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.

千辛万苦

qiān xīn wàn kǔ

‘千辛万苦’ is a four-character idiom (chengyu) m

千真万确

qiān zhēn wàn què

‘千真万确’ is an emphatic idiom meaning 'absolut

千金

qiān jīn

‘千金’ literally means 'a thousand pieces of gol

助威

zhù wēi

助威 (zhù wēi) literally means 'to assist streng

别扭

biè niu

别扭 is an adjective describing a feeling of disco

分别

fēn bié

'Fēn bié' literally combines 'fēn' (to divide,

告别

gào bié

告别 (gào bié) literally means 'to tell apart'

共鸣

gòng míng

‘共鸣’ literally means ‘sounding together’—‘

公平

gōngpíng

公平 (gōngpíng) means 'fair' or 'just' — descri

但愿

dàn yuàn

‘但愿’ is a fixed two-character conjunction expr

介意

jièyì

'介意' (jièyì) is a verb meaning 'to mind' or 't

显然

xiǎn rán

'显然' (xiǎn rán) is an adverb meaning 'obviousl

依然

yī rán

‘依然’ is an adverb meaning ‘still’ or ‘never

竟然

jìng rán

竟然 is an adverb meaning 'unexpectedly' or 'to on

忽然

hū rán

忽然 is an adverb meaning 'suddenly' — it describ

因由

yīn yóu

‘因由’ is a literary, formal noun meaning 'cause

因果

yīn guǒ

因果 (yīn guǒ) literally combines 因 (yīn), mea

还好

hái hǎo

'还好' (hái hǎo) is an adverbial phrase meaning

体会

tǐ huì

‘体会’ (tǐ huì) is a verb meaning to gain deep

舍不得

shě bu dé

‘舍不得’ is a common verb phrase expressing emot

显得

xiǎn de

显得 (xiǎn de) is a verb meaning 'to appear' or '

记得

jì de

'记得' (jì de) is a verb meaning 'to remember' —

也罢

yě bà

也罢 is a formal conjunction meaning 'whether or n

也许

yě xǔ

也许 is an adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe', ex

感动

gǎn dòng

感动 (gǎn dòng) is a verb meaning 'to be deeply

可惜

kě xī

可惜 (kě xī) expresses regret or disappointment

可爱

kě ài

'可爱' (kě ài) is an adjective meaning 'cute' or

就范

jiù fàn

‘就范’ is a formal, slightly literary verb meani

要挟

yāo xié

要挟 is a transitive verb meaning 'to coerce' or '

为何

wèi hé

为何 (wèi hé) is a formal, literary way to ask '

以为

yǐ wéi

'Yǐ wéi' is a verb meaning 'to think' or 'to bel

谢意

xiè yì

‘谢意’ is a formal noun meaning ‘gratitude’ or

致谢

zhì xiè

致谢 is a formal verb meaning 'to extend thanks' o

道谢

dào xiè

道谢 is a formal, polite verb meaning 'to express

谢谢

xiè xie

‘Xiè xie’ is the most common and universally ap

认同

rèn tóng

‘认同’ (tóng rèn) is a verb meaning ‘to ident

认为

rèn wéi

‘认为’ (rèn wéi) is a transitive verb meaning

觉醒

jué xǐng

‘觉醒’ (jué xǐng) literally combines 觉 (jué)

觉悟

wù jué

‘觉悟’ (wù jué) is a formal noun meaning ‘enl

感觉

gǎn jué

感觉 (gǎn jué) literally combines 感 (‘to sense