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.

否定

fǒu dìng

否定 (fǒu dìng) is a verb meaning 'to negate' or

否认

fǒu rèn

'否认' (fǒu rèn) is a verb meaning 'to deny' —

谐契

xié qì

谐契 (xié qì) is a formal, literary noun meaning

谐和

xié hé

谐和 (xié hé) is an adjective meaning 'harmoniou

另眼相看

lìng yǎn xiāng kàn

‘另眼相看’ literally means ‘to look with a diff

另类

lìng lèi

‘另类’ literally combines ‘另’ (lìng), meanin

受骗

shòu piàn

受骗 literally means 'to receive deception' — 受

忍受

rěn shòu

忍受 (rěn shòu) is a compound verb meaning 'to e

反省

fǎn xǐng

‘反省’ is a verb meaning ‘to reflect (on onesel

反对

fǎn duì

反对 means 'to oppose' or 'to be against' somethin

厉声

lì shēng

‘厉声’ is an adverb meaning ‘sharply’ or ‘ste

厉害

lì hai

厉害 (lì hai) is a versatile adjective meaning 'i

严厉

yán lì

‘严厉’ is an adjective meaning ‘strict’ or ‘s

贪得无厌

tān dé wú yàn

贪得无厌 literally breaks down as 'greedy' (贪), '

厌学

yàn xué

'Yàn xué' literally combines 'yàn' (to dislike,

吃厌

chī yàn

'Chī yàn' literally combines 'chī' (to eat) and

厌倦

yànjuàn

厌倦 (yànjuàn) is a compound verb meaning 'to be

厌烦

yànfán

厌烦 (yànfán) is a verb meaning 'to be annoyed'

厚此薄彼

hòu cǐ bó bǐ

厚此薄彼 is a four-character idiom meaning 'to sho

厚望

hòu wàng

'厚望' literally combines '厚' (hòu), meaning 'th

厚德

hòu dé

厚德 (hòu dé) literally combines 厚 (hòu), mean

厚道

hòu·dào

厚道 (hòu·dào) is an adjective describing someo

消却

xiāo què

消却 (xiāo què) is a literary, formal verb meani

冷却

lěng què

冷却 (lěng què) literally combines 冷 (‘cold’)

却步

què bù

‘却步’ is a literary and formal verb meaning 'to

若即若离

ruò jí ruò lí

'Ruò jí ruò lí' (若即若离) is a classical four

印象

yìnxiàng

‘印象’ (yìnxiàng) literally combines ‘印’ (y

博取

bó qǔ

‘博取’ is a formal, written verb meaning ‘to wi

自励

zì lì

自励 is a verb meaning 'to encourage oneself' or '

励精图治

lì jīng tú zhì

励精图治 is a classical four-character idiom meani

激励

jī lì

激励 is a transitive verb meaning 'to inspire' or

勉励

miǎn lì

‘勉励’ is a verb meaning ‘to urge’ or ‘to exh

鼓励

gǔ lì

鼓励 means 'to encourage' — to give someone suppo

勇往直前

yǒng wǎng zhí qián

勇往直前 is an idiom meaning 'to advance bravely a

英勇

yīng yǒng

英勇 (yīng yǒng) is an adjective meaning 'valian

勇士

yǒng shì

勇士 (yǒng shì) literally combines 勇 (yǒng), m

勇气

yǒng qì

‘勇气’ (yǒng qì) is a noun meaning ‘courage’

勇敢

yǒng gǎn

勇敢 (yǒng gǎn) is an adjective meaning 'brave'

建功

jiàn gōng

‘建功’ is a compound verb meaning 'to establish

悲剧

bēi jù

‘悲剧’ literally combines ‘悲’ (bēi), meaning