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.

密友

mìyǒu

‘密友’ literally combines 密 (mì), meaning 'clo

寄托

jìtuō

‘寄托’ is a verb meaning to place one’s hopes,

存疑

cúnyí

存疑 is a formal, written verb meaning 'to hold in

存心

cúnxīn

‘Cúnxīn’ literally combines ‘cún’ (to keep,

奋勇

fèn yǒng

‘奋勇’ is an adverb meaning 'courageously' or 'b

奋起

fèn qǐ

‘奋起’ is a compound verb meaning 'to rise up vi

奋不顾身

fèn bù gù shēn

‘奋不顾身’ is a four-character idiom meaning to

奋发

fèn fā

‘奋发’ is a compound verb meaning to rouse onese

奋斗

fèn dòu

‘奋斗’ (fèn dòu) is a compound verb meaning 't

失败

shī bài

'失败' (shī bài) literally combines '失' (shī),

失去

shī qù

失去 (shī qù) is a compound verb meaning 'to los

梦幻

mèng huàn

梦幻 (mèng huàn) is an adjective meaning 'dreaml

圆梦

yuán mèng

'Yuán mèng' literally means 'to make a dream rou

噩梦

è mèng

‘噩梦’ literally combines 噩 (è), an archaic ch

美梦

měi mèng

美梦 literally combines 美 (měi), meaning 'beauti

做梦

zuò mèng

'做梦' literally means 'to do a dream' — the verb

梦想

mèng xiǎng

梦想 (mèng xiǎng) literally combines 梦 (mèng,

够呛

gòu qiàng

够呛 (gòu qiàng) is an informal, vivid Chinese e

压抑

yā yì

压抑 (yā yì) is a verb meaning 'to suppress' or

塑造

sù zào

塑造 (sù zào) is a transitive verb meaning 'to s

堵心

dǔ xīn

'堵心' (dǔ xīn) is an expressive, colloquial adj

坚守

jiānshǒu

'Jiānshǒu' is a compound verb meaning 'to hold f

坚信

jiānxìn

坚信 means 'to firmly believe' — a strong, unwave

坚定

jiāndìng

坚定 (jiāndìng) is an adjective meaning 'firm' o

困境

kùn jìng

‘困境’ (kùn jìng) is a compound noun meaning

严肃

yán sù

严肃 (yán sù) is an adjective meaning 'solemn' o

尝到

cháng dào

尝到 literally means 'to taste and reach'—it comb

天命

tiān mìng

‘Tiān mìng’ literally means ‘Heaven’s comman

拼命

pīn mìng

拼 means 'to strive, to exert oneself' and 命 mean

命运

mìng yùn

命运 (mìng yùn) literally combines 命 (mìng), m

欢呼

huān hū

欢呼 is a compound verb meaning 'to cheer' or 'to

滋味

zī wèi

‘滋味’ literally combines 滋 (zī), meaning ‘to

来呀

lái yā

‘来呀’ is a lively, playful interjection used to

快呀

kuài yā

快呀 (kuài yā) is an affectionate, gently urgent

啊呀

ā yā

‘啊呀’ is an interjection expressing mild surpri

对呀

duì yā

'Duì ya' is an enthusiastic, conversational inter

是呀

shì yā

'Shì yā' is an affirmative interjection used to

好呀

hǎo yā

‘好呀’ is an enthusiastic, friendly interjection

吸引

xī yǐn

‘吸引’ (xī yǐn) is a transitive verb meaning

否极泰来

fǒu jí tài lái

否极泰来 is a classical Chinese idiom rooted in th