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.

剩女

shèng nǚ

'Shèng nǚ' (literally 'leftover woman') is a soc

判若两人

pàn ruò liǎng rén

'Pàn ruò liǎng rén' literally means 'to judge

判断

pànduàn

‘判断’ (pànduàn) is a compound word formed fro

亲切

qīn qiè

‘亲切’ is an adjective describing a warm, friend

入迷

rù mí

‘入迷’ is a verb meaning to become deeply absorb

克制

kè zhì

克制 (kè zhì) is a verb meaning 'to restrain (on

克服

kè fú

克服 (kè fú) is a transitive verb meaning 'to ov

光荣

guāng róng

‘光荣’ (guāng róng) is a compound word meaning

光明

guāng míng

光明 literally combines 光 (guāng, 'light') and

应允

yìng yǔn

‘应允’ is a formal literary verb meaning 'to con

允执厥中

yǔn zhí jué zhōng

‘允执厥中’ is a classical Confucian phrase from

允洽

yǔn qià

允洽 (yǔn qià) is a formal literary adjective me

允诺

yǔn nuò

允诺 (yǔn nuò) is a formal, written-style verb m

尽心

jìn xīn

尽心 (jìn xīn) literally means 'exhaust the hear

傲视

ào shì

Ào shì literally combines 傲 (ào), meaning 'arr

孤傲

gū ào

孤傲 (gū ào) describes a person who is both emot

傲然

ào rán

Ào rán is an adverb meaning 'haughtily' or 'prou

傲慢

ào màn

Ào màn describes a person who displays excessive

骄傲

jiāo ào

骄傲 (jiāo ào) is a compound word whose two char

偶合

ǒu hé

‘偶合’ (ǒu hé) is a formal noun meaning ‘coin

偶像

ǒu xiàng

偶像 (ǒu xiàng) literally means 'statue' or 'ima

停頓

tíng dùn

停頓 (tíng dùn) literally combines 停 (tíng), m

幸亏

xìng kuī

幸亏 is a conjunction meaning 'thank goodness' or

荣幸

róng xìng

‘荣幸’ (róng xìng) is a formal, humble noun me

不幸

bù xìng

'不幸' literally combines 'not' (不) and 'fortune,

幸运

xìng yùn

幸运 (xìng yùn) literally combines 幸 (xìng), m

幸福

xìng fú

幸福 (xìng fú) means 'happiness' or 'well-being'

倾倒

qīng dǎo

‘倾倒’ is a compound verb with two distinct but

倒霉

dǎo méi

'Dǎo méi' literally combines 倒 (dǎo), meaning

修好

xiū hǎo

修好 (xiū hǎo) literally combines 修 (xiū), mea

保守

bǎo shǒu

Conservative in attitude, behavior, or policy — r

何去何从

hé qù hé cóng

‘何去何从’ is an idiomatic four-character expres

何故

hé gù

何故 is a formal, literary adverb meaning 'for wha

何妨

hé fáng

‘何妨’ is an elegant, literary expression meanin

何等

hé děng

‘何等’ is an emphatic adverb meaning ‘how’ or

何苦

hé kǔ

‘何苦’ is an adverbial phrase expressing rhetori

低头

dī tóu

'Dī tóu' literally means 'to lower the head' —

低调

dī diào

‘低调’ literally combines ‘低’ (dī, meaning '

高估

gāo gū

高估 (gāo gū) is a verb meaning 'to overestimate

低估

dī gū

‘低估’ (dī gū) is a verb meaning 'to underesti