‘cannot help

祝祷

zhù dǎo

祝祷 (zhù dǎo) is a formal, literary noun meanin

祝词

zhù cí

‘祝词’ (zhù cí) literally combines 祝 (zhù),

祝贺

zhù hè

祝贺 is a verb meaning 'to congratulate'—used whe