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.

戴孝

dài xiào

'Dài xiào' literally means 'to wear filial piety

胸怀

xiōng huái

‘Xīong huái’ literally combines 胸 (xiōng, 'c

怀抱

huái bào

‘怀抱’ is a compound verb formed from two charac

怀疑

huái yí

怀疑 (huái yí) is a verb meaning 'to doubt' or '

怀念

huái niàn

‘怀念’ is a verb meaning ‘to miss’ or ‘to lon

懒得

lǎn de

'Lǎn de' is an adverbial phrase meaning 'too lazy

懒洋洋

lǎn yáng yáng

懒洋洋 (lǎn yáng yáng) is a reduplicated ABB-st

懒惰

lǎn duò

懒惰 (lǎn duò) is a formal, slightly literary no

怀旧忆往

huái jiù yì wǎng

‘怀旧忆往’ is a literary, four-character idiom m

忆苦思甜

yì kǔ sī tián

‘Yì kǔ sī tián’ literally means ‘remember h

追忆似水年华

zhuī yì sì shuǐ nián huá

‘追忆似水年华’ is the standard Chinese translati

追忆

zhuī yì

‘追忆’ is a formal, literary verb meaning 'to re

回忆

huí yì

‘回忆’ (huí yì) is a versatile word meaning bo

哀怜

āi lián

Āi lián is a literary, emotionally charged verb

怜香惜玉

lián xiāng xī yù

‘怜香惜玉’ is a classical Chinese idiom literall

爱怜

ài lián

Ài lián combines 爱 (ài, 'love') and 怜 (lián,

怜悯

lián mǐn

‘怜悯’ is a formal, literary noun meaning deep c

可怜

kě lián

‘可怜’ (kě lián) literally combines ‘可’ (k

哀戚

āi qī

Āi qī is a formal, literary noun meaning 'grief'

休戚相关

xiū qī xiāng guān

‘休戚相关’ literally combines ‘xiū’ (well-bei

无虑

wú lǜ

'Wú lǜ' literally means 'without worry' — combi

思虑

sī lǜ

思虑 (sī lǜ) is a formal, literary noun meaning

忧虑

yōu lǜ

忧虑 (yōu lǜ) is a compound word meaning 'anxiet

景慕

jǐng mù

景慕 (jǐng mù) is a formal, literary verb meanin

爱慕

ài mù

Ài mù is a verb meaning 'to be romantically attr

思慕

sī mù

思慕 is a literary, moderately formal verb meaning

钦慕

qīn mù

钦慕 (qīn mù) is a formal, literary verb meaning

慕名

mù míng

‘慕名’ is a verb meaning ‘to admire (someone or

羡慕

xiàn mù

羡慕 (xiàn mù) is a verb meaning 'to envy' or 't

态度

tàidù

态度 (tàidù) is a noun meaning 'attitude' — the

愉心

yú xīn

愉心 (yú xīn) is an adjective meaning 'heartwarm

和愉

hé yú

'Hé yú' (和愉) is an elegant, literary adjective

愉然

yú rán

愉然 (yú rán) is an adverb meaning 'contentedly'

愉悅

yú yuè

愉悅 (yú yuè) is a formal, literary term meaning

愉悦

yú yuè

愉悦 (yú yuè) is a compound word meaning 'deligh

愉快

yú kuài

愉快 (yú kuài) is an adjective meaning 'pleasant

恼恨

nǎo hèn

恼恨 is a compound verb meaning 'to resent' or 'to

懊恼

ào nǎo

Ào nǎo (懊恼) is a compound word expressing deep

恼羞成怒

nǎo xiū chéng nù

‘恼羞成怒’ is a four-character idiom describing

恼人

nǎo rén

"Nǎo rén" literally combines 恼 (nǎo), meaning